[header] How to take cytomel [title] Know what cytomel treats. [step] Cytomel is the brand name for liothyronine, which is sometimes prescribed by doctors to treat hypothyroidism. Levothyroxine is more commonly prescribed, but some people have to take liothyronine instead. 
Hypothyroidism describes a condition in which a person's thyroid gland is unable to create the proper amount of thyroid hormone. In addition : [substeps] Cytomel can be used to decrease enlarged thyroid glands which are commonly known as goiters.