Guest guest Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 " Are you on HC? if you are not then a new adrenal saliva test would be good. Low or high cortisol at night can greatly influence sleep " I am on HC, 35 mg. I believe I have high cortisol at night based on my last saliva test before starting HC. I thought the HC would help lower it. What do you suggest when on HC for high nighttime levels? I take 5 mg HC at bedtime along with 1500 mg tryptophan and melatonin. It seems counterproductive to take HC with melatonin and tryptophan but Val said I might find myself waking up in the middle of the night if I didn't. Any suggestions? > > > > >I'm getting some labs done next week and I wanted to know what other factors would cause insomnia in the event my RT3 is clear and thyroid levels are normal. In other words, are there any other test I should ask for that would cause this like estrogen imbalance, low testostrone or B-12 > > Are you on HC? if you are not then a new adrenal saliva test would be > good > > Low or high cortisol at night can greatly influence sleep > > Nick > > -- > > for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to > > www.thyroid-rt3.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 >I am on HC, 35 mg. I believe I have high cortisol at night based on my last saliva test before starting HC. I thought the HC would help lower it. What do you suggest when on HC for high nighttime levels? I take 5 mg HC at bedtime along with 1500 mg tryptophan and melatonin. It seems counterproductive to take HC with melatonin and tryptophan but Val said I might find myself waking up in the middle of the night if I didn't. >Any suggestions? It's outside my experience here, I'm a T3 person and not an adrenal specialist. I would post that on the adrenal group when they reopen at the weekeend http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Their FAQ Web site is here http://faqhelp.webs.com/ Nick -- for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to www.thyroid-rt3.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 >I am on HC, 35 mg. I believe I have high cortisol at night based on my last saliva test before starting HC. I thought the HC would help lower it. What do you suggest when on HC for high nighttime levels? I take 5 mg HC at bedtime along with 1500 mg tryptophan and melatonin. It seems counterproductive to take HC with melatonin and tryptophan but Val said I might find myself waking up in the middle of the night if I didn't. >Any suggestions? It's outside my experience here, I'm a T3 person and not an adrenal specialist. I would post that on the adrenal group when they reopen at the weekeend http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Their FAQ Web site is here http://faqhelp.webs.com/ Nick -- for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to www.thyroid-rt3.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 >I am on HC, 35 mg. I believe I have high cortisol at night based on my last saliva test before starting HC. I thought the HC would help lower it. What do you suggest when on HC for high nighttime levels? I take 5 mg HC at bedtime along with 1500 mg tryptophan and melatonin. It seems counterproductive to take HC with melatonin and tryptophan but Val said I might find myself waking up in the middle of the night if I didn't. >Any suggestions? It's outside my experience here, I'm a T3 person and not an adrenal specialist. I would post that on the adrenal group when they reopen at the weekeend http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Their FAQ Web site is here http://faqhelp.webs.com/ Nick -- for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to www.thyroid-rt3.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 It's because when you do take HC in the day, it shuts down your own production enough taht you might end up going too low at night! I also think that taking the 5 at night not only helps with that BUT it continues to keep the ACTH from kicking in and making too much cortisol and/or adrenaline. But i think like everything else it can depend on the person. And so you could always try to skip the bedtime dose and see if you sleep better. I am currently in the same boat and experimenting. The more I write, the more I think I need to try 5 mg at night myself!! Kathleen > > >I am on HC, 35 mg. I believe I have high cortisol at night based on my last saliva test before starting HC. I thought the HC would help lower it. What do you suggest when on HC for high nighttime levels? I take 5 mg HC at bedtime along with 1500 mg tryptophan and melatonin. It seems counterproductive to take HC with melatonin and tryptophan but Val said I might find myself waking up in the middle of the night if I didn't. > >Any suggestions? > > It's outside my experience here, I'm a T3 person and not an adrenal > specialist. > > I would post that on the adrenal group when they reopen at the > weekeend > > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > > Their FAQ Web site is here http://faqhelp.webs.com/ > > Nick > > -- > > for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to > > www.thyroid-rt3.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 BTW, may I ask what dosing schedule she gave you for 35 HC? Including the 5 at bedtime. I have to dose every 3 hours and am not sure how I should do it... Thanks, Kathleen > > >I am on HC, 35 mg. I believe I have high cortisol at night based on my last saliva test before starting HC. I thought the HC would help lower it. What do you suggest when on HC for high nighttime levels? I take 5 mg HC at bedtime along with 1500 mg tryptophan and melatonin. It seems counterproductive to take HC with melatonin and tryptophan but Val said I might find myself waking up in the middle of the night if I didn't. > >Any suggestions? > > It's outside my experience here, I'm a T3 person and not an adrenal > specialist. > > I would post that on the adrenal group when they reopen at the > weekeend > > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > > Their FAQ Web site is here http://faqhelp.webs.com/ > > Nick > > -- > > for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to > > www.thyroid-rt3.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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