Re: can increasing cytomel cause insomnia?-second posting

[Guest guest]

>i posted this question earlier this week and didn't get an answer, and had

another bad nite this week. i just increased to 2-5mcg in am, then 1-5mcg

before lunch. had 2 really bad nites this week, either getting to sleep or

waking up wide awake and not being able to go back to sleep. am also taking

isocort (total of 10 per day).

A lot of us found sleep quality increased when we took a T3 dose as

the lights went out.

What timing are you taking the isocort with?

A lot of this sort of sleep problem is adrenal issues, either too

high or too low a cortisol at night or an adrenaline rush at night.

What are your temperatures and pulse rate doing?

When you wake wide awake are you feeling hungry? is your pulse running

fast then??

Nick

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[Guest guest]

thanks nick, i've been taking 5 isocort with brkfst, and 5 w/lunch (on a side

note i thought isocort was to be taken with food, not sure if that's correct?).

my last cortisol test (last summer) showed low cortisol for the 1st reading, the

next 3 were on the low end of normal. i'll be retesting soon.

my temps, pulse and blood pressure all run low throughout the day. my temps have

come up a bit since starting the cytomel and isocort, but are still in the low

98's, and still some variability throughout the day.

i do often feel hungry when waking up during the night or when having trouble

falling asleep. no fast pulse at that time. my brain feels wide awake and i

often have some muscle tension (which can increase from the stress of not being

able to sleep).

as a side note, i am taking magnesium, and i've tried a lot of the usual sleep

supplements-melatonin, kava, 5htp, theanine.

susan

>

> >i posted this question earlier this week and didn't get an answer, and had

another bad nite this week. i just increased to 2-5mcg in am, then 1-5mcg

before lunch. had 2 really bad nites this week, either getting to sleep or

waking up wide awake and not being able to go back to sleep. am also taking

isocort (total of 10 per day).

>

> A lot of us found sleep quality increased when we took a T3 dose as

> the lights went out.

>

> What timing are you taking the isocort with?

>

> A lot of this sort of sleep problem is adrenal issues, either too

> high or too low a cortisol at night or an adrenaline rush at night.

>

> What are your temperatures and pulse rate doing?

>

> When you wake wide awake are you feeling hungry? is your pulse running

> fast then??

>

> Nick

>

> --

>

> for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

>

> www.thyroid-rt3.com

>

[Guest guest]

thanks, i will try spreading out my dose of isocort. which i guess i need to

stop soon anyway to do my next saliva test.

i will try the snack before bed idea.

susan

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> >i do often feel hungry when waking up during the night or when having trouble

falling asleep. no fast pulse at that time. my brain feels wide awake and i

often have some muscle tension (which can increase from the stress of not being

able to sleep).

> >as a side note, i am taking magnesium, and i've tried a lot of the usual

sleep supplements-melatonin, kava, 5htp, theanine.

>

> Try a high fat low carb snack at bedtime, a lump of cheese for

> instance.

>

> Most people on Isocort do better tapering the dose through the day,

> hopefully Val can come in here with comments and suggestions as she is

> MUCH more adrenal orientated than I am.

>

> Nick

>