Val-what's your bottom line on stress dosing??

[Guest guest]

I know you need to stress dose when you have surgery,dental work, are

ill, maybe a major pain and of course if it's obvious (like shaking,

nausea etc). Some people on realthyroidhelp also say stress dose when

you're doing fun activities (such as walking around Disneyland all

day) or when doing ordinary things but things that might be stressful

for you personally. What's you're bottom line on stress dosing? Are

we using it to much? As an example, doctor appointment or anything

medical is somewhat stressful for me. I get the adrenaline rush,

pounding heart etc. I know if I had proper cortisol this wouldn't

happen but in a case like this is proper cortisol the regular amount I

take everyday or is this enough stress to warrant stress dosing?

[Guest guest]

Some people on Real Thyroid are much more liberal with stress-dosing

and they'll double their daily dose for a day or two after stresses

much less than illnesses and injuries. I did that and thyroid dumped

that night over the holidays. I'm not blaming anyone over there, I'm

the one that did it, but I'm being more careful with the stress-dosing

now. I do intend to stress-dose some when I increase Armour from now

on b/c I struggle when I do so and it has to stressing the adrenals as

much or more than anything.

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> Don't know how orthodox my answer is....but I am in the middle of

> moving, and I found that instead of stress dosing...if I move my

> dosing around it helps. For example, I take my full morning dose, but

> know I need to spend a few hours packing/moving, I break the next few

> doses into 5mg more frequently to keep me going (every 1hr or 2hr).

>

> Same thing if i know I have to be involved in an activity during the

> day that is stressful...I move the dosing around into smaller &

> frequent increments rather than adding more.

>

> Tasia