Not Sleeping with HC

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I've had sleeping problems on/off since starting the HC (no previous problems

sleeping). Things seemed to level out the last 2 weeks but last night I could

not get to sleep or stay asleep. My last two doses of 5 and 2.5 were at 6:45 pm

and 10:15pm. Were these too much, too close?

I'm dosing 12.5/10/5/2.5. The morning dose is around 9-9:30. The mid-day

1-1:30. The later afternoon one has been slipping down to dinner time which is

6-7:00ish (I know I should take it earlier but it's easier to remember taking it

around meals). The bedtime time 2.5 is usually 10-10:30pm.

Should I cut out the bedtime dose? Add the 2.5 bedtime to the evening or take

it earlier in the day? I don't feel like I am having any symptoms of needing a

dose earlier in the afternoon.

Thanks,

Janet

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12.5/10/5/2.5.

With this dosing I suspect you need more at night rather than less. I would try

going to 10 - 10 - 5 - 5 as lowering the AM dose will allow your body to produce

more of it's pwn cortisll later in the day and then raising the bedtime dose

willhelp you sleep through the night.

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> I've had sleeping problems on/off since starting the HC (no

previous problems sleeping). Things seemed to level out the last 2

weeks but last night I could not get to sleep or stay asleep. My

last two doses of 5 and 2.5 were at 6:45 pm and 10:15pm. Were these

too much, too close?

>

> I'm dosing 12.5/10/5/2.5. The morning dose is around 9-9:30. The

mid-day 1-1:30. The later afternoon one has been slipping down to

dinner time which is 6-7:00ish (I know I should take it earlier but

it's easier to remember taking it around meals). The bedtime time

2.5 is usually 10-10:30pm.

>

> Should I cut out the bedtime dose? Add the 2.5 bedtime to the

evening or take it earlier in the day? I don't feel like I am having

any symptoms of needing a dose earlier in the afternoon.

>

> Thanks,

> Janet

>

Hi Janet

I think the answer could be yes because on Wednesday night for the

first time I took extra 2.5 h/c at 8 pm to get me over a very bad

attack that came on over having a bath that was too hot for me and in

addition I think my blood sugar was poor. I was so weak and dizzy I

felt like I was going to pass out, hence the h/c plus a tablet that

helps the balance system which was necessary to get rid of the

horrible back of the head dizziness. After about an hour it settled

down.

I could not sleep when I went to bed at 11 pm cos my nervous systemp

felt very anxious and I could feel my heart thumping so as an

experiment I took another 2.5 mg h/c. It was a disaster complete

insomnia, for the whole of the night I was awake until 5.30 am with

symptoms that come from too high bp. I got up a midnight and took my

bp and indeed it was a lot higher than normal for me about 135/84 and

it was definitely the extra cortisol that did this cos actually my

pulse was normal. My normal bp is around 120/72.

My normal dose of steroid is 5mg Prednisolone plus 1 mg lunchtime but

because I am trying to get over a major adrenal crash I have been

adding in extra h/c at lunchtime and 6 pm so I will stick with this

and definitely won't take any extra h/c before bed. Yesterday I only

needed my usual dose of steroid and I slept really well but I am

exhausted today again so have had to add in extra h/c and lots of

salt.

BW

Pam