Has anyone taken cytomel (T3) to help with weight control/loss who does not have a thyroid condition?

I am overweight and must lose weight for career reasons. I was blasting off pounds however I am struggling a little currently. I believe this is becuase I am not putting on enough muscle mass to up my maintains cals so cal restriction has fewer benifits and working out is not quite as productive. Recently several people have recommed Cytomel (T3) to me as a way of pushing past my current plateau. It is a thyroid hormone. The recommendation is 25 mg for 4 days, 50 mg for another 4 day, then 75 mg for 5 weeks then a cycle down after that. Has anyone done this....? What happened?

cytomel is a prescription drug, and unless you have a thyroid problem, no doctor is going to prescribe this medication for you...I would highly recommend that you do not take these meds if you can get them under the table as you may be putting your hormones out of whack...

You will also experience some nasty side effects on such a high dose...I know cause I was on this medication..

Best advice on weight loss is to keep working out and eating healthy and you will get through the plateau...

I ask you what is the point of losing weight, if you are putting your health at risk...it's kind of defeating the purpose, don't you think?

T3 is only to be replaced if it is low, like your other thyroid med(s). You can have it checked, which you should if you have thyroid problems, but a Dr. will not replace it if your body is producing it. When you have thyroid problems you have to be very patient with weightloss, it takes a lot longer to see the effects.

I do have a thyyroid problem and I was once on Cytomel with Levoxyl. I was only on a very small dose because Cytomel is very powerful. I know plenty of people that could even use the smal dose because it made their heart's race. For me, it was fine, but I do have a thyroid problem and I was only on a small amount. However, using it when you don't have a problem may cause your thyroid gland to depend on the Cytomel and eventually it will slow down its production of thyroid hormone making you become hypothyroid. If you cannot lose weight with diet & exercise, then investigate it with blood work. It's quite possible that you already do have a thyroid problem or insulin resistance. This can be determined by having a MORNING ONLY TSH, Free T4, Free T3, a thyroid antibody test, a fasting glucose, and a fasting insulin.