Re: 3:00 AM and about licorice

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Well, I see Gale (and you) experienced exactly what I did last night. Waking at

3:00 AM and not going back to sleep. It's much worse now that I'm working up to

the 20mg. dose past two days. Guess I may increase afternoon and cut out

bedtime dose, as you suggested. Maybe could ask my doctor for something to

sleep, but don't really want to.

Speaking of licorice, that was the first thing I considered way back when I

first started suspecting adrenal innsufficiency,but gave up the idea because my

blood pressure has been l48/98 and upper number even higher some mornings and at

doctors. I would be willing to try if you could give me your thoughts. Here

are my labs.

Morning cortisol l7.2H 3.7-9.5

Noon l.7 l.2/3.0

Eve l.6 0.6-l.9

Night 0.5 0.4-l.0

T3 95 0-l8l ng/dl

T4 7.2 4.5-l2.5 mcg/dl

Free T3 27l 230-420 pg/dl

Also, can you tell me from this if I do in fact have a conversion problem. I

have been off thyroid for 3-4 months, as I have problems like described

last night.

Regards, Pat

me your thoughts. Here are my labs:

Re: 3:00 AM

HC 7.5-5-5-2.5

You can try one f two things, wither drop the last dose entirely, or make it

5MG. I would try dropping it first. One of the two shou.ld work to help you slep

better. I cut my bedtime dose to 2.5 this week and was up since 3AM... But some

others need less than I do at bedtime.

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It is hard to say if there is a conversion problem, btu fdor certain you

are veyr hypothyroid.

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Oh, thank you for looking at labs again. Yes,and I'm really tired of being

hypothyroid. Hoping my temps will stabilize soon so I can

try a smidgen of T3 to see what happens.

What would you do about trying some licorice say at lunch,as I start sinking in

the early afternoon?

Thakn's so muchPat

Re: 3:00 AM and about licorice

It is hard to say if there is a conversion problem, btu fdor certain you

are veyr hypothyroid.

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As long as it does nto bother your BP it would probabyl be helpful but

take it ewarlier than noon so it has time to work on the cortios you

have inthe AM.

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