I've been waking up between 6-7am starving, anxious and exhausted for several weeks now. I can't fall back to sleep once I'm up no matter how hard I try. I just got salivary cortisol test results back which showed high cortisol in the morning and average throughout the rest of the day. I tested as hypothyroid and I've started taking 15mg Acella thyroid under my doctor's supervision, but the morning anxiety hasn't budged, nor have my other hypo symptoms (fatigue, shortness of breath, poor digestion, cold hands/feet, acne, hair loss, depression, foggy head, orange skin etc.)
I thought it might be hypoglycemia, but even if I have a snack of protein, fats and some carbs before bed at 11pm I'll still wake up early and anxious. I'm doing most of the Peat stuff already and have been for a few months: OJ, gelatin, niacinamide, aspirin, K, A, E, progesterone, salt. Diet is beef, lamb, eggs, bacon, grapes, melon, mango, potatoes, some cheese, ice cream and shrimp and oysters occasionally. I do a raw carrot daily, as well. I don't do much dairy at all because of acne. I try to do the bag breathing for a few minutes a few times a day, but sometimes I forget.
Is there anything I'm missing that could be causing the high morning cortisol, or could it be that I just need more thyroid?
I thought it might be hypoglycemia, but even if I have a snack of protein, fats and some carbs before bed at 11pm I'll still wake up early and anxious. I'm doing most of the Peat stuff already and have been for a few months: OJ, gelatin, niacinamide, aspirin, K, A, E, progesterone, salt. Diet is beef, lamb, eggs, bacon, grapes, melon, mango, potatoes, some cheese, ice cream and shrimp and oysters occasionally. I do a raw carrot daily, as well. I don't do much dairy at all because of acne. I try to do the bag breathing for a few minutes a few times a day, but sometimes I forget.
Is there anything I'm missing that could be causing the high morning cortisol, or could it be that I just need more thyroid?