ddjd
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As the title says, I've been experimenting with taking T3 (5 mcg-15mcg) first thing in the morning for 3 straight days.
I've noticed it's only when I take T3 first thing in the morning that I get the benefits - flatter stomach, weight loss, productive, calmer, positive feeling etc.
If I take T3 after lunch or dinner, particular dairy rich food, I just blow up ; estrogenic symptomns, frequent urination, gynecomastia worse, I've discussed it in a separate thread. I've read calcium can block thyroid absorption so perhaps that's the reason. First thing in the morning I only have some honey or fruit before the T3 so calcium levels must be low.
Anyway my sleep got progressively worse over the 3 days of the experiment, until last night NOTHING would work to get me to sleep. Nothing. It's like my brain just won't switch off.
At 5am after trying all my usual sleep supplements, like taurine, glycine, I remembered one time previously Adrenal Cortex 50mg (cortisol!) helped me sleep. Within 20 minutes I felt my whole body and brain relax and I drifted off. What the heck is going on??
I wanted to test whether it's definitely the cortisol helping me sleep, I had some Prednisone lying around, today I took 25mg and I fell asleep despite just taking T3! I've NEVER slept before after taking t3.
I don't understand the HPA axis /w glucocorticoid system well enough to wrap my head around this.
Is it possible I have low free cortisol and maybe very high ACTH levels causing the insomnia, made worse by T3 increasing ACTH?? Apparently Prednisone and Adrenal Cortex reduce ACTH.
I've noticed it's only when I take T3 first thing in the morning that I get the benefits - flatter stomach, weight loss, productive, calmer, positive feeling etc.
If I take T3 after lunch or dinner, particular dairy rich food, I just blow up ; estrogenic symptomns, frequent urination, gynecomastia worse, I've discussed it in a separate thread. I've read calcium can block thyroid absorption so perhaps that's the reason. First thing in the morning I only have some honey or fruit before the T3 so calcium levels must be low.
Anyway my sleep got progressively worse over the 3 days of the experiment, until last night NOTHING would work to get me to sleep. Nothing. It's like my brain just won't switch off.
At 5am after trying all my usual sleep supplements, like taurine, glycine, I remembered one time previously Adrenal Cortex 50mg (cortisol!) helped me sleep. Within 20 minutes I felt my whole body and brain relax and I drifted off. What the heck is going on??
I wanted to test whether it's definitely the cortisol helping me sleep, I had some Prednisone lying around, today I took 25mg and I fell asleep despite just taking T3! I've NEVER slept before after taking t3.
I don't understand the HPA axis /w glucocorticoid system well enough to wrap my head around this.
Is it possible I have low free cortisol and maybe very high ACTH levels causing the insomnia, made worse by T3 increasing ACTH?? Apparently Prednisone and Adrenal Cortex reduce ACTH.