Just trying to understand here - why can't you use average daily
temps to see how well your adrenals are supported? What matters is
the variability from day-to-day. Your baseline temp. isn't even used
in the calculation.

One thing people get confused is thinking that adrenal fatigue is the
cause of their fatigue, when in fact, the fatigue is a result of
being hypothyroid. Once you get optimized on Armour, the fatigue
should get much better.

When you say you're not sleeping well, what exactly do you mean: do
you have trouble getting to sleep (if so, make sure you eat some
protein right before going to bed, and take that last dose of HC
then), or are you waking up at night (try taking 2.5 mg HC and see if
that helps you get back to sleep.)

- Janet B.
On Oct 1, 2008, at 4:25 PM, snowgirladrenal wrote:

> Hi, Chris,
>
> Snowgirl from RTH here:
>
> http://forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7248
>
> I started Cortef last month and I have a few questions about that
> process. I ramped up to 25 mg over a couple of weeks, and I've been
> at 25 mg for two weeks now, dosed 10/7.5/5/2.5. I'm dosing mainly
> on how I feel plus tracking pulse and weight – I'm not using temp
> readings because my baseline temps were much higher than they were
> supposed to be.
>
> The improvement in my energy is significant, but I'm noticing a few
> things I'm curious about.
>
> First off, if I sleep poorly, the HC helps me function much better
> than before, but I still need a nap. If I sleep well, however, I
> feel VERY energetic, sometimes to the point of feeling slightly
> speedy. It's been so long since I've had any kind of energy,
> however, I'm not at all certain what "normal" energy feels like. Do
> you have any comments on this?
>
> Also, the last few days I've noticed a slight soreness in the glands
> on either side of my throat when I swallow. It's minor and I don't
> feel like I'm getting sick, but I'm curious if that means anything.
>
> Lastly, the plan from here is to stabilize the HC for another 3
> weeks and then start Armour. Given how much better I feel on HC,
> what additional improvements should I expect from taking Armour? Is
> there any good way to gauge Armour optimization other than temps?
>
> Thanks again for all your help.
>
>
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