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Cytomel (liothyronine sodium) is a synthetic thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone). It is also used to treat or prevent goiter (enlarged thyroid gland), and is also given as part of a medical tests for thyroid disorders.
Read More. I was on 90mg (1 1/2 grains) of NP Thyroid which contains 38mcg levothyroxine (T4) and 9mcg liothyronine (T3) per grain of thyroid = 57mcg of T4 and 13.5mcg of T3 in my 1 1/2 grains. However, I have read that T3 should be 5% of the T4 med in synthetics, which would be 2.5mcg T3 for 50mcg T4.I started the new meds yesterday, but decided to take only 5mcg of the Liothyronine broken into quarters and taken 5am, 8am, 11am, 2pm. until I see how the synthetic T3 affects me.ead More. I've taken, both, generic levothyroxine (T4) and liothyronine (T3), as well, as brand name Synthroid and Cytomel. I did better on on generic levo than I did on Synthyroid... I've been taking generic liothyronine for over 5 yrs and have done just as well as I did on Cytomel.