Do doctors prescribe cytomel?

[ohashi]

Or Armor Thyroid? And if they do, do insurances typically cover it? 'Cause if they do, I'm thinking that it's really easy to use T3 for a couple of weeks at moderate doses, not taper down, and just go to a doc three days later with a shut-down thyroid and get a life prescription, which will make cutting (or even low-dose maintance) easy as hell, with the added security of using medical-grade stuff, and not something from a Mexican pharmacy.

 

[pharmguy]

Most often Doctors use synthroid to treat hyopactive thyroid which is T-4 and not very effective for cutting

 

[MUSTANG_18]

Most often Doctors use synthroid to treat hyopactive thyroid which is T-4 and not very effective for cutting

True and yes incurance will cover it (at least in Canada) I imagine they would do numerous tests over a certain time to make sure your thyroid level is consistant

M18

 

[JuicePimp]

True and yes incurance will cover it (at least in Canada) I imagine they would do numerous tests over a certain time to make sure your thyroid level is consistant

M18

True and yes in the US too. My dad is on it now. One blood test was all he had to take to get on it, but he has to go back for blood test pretty frequently.

 

[JuicePimp]

I should add, its synthroid, not cytomel, that he was prescribed. And I should further add, that synthroid (T4) is not a simple precursor to T3 in that it is automatically converted to T3, but it is basically done on a need basis. At least that is my understanding. That is why it is not as effective for cutting. T4 has no effect on the metabolism in that state.