Re: Does this HC schedule seem reasonable?

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What are your temps averaging. If the average is within .2 degrees of each

other from day to day then you should be where you need to be on your

cortisol and do not need to raise. Does your BP fall from sitting to

standing or does it rise? Taking HC doesn't necessarily make you feel better

immediately. Many times you will feel worse as your hypo T symptoms

increase. I believe that is what is going on with me right now. For about a

month or so I felt a bit better on HC, but then started feeling like I did

before I even started HC.(That's why I haven't been posting much. I can't

seem to focus on my computer screen for more than a couple of minutes at a

time and I'm REALLY behind on my e-mails). My ferritin is still low so I

need to be cautious about starting thyroid meds. If your temps are wintin

the .2 degrees, then you should hold it there for a few days and then maybe

try an increase of your thyroid (if indicated). Unless Val says something

different in the morning. :-)

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've worked my way up to 20HC (10 - 5 - 2.5 - 2.5) and have done that

> for three days. I think temps are looking pretty good and are already

> within the .2 degrees (were so since going to 7.5 - 5 - 2.5 - 2.5) but

> since going to the 10-5-2.5-2.5 (so, for the last three days) I have

> had severe afternoon fatigue. More than before starting HC. I have to

> say, I have had no relief from the severe fatigue so far. Don't know

> if it's way to early but thought I'd mention that. So, I was thinking

> of raising my afternoon (take at 3pm) from 2.5-5 but keeping the rest

> the same. Does that seem reasonable or am I to high in the afternoon?

> Also, since my temps seem to be " getting there " am I over shooting the

> HC. I'm sure I'll have to go higher with T3 but didn't want to risk

> going to high to begin with. I have not started on T3 but am still

> taking Synthroid. I didn't want to stop thyroid altogether while

> figuring out adrenals. Thanks.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

My temps since being at 7.5 - 5 - 2.5 - 2.5 (for two days)

and 10 - 5 - 2.5 - 2.5 (for three days) has been.

97.8

98

98

97.8

97.6

I just wondered about the afternoon fatigue. I wondered if the 2.5

wasn't enough with the high am dose.

>

> I've worked my way up to 20HC (10 - 5 - 2.5 - 2.5) and have done

that

> for three days. I think temps are looking pretty good and are

already

> within the .2 degrees (were so since going to 7.5 - 5 - 2.5 - 2.5)

but

> since going to the 10-5-2.5-2.5 (so, for the last three days) I

have

> had severe afternoon fatigue. More than before starting HC. I

have to

> say, I have had no relief from the severe fatigue so far. Don't

know

> if it's way to early but thought I'd mention that. So, I was

thinking

> of raising my afternoon (take at 3pm) from 2.5-5 but keeping the

rest

> the same. Does that seem reasonable or am I to high in the

afternoon?

> Also, since my temps seem to be " getting there " am I over shooting

the

> HC. I'm sure I'll have to go higher with T3 but didn't want to

risk

> going to high to begin with. I have not started on T3 but am still

> taking Synthroid. I didn't want to stop thyroid altogether while

> figuring out adrenals. Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds ot me like now you have enough cortisol you are running out of

T3. I would not raise the HC more, but rather start the T3. You do nto

have to stop Syncrap to start T3.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Val. That's kind of what I was thinking but couldn't figure out

if that was causing the late afternoon fatigue. Speaking of T3, I'm

sure I have very very little since I have very high RT3 ratio. I will

watch temps a few more days and then add the T3.

May I ask, how would I do the dosing. Doc wants me to take less

Synthroid (.25 from .50) and start with 5mg of Cytomel twice a day.

Does that sound like a good dosing or should I do it more often? Thank

you so much.

>

> Sounds ot me like now you have enough cortisol you are running out of

> T3. I would not raise the HC more, but rather start the T3. You do

nto

> have to stop Syncrap to start T3.

>

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>

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With just 5mcg that is fine as that is a minute dose.

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As I increase the cytomel amount, which I will be doing, would I need

to take it more often during the day? Not sure how I would do that

because of keeping it away from food etc.

>

> With just 5mcg that is fine as that is a minute dose.

>

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>

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>

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In the purest sense o f the word you can take Cytomel twice a day BUT

what O have found is it works much smoother and less stress to the

adenlas to take it four times a day.

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