Waking up at 4:00 after starting thyroid treatment

[Guest guest]

Lately, I wake up at 3:30-4:30 every day. Even after

loading up on some kind of sleeping meds, I wake up

at 5:30, with a hangover.

We do live pretty far north so there may be a seasonal

factor involved, but I've never been a morning person.

Now I wake up pretty much *wired* every day. Oddly

enough, my morning dose of Armour makes me feel

sleepy again, but not enough to go back to sleep.

I've got cortisol and cortisone numbers from a recent

battery of tests, but that was before starting on

thyroid hormone replacement therapy. The numbers

were high, but within range.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

-Mike

[Guest guest]

1) you aren't on enough Armour

2) cortisol tests are worthless

Gracia

Lately, I wake up at 3:30-4:30 every day. Even after

loading up on some kind of sleeping meds, I wake up

at 5:30, with a hangover.

We do live pretty far north so there may be a seasonal

factor involved, but I've never been a morning person.

Now I wake up pretty much *wired* every day. Oddly

enough, my morning dose of Armour makes me feel

sleepy again, but not enough to go back to sleep.

I've got cortisol and cortisone numbers from a recent

battery of tests, but that was before starting on

thyroid hormone replacement therapy. The numbers

were high, but within range.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

-Mike

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[Guest guest]

Well, I must be making up for lost time. Had a nap

yesterday morning, and fell asleep at about 4:00 PM.

Woke up at midnight. Taking a big dose of melatonin

to get back to sleep. Disrupted sleep patterns suck!

> Lately, I wake up at 3:30-4:30 every day. Even after

> loading up on some kind of sleeping meds, I wake up

> at 5:30, with a hangover.