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I'm sleeping much better on the night-time dose of prednisolone, but

I'm extremely tired despite the good sleep and severely depressed and

apathetic, just like you write about DH below. Maybe now that I'm

getting a steady supply of cortisol over-night, I'm burning up the T3

that I'm getting from the 2 grains of Armour and leaving myself even

shorter. Temps are lower too although tightening up since getting

off of the high dose of vitamin D. Seems like I need an Armour

increase too.

As you increase your HC (and sounds like you only need a little

> more!), it uses up what little T3 your body has, and makes you even

> MORE hypo, unfortunately. This was the hardest part of ramping up.

> At this stage, DH got every symptom in the book: extreme fatigue,

> severe depression, total lack of interest in anything. But once he

> started the Armour, things picked up. And that's where my last

> answer picks up. :)

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I'm sleeping much better on the night-time dose of prednisolone, but

I'm extremely tired despite the good sleep and severely depressed and

apathetic, just like you write about DH below. Maybe now that I'm

getting a steady supply of cortisol over-night, I'm burning up the T3

that I'm getting from the 2 grains of Armour and leaving myself even

shorter. Temps are lower too although tightening up since getting

off of the high dose of vitamin D. Seems like I need an Armour

increase too.

As you increase your HC (and sounds like you only need a little

> more!), it uses up what little T3 your body has, and makes you even

> MORE hypo, unfortunately. This was the hardest part of ramping up.

> At this stage, DH got every symptom in the book: extreme fatigue,

> severe depression, total lack of interest in anything. But once he

> started the Armour, things picked up. And that's where my last

> answer picks up. :)

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I'm sleeping much better on the night-time dose of prednisolone, but

I'm extremely tired despite the good sleep and severely depressed and

apathetic, just like you write about DH below. Maybe now that I'm

getting a steady supply of cortisol over-night, I'm burning up the T3

that I'm getting from the 2 grains of Armour and leaving myself even

shorter. Temps are lower too although tightening up since getting

off of the high dose of vitamin D. Seems like I need an Armour

increase too.

As you increase your HC (and sounds like you only need a little

> more!), it uses up what little T3 your body has, and makes you even

> MORE hypo, unfortunately. This was the hardest part of ramping up.

> At this stage, DH got every symptom in the book: extreme fatigue,

> severe depression, total lack of interest in anything. But once he

> started the Armour, things picked up. And that's where my last

> answer picks up. :)

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When your temps stabilize, put your next increase at bedtime. You

might also lower night pred dose from 1.25 ml to 1 if it's that strong.

Barb

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> I'm sleeping much better on the night-time dose of prednisolone, but

> I'm extremely tired despite the good sleep and severely depressed and

> apathetic, just like you write about DH below. Maybe now that I'm

> getting a steady supply of cortisol over-night, I'm burning up the T3

> that I'm getting from the 2 grains of Armour and leaving myself even

> shorter. Temps are lower too although tightening up since getting

> off of the high dose of vitamin D. Seems like I need an Armour

> increase too.

>

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Already lowered it to 1ml for last night. I slept just as well, even

better in fact b/c I did as someone on Real Thyroid suggested and

drank some salt-water before bed which, for a reason that I don't

understand, makes one less likely to have to get up to urinate in the

middle of the night. Unfortunately, despite the good sleep, I've been

brain-fogged and very depressed all day and temps were looow in the AM

as they have been since starting the pred.

So add the Armour before bed instead of first thing under the theory

that I'm using it up more overnight and I need more first thing in the

AM? Where would the next increase go - 8AM?

I'm dosing HC 10 - 10 - 7.5 - 7.5 and then the 1ml of pred. I just

couldn't keep up with the 6x dosing schedule - even with the alarm

watch I'm having a hard time remembering to do stuff. Is this OK or

should I front load it a little more now with 12.5 in the AM and 5 at

6:30PM for that fourth dose?

Thanks,

>

> When your temps stabilize, put your next increase at bedtime. You

> might also lower night pred dose from 1.25 ml to 1 if it's that strong.

>

> Barb

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Already lowered it to 1ml for last night. I slept just as well, even

better in fact b/c I did as someone on Real Thyroid suggested and

drank some salt-water before bed which, for a reason that I don't

understand, makes one less likely to have to get up to urinate in the

middle of the night. Unfortunately, despite the good sleep, I've been

brain-fogged and very depressed all day and temps were looow in the AM

as they have been since starting the pred.

So add the Armour before bed instead of first thing under the theory

that I'm using it up more overnight and I need more first thing in the

AM? Where would the next increase go - 8AM?

I'm dosing HC 10 - 10 - 7.5 - 7.5 and then the 1ml of pred. I just

couldn't keep up with the 6x dosing schedule - even with the alarm

watch I'm having a hard time remembering to do stuff. Is this OK or

should I front load it a little more now with 12.5 in the AM and 5 at

6:30PM for that fourth dose?

Thanks,

>

> When your temps stabilize, put your next increase at bedtime. You

> might also lower night pred dose from 1.25 ml to 1 if it's that strong.

>

> Barb

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Already lowered it to 1ml for last night. I slept just as well, even

better in fact b/c I did as someone on Real Thyroid suggested and

drank some salt-water before bed which, for a reason that I don't

understand, makes one less likely to have to get up to urinate in the

middle of the night. Unfortunately, despite the good sleep, I've been

brain-fogged and very depressed all day and temps were looow in the AM

as they have been since starting the pred.

So add the Armour before bed instead of first thing under the theory

that I'm using it up more overnight and I need more first thing in the

AM? Where would the next increase go - 8AM?

I'm dosing HC 10 - 10 - 7.5 - 7.5 and then the 1ml of pred. I just

couldn't keep up with the 6x dosing schedule - even with the alarm

watch I'm having a hard time remembering to do stuff. Is this OK or

should I front load it a little more now with 12.5 in the AM and 5 at

6:30PM for that fourth dose?

Thanks,

>

> When your temps stabilize, put your next increase at bedtime. You

> might also lower night pred dose from 1.25 ml to 1 if it's that strong.

>

> Barb

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