125 mgs. Cytomel + HC dosing and.. progress!

[Guest guest]

So glad this group has started and Val is the moderator!!!

I joined today.

I have been on 125mg.Cytomel, only, since July 07. I feel MUCH

better than on Armour. I was up to 6 grains Armour after about 9

months of switching from years of misery on 150 mgs.Synthroid. On

that fairly high dose of Armour I had NO energy, LOW temps, major

brain fog,and the only good thing was my thinning hair grew back! I

also was taking Hc 20-30 mgs. I had very HIGH BP and had never done

the saliva test for Cortisol,so I finally weaned off that last month

with the plan of doing the saliva test. However, I am back on 10-

15mgs. HC because I have intermittent aching where my adrenal gland

are,I would actually shake in reaction to ANY strssful

situation!,and I still have LOW temps 96.6,@ 2pm. I consistently

have to literally lay down from 1-4 most days. I also have nausea

and headaches, and brain fog in the afternoon really bad. Composing

an email is a challenge....

This all started about 2 weeks after getting of the HC. Do these

symptoms sound like insufficient adrenal hormone symptoms? I was

all set to finally do the saliva test, and these symptoms were so

severe, I just went back on the HC about 2 weeks ago, but I

basically am " stress dosing " and not taking it every day...yet.

FYI I just took 10 mgs. HC about a half an hour ago,our of

desperation, and I feel MUCH better, able to put a sentence

together, some energy, no nausea..so that must be it!?

MY QUESTION: How should I dose HC with my 125- 137mg. Cytomel I'm

on now if you feel I do sound as if I need HC?

I have been dosing Cytomel: 50 mgs.Cytomel upon waking

25 mgs. Cy about 3 hrs. later..I

start to get heart palps and that is a sign to me I need more

Cytomel..they ALWAYS go a way.

25mgs. Cy between 2-3pm

25mgs. Cy between 5-7pm

Often I take 12.5 mgs. at bed time....sleep like a baby...

** When I was on HC before, I really increased my dose too quickly..

I was so hypo and foggy, I will be much more mindful about my dosing

this time around...

Thanks again for all the help and recommendations, I have a

completely uninformed DR, and will moving to New Jersey soon, so

will just focus on finding a DR that gets this in NJ or

NYC,hopefully, but I'm not holding my breathe on that one. Dr's just

about killed me, so in the mean time, this is where I thankfully

come for help and support. Since starting Cytomel, my worst day is

far better than the last 10 years of my life!!

[Guest guest]

Hey there! Good to see you here! Yup all sound like pretty severe low

cortisol symptoms. I would start will getting back on 20MG daily and

then start graphing your temps. You know me and the temp graphing! It is

still the best method to find the correct HC dose for you.

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