Re: I feel very weird today - any advice?

[Guest guest]

thanks for the advice. Today I felt hypoglycemic all day! And

starving all day, even though I ate plenty! I'm also about to start

my period- that could be part of it.

Can I ask how far apart your dosages were? Do you think I should

add another dosage and have 4 during the day? I feel like maybe my

dosages are too far apart. I have to be at work by 8 so it makes for

a long day.

thanks in advance...

lexie

>

> I felt this way after I'd been on the HC for about a week. It

turned out it

> was low cortisol symptoms. My body was asking for more HC. I think

at that

> time I was taking 10-5.... I added 2.5 and 2.5 in my dosage

schedule and

> quit feeling dizzy. Then I started feeling hypoglacimci around

midnight. So

> I upped to 10-5-5-5.

>

> rie

>

> A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will

annoy

> enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

>

>

[Guest guest]

I felt this way after I'd been on the HC for about a week. It turned out it

was low cortisol symptoms. My body was asking for more HC. I think at that

time I was taking 10-5.... I added 2.5 and 2.5 in my dosage schedule and

quit feeling dizzy. Then I started feeling hypoglacimci around midnight. So

I upped to 10-5-5-5.

rie

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy

enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

> I started taking HC on Feb 6th (self prescribed). Prior I'd been

> taking IC (3-2-2-1 schedule)so just switched out 2.5 mg of HC for one

> dose of IC every three days. Now I am up to:

>

> 7.5 mg - 7:30 am, 5 mg - 11:30-noon, 5 mg - 3 pm

>

> (I haven't been taking any at night because my saliva results showed

> a 4 on a scale of 1-4 at midnight)

>

> Overall, I've felt much better - more energy, less muscle aches. But

> today I was extremely dizzy and nausiated. I was having trouble with

> just standing up from a seated position at work. I'm wondering if

> this could be a thyroid dump? I didn't change my thyroid meds when I

> started HC b/c I don't have a thyroid - I take 100 mcg synthroid + 1

> grain of Armour a day. My temps are definately not stable yet (and

> they are quite low), but I'm a little worried about taking more HC

> too soon. I'm a very small person - 5'-1 " , 110 lbs.

>

> Can anyone give any suggestions? I'd really appreciate it!

>

> Lexie

>

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[Guest guest]

I dose about every 4 hours. Basically, I dose at 8am, noon, 4pm, and 9pm.

Hypolycemia is a symptom of low cortisol. Remind me again how you are

dosing? You can certainly try putting your doses a bit closer together. Are

you taking thyroid meds right now? If you are, the best way to increase is

to use the ramp up schedule in the files.

Rie

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy

enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

>

> thanks for the advice. Today I felt hypoglycemic all day! And

> starving all day, even though I ate plenty! I'm also about to start

> my period- that could be part of it.

>

> Can I ask how far apart your dosages were? Do you think I should

> add another dosage and have 4 during the day? I feel like maybe my

> dosages are too far apart. I have to be at work by 8 so it makes for

> a long day.

>

>

> thanks in advance...

>

> lexie

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lexie,

Sorry, I just saw this e-mail after I sent my reply. It could be a thyroid

dump, but it sounds more like low cortisol to me. You could try adding 2.5mg

at bedtime and see what it does, taking the rest during the day may have

lowered the nighttime level. Or you could up your morning dose to 10mg. I

wouldn't do both at the same time though. Val, please chime in here if I'm

giving bad advice! Here is a link to the ramp up schedule:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/files/Ho

w%20to%20Treat%20Low%20Cortisol/

One of the important things is to go slow when adding HC especially when you

are already taking thyroid!

Rie

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy

enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

> I started taking HC on Feb 6th (self prescribed). Prior I'd been

> taking IC (3-2-2-1 schedule)so just switched out 2.5 mg of HC for one

> dose of IC every three days. Now I am up to:

>

> 7.5 mg - 7:30 am, 5 mg - 11:30-noon, 5 mg - 3 pm

>

> (I haven't been taking any at night because my saliva results showed

> a 4 on a scale of 1-4 at midnight)

>

> Overall, I've felt much better - more energy, less muscle aches. But

> today I was extremely dizzy and nausiated. I was having trouble with

> just standing up from a seated position at work. I'm wondering if

> this could be a thyroid dump? I didn't change my thyroid meds when I

> started HC b/c I don't have a thyroid - I take 100 mcg synthroid + 1

> grain of Armour a day. My temps are definately not stable yet (and

> they are quite low), but I'm a little worried about taking more HC

> too soon. I'm a very small person - 5'-1 " , 110 lbs.

>

> Can anyone give any suggestions? I'd really appreciate it!

>

> Lexie

>

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