Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 --- topper2@... wrote: > That is interesting... can't get settled down to get a full night's sleep > on weekdays but crash on weekends.... hmmm... hint of adrenal fatigue here No, sorry I was not clear. I don't crash on weekends. On weekdays when I go to bed at Midnight, I MAKE myself go to bed (thus getting 6 hours of sleep). On nights when I do not have to work, I am up until 1AM, 2AM, sometime 3AM... then I sleep until maybe noon the next day, sometimes later. I always referred to myself as a " night owl " . I've been doing this sleep pattern (or less hours on weekdays) for 15 years. By the way, on weeknights with 6 hours, I wake up fine and I am not tired during the day. Sure sometimes I feel " fatigued " that that is only since my thyroid has been not functioning right. But even considering that, I pretty much feel fine with 6 hours. I've tried upping it to 7 hours, and it actually is much harder for me to wake up and get going in the morning. 6 hours feels best for me, except on weekends and that is only because I LOVE sleeping when I know I don't have to do anything else that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 --- topper2@... wrote: > That is interesting... can't get settled down to get a full night's sleep > on weekdays but crash on weekends.... hmmm... hint of adrenal fatigue here No, sorry I was not clear. I don't crash on weekends. On weekdays when I go to bed at Midnight, I MAKE myself go to bed (thus getting 6 hours of sleep). On nights when I do not have to work, I am up until 1AM, 2AM, sometime 3AM... then I sleep until maybe noon the next day, sometimes later. I always referred to myself as a " night owl " . I've been doing this sleep pattern (or less hours on weekdays) for 15 years. By the way, on weeknights with 6 hours, I wake up fine and I am not tired during the day. Sure sometimes I feel " fatigued " that that is only since my thyroid has been not functioning right. But even considering that, I pretty much feel fine with 6 hours. I've tried upping it to 7 hours, and it actually is much harder for me to wake up and get going in the morning. 6 hours feels best for me, except on weekends and that is only because I LOVE sleeping when I know I don't have to do anything else that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 , I'm not sure what you mean by diagnosis, he said " you have a slow thyroid, it is definately hypo " . I was on 1/2 a mcg for 3 months. He just doubled it to a full 1 mcg. I see him again in 8 weeks with new labs (for TSH only). I asked him, " Do you think we should also test T3 and T4? " He said, " No, I see no reason to test T3 right now, and besides, the TSH lab we did, is FREE T4. " You feel that he doesn't know what he is talking about? I am going to give him and this higher dose to my next 8 week appointment with him. If it is not a significant change I will look into the specialist. If I go to a specialist though it will actually be 200 miles round trip. I would definately have to limit doctor visits to only a couple times a year. I'll decide after my 8 week visit and labs with my current doctor. --- topper2@... wrote: > You deleted my questions... Leaving the post your are responding to helps > us to keep track of what we're talking about ..... > > Did I ask you about diagnosis? And could your remind me of your current > dose and how long you've been on it? > > You might want to be giving the doc a jingle and asking him to check your > thyroid hormones... Free T4 and Free T3 and see how your body is > responding to what you're taking now.... if he's not willing it might be > time to go doc shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 , I'm not sure what you mean by diagnosis, he said " you have a slow thyroid, it is definately hypo " . I was on 1/2 a mcg for 3 months. He just doubled it to a full 1 mcg. I see him again in 8 weeks with new labs (for TSH only). I asked him, " Do you think we should also test T3 and T4? " He said, " No, I see no reason to test T3 right now, and besides, the TSH lab we did, is FREE T4. " You feel that he doesn't know what he is talking about? I am going to give him and this higher dose to my next 8 week appointment with him. If it is not a significant change I will look into the specialist. If I go to a specialist though it will actually be 200 miles round trip. I would definately have to limit doctor visits to only a couple times a year. I'll decide after my 8 week visit and labs with my current doctor. --- topper2@... wrote: > You deleted my questions... Leaving the post your are responding to helps > us to keep track of what we're talking about ..... > > Did I ask you about diagnosis? And could your remind me of your current > dose and how long you've been on it? > > You might want to be giving the doc a jingle and asking him to check your > thyroid hormones... Free T4 and Free T3 and see how your body is > responding to what you're taking now.... if he's not willing it might be > time to go doc shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I've heard that we need supplement of Selenium because modern farm methods no longer give the amount of selenium that would be in food otherwise. Too much selenium can be toxic, but I've heard the other direction, that unless organic, we won't get the selenium we need from foods. jane U.S.<---who grows an organic veggie garden every summer > > I went and looked up Selenium overdose to see what it can do to you. So, I assume we should NOT take Selenium unless we get a blood level first? This is scary since my daughter's neurologist told us to put her on Selenium. I went and got Selenium from the Health food store, which she has been taking for quite a while now. Well, according to the page I saw, she is taking wayyyyy too much for her age (7), even too much for my age. The doc never said how many mcg to give her. > > Also on that same page was a list of foods which are good for raising your Selenium. Here it is....Selenium Sources: > Eggs, onions, garlic, brazil nuts, seafood / shellfish, > brewer's yeast, whole grains, wheat germ > > > This is where I got it... > http://www.acu-cell.com/ses.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I've heard that we need supplement of Selenium because modern farm methods no longer give the amount of selenium that would be in food otherwise. Too much selenium can be toxic, but I've heard the other direction, that unless organic, we won't get the selenium we need from foods. jane U.S.<---who grows an organic veggie garden every summer > > I went and looked up Selenium overdose to see what it can do to you. So, I assume we should NOT take Selenium unless we get a blood level first? This is scary since my daughter's neurologist told us to put her on Selenium. I went and got Selenium from the Health food store, which she has been taking for quite a while now. Well, according to the page I saw, she is taking wayyyyy too much for her age (7), even too much for my age. The doc never said how many mcg to give her. > > Also on that same page was a list of foods which are good for raising your Selenium. Here it is....Selenium Sources: > Eggs, onions, garlic, brazil nuts, seafood / shellfish, > brewer's yeast, whole grains, wheat germ > > > This is where I got it... > http://www.acu-cell.com/ses.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I've heard that we need supplement of Selenium because modern farm methods no longer give the amount of selenium that would be in food otherwise. Too much selenium can be toxic, but I've heard the other direction, that unless organic, we won't get the selenium we need from foods. jane U.S.<---who grows an organic veggie garden every summer > > I went and looked up Selenium overdose to see what it can do to you. So, I assume we should NOT take Selenium unless we get a blood level first? This is scary since my daughter's neurologist told us to put her on Selenium. I went and got Selenium from the Health food store, which she has been taking for quite a while now. Well, according to the page I saw, she is taking wayyyyy too much for her age (7), even too much for my age. The doc never said how many mcg to give her. > > Also on that same page was a list of foods which are good for raising your Selenium. Here it is....Selenium Sources: > Eggs, onions, garlic, brazil nuts, seafood / shellfish, > brewer's yeast, whole grains, wheat germ > > > This is where I got it... > http://www.acu-cell.com/ses.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Here is a question for you... do you drink anything that has caffiene or eat/drink anything with high fructose corn syrup? That will make you have those problems. andrea Re: New here - input requested --- topper2@... wrote:> That is interesting... can't get settled down to get a full night's sleep> on weekdays but crash on weekends.... hmmm... hint of adrenal fatigue hereNo, sorry I was not clear. I don't crash on weekends. On weekdays when I go to bed at Midnight, I MAKE myself go to bed (thus getting 6 hours of sleep). On nights when I do not have to work, I am up until 1AM, 2AM, sometime 3AM... then I sleep until maybe noon the next day, sometimes later. I always referred to myself as a "night owl". I've been doing this sleep pattern (or less hours on weekdays) for 15 years. By the way, on weeknights with 6 hours, I wake up fine and I am not tired during the day. Sure sometimes I feel "fatigued" that that is only since my thyroid has been not functioning right. But even considering that, I pretty much feel fine with 6 hours. I've tried upping it to 7 hours, and it actually is much harder for me to wake up and get going in the morning. 6 hours feels best for me, except on weekends and that is only because I LOVE sleeping when I know I don't have to do anything else that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Here is a question for you... do you drink anything that has caffiene or eat/drink anything with high fructose corn syrup? That will make you have those problems. andrea Re: New here - input requested --- topper2@... wrote:> That is interesting... can't get settled down to get a full night's sleep> on weekdays but crash on weekends.... hmmm... hint of adrenal fatigue hereNo, sorry I was not clear. I don't crash on weekends. On weekdays when I go to bed at Midnight, I MAKE myself go to bed (thus getting 6 hours of sleep). On nights when I do not have to work, I am up until 1AM, 2AM, sometime 3AM... then I sleep until maybe noon the next day, sometimes later. I always referred to myself as a "night owl". I've been doing this sleep pattern (or less hours on weekdays) for 15 years. By the way, on weeknights with 6 hours, I wake up fine and I am not tired during the day. Sure sometimes I feel "fatigued" that that is only since my thyroid has been not functioning right. But even considering that, I pretty much feel fine with 6 hours. I've tried upping it to 7 hours, and it actually is much harder for me to wake up and get going in the morning. 6 hours feels best for me, except on weekends and that is only because I LOVE sleeping when I know I don't have to do anything else that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Here is a question for you... do you drink anything that has caffiene or eat/drink anything with high fructose corn syrup? That will make you have those problems. andrea Re: New here - input requested --- topper2@... wrote:> That is interesting... can't get settled down to get a full night's sleep> on weekdays but crash on weekends.... hmmm... hint of adrenal fatigue hereNo, sorry I was not clear. I don't crash on weekends. On weekdays when I go to bed at Midnight, I MAKE myself go to bed (thus getting 6 hours of sleep). On nights when I do not have to work, I am up until 1AM, 2AM, sometime 3AM... then I sleep until maybe noon the next day, sometimes later. I always referred to myself as a "night owl". I've been doing this sleep pattern (or less hours on weekdays) for 15 years. By the way, on weeknights with 6 hours, I wake up fine and I am not tired during the day. Sure sometimes I feel "fatigued" that that is only since my thyroid has been not functioning right. But even considering that, I pretty much feel fine with 6 hours. I've tried upping it to 7 hours, and it actually is much harder for me to wake up and get going in the morning. 6 hours feels best for me, except on weekends and that is only because I LOVE sleeping when I know I don't have to do anything else that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 --- " Teague " wrote: > Here is a question for you... do you drink anything that has caffiene or eat/drink anything with high fructose corn syrup? That will make you have those problems. I have one cup of coffee in the AM, no other caffeine. I pretty much try to follow a low(er) carb diet, which includes no sugars or corn syrup. I don't feel as if I have a " problem " in regard to sleep. I'm fine with only 6 hours on weekdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 --- " Teague " wrote: > Here is a question for you... do you drink anything that has caffiene or eat/drink anything with high fructose corn syrup? That will make you have those problems. I have one cup of coffee in the AM, no other caffeine. I pretty much try to follow a low(er) carb diet, which includes no sugars or corn syrup. I don't feel as if I have a " problem " in regard to sleep. I'm fine with only 6 hours on weekdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 --- " Teague " wrote: > Here is a question for you... do you drink anything that has caffiene or eat/drink anything with high fructose corn syrup? That will make you have those problems. I have one cup of coffee in the AM, no other caffeine. I pretty much try to follow a low(er) carb diet, which includes no sugars or corn syrup. I don't feel as if I have a " problem " in regard to sleep. I'm fine with only 6 hours on weekdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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