Re: Difficulty Sleeping

[Guest guest]

Both my daughter and myself have had that

symptom…insomnia. Neither of us were feeling revved up like too

much thyroid. I had it while on the new Armour. My daughter had it

while on Naturethroid. It has improved for both of us on the compounded

thyroid that we get from Women’s International.

Kim

From: Texas_Thyroid_Groups [mailto:Texas_Thyroid_Groups ] On Behalf Of Grace

Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010

9:50 AM

To: Texas_Thyroid_Groups

Subject:

Difficulty Sleeping

My latest

labs show my FT4 is barely inside the lowest range and FT3

is probably around the bottom 25%. I have been having a lot of

trouble getting to sleep at night and then it takes about an hour or

more to get back to sleep if something (i.e., a child) wakes me at

night. I know sleep issues can be adrenal related, but I remember

people saying they can be hypo related, too. Is that right?

The doctor won't increase meds or add T4 since I am changing brands of

medicine...made me go straight across with my dose. I am so tired and

it is getting worse. I have got to get some sleep and not sure what

else to try or what other avenues to look at/talk to dr about.

Thanks,

Grace

[Guest guest]

The sleeping difficulty can be both adrenal and hypo related since both of those

are inter-related - i.e., when you are undermedicated, then your adrenals are

trying to compensate thus your adrenals get stressed. You may still need

adrenal support when you get your thyroid stabilized, but without being on

adequate thyroid, you won't be able to get your adrenals stable.

B.

>

> My latest labs show my FT4 is barely inside the lowest range and FT3

> is probably around the bottom 25%. I have been having a lot of

> trouble getting to sleep at night and then it takes about an hour or

> more to get back to sleep if something (i.e., a child) wakes me at

> night. I know sleep issues can be adrenal related, but I remember

> people saying they can be hypo related, too. Is that right?

>

> The doctor won't increase meds or add T4 since I am changing brands of

> medicine...made me go straight across with my dose. I am so tired and

> it is getting worse. I have got to get some sleep and not sure what

> else to try or what other avenues to look at/talk to dr about.

>

> Thanks,

> Grace

>