Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Val, Am 53, post menopausal, no hrt, off all supplements for at least 4 weeks before saliva testing. estrogen, your opinion, hmmmmmmmmmm my full Diagnos tests at end of post. <<How is your estrogen? Are you takign HC in the daytime?>> Estradiol 11 post men no hrt range 1-4 *************** To me looks like I'm off the charts.... what do I do??? DHEA looks low as well. Will both of these affect sleep patterns and night sweats. Off to do some internet research. <<<<Sounds liek you need a bedtime dose and proitein at bedtime. No carbs after abotu 5PM. This sounds liek hypoglycemia.>> Eating 2 eggs cooked in coconut oil at about 10-10:30 with sleep at 11:00 Was doing cheese and crackers sometimes too, will drop that. Am eating no candy, no soda, almost no sugars at all. Stevia in yoghurt and haven't even been doing that lately cause of possible too much sugar in the dairy. Not doing any HC during day. Seriphos AM and PM. (included my labs, you talk to so many) Eat almost no processed foods, only use sea salt liberally. Actualy have to force myself to eat, and am doing protein. No white carbs, only whole grains when I do carbs. Use no caffine, not even excedrine. My stress level is sky high, all out of my control. (people die whether I want them to or not) Am getting moderate exercise grooming and leading horses. (a JOY for me) Have excellent therapist, feels Amino acids along with my Cytomel may be good start for me. She's hooking me up with a Yoga class as well. Wants me to do a gentle walk most every day. Will see what accupuncture has to say on monday. Have given up massages for time being cause I need $$$ for labs and supplements. Am 53, post menopausal, no hrt, off all supplements for at least 4 weeks before saliva testing. kc in AZ Free Cortisol 7:00-8:00 28 Elevated 13-24 Range 11-Noon 5 Normal 5-10 Range 4-5 pm 6 Normal 3-8 Range 11-Mid 6 Elevated 1-4 Range Cortison Burden 45 23-42 Range DHEA 4 Normal 3-19 Range Estradiol 11 post men no hrt range 1-4 *************** Progester 51 post men no hrt range 5-95 Free Testos 12 Normal 8-20 range FTSH 56 Normal FT4 0.25 Normal FT3 0.24 Borderline Low Thyroid Mocro AB SIgA Positive Normal=Negative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 HMMM Your estrogen levels are showing me LOW cortils and I am more inclined to believe them wiht your symtooms than the cortisol labs.This can be from several things.. Either a previously HIGHER cortils level where you r body opened up way to omany receptors for cortils and you literally burn through ti very quickly, or clogged cortisl receptors which do not allow the cortisl to work properly The OS should help wiht boith these but in the meantime you might actually try Isocort in the daytime. Is your BP high? Does it rise when you take it sitting then satnding? I would check that out and if not rising definitely add in some Isocort to see if that might help you sleep better. It would also lower your estrogen where it needs ot be. You might also use both testosterone and progesterone as both are on the low end. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Kc, 2.5mg of HC in the middle of the night has helped me before - a couple of times it was obviously just what I needed b/c I fell right to sleep after taking it with a little food. Other times, it hasn't helped at all. When I take it like that I usually reduce the morning dose by 2.5mg so, for me, that has meant taking 7.5 or 10mg when I get up (depending on whether I was dosing 10 or 12.5 in the AM - now I am dosing 10mg). I don't know what my night-time cortisol levels are anymore, but they tested low when I did the saliva test. I wish that we could test them again while taking HC but the results wouldn't mean anything. > > Has anyone had experience with HIGH midnight and AM cortisol levels, and > having cortisol drop during the sleep hours. > > With all the sleep meds I've been on and for the length of, time, AND, the > fact that they are no longer effective. > > I'm " almost " thinking about a mild dose of hydrocortisone cream when I first > wake up at 3:00 am.... as a trial. > > I'm already doing everything else nutritionally I know to do. > > Have a therapy appt today, maybe she's got some new breathing techniques > for me. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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