Chronotherapy: The science of timing drugs to our Body Clock

[sarahstevenson]

At last the medical profession is waking up(ha ha) to the importunate of working with our natural rhythms - it does make a difference how you time your thyroid meds and supplements.

bbc.co.uk/news/health-27398730?

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That is really interesting, especially that the processes that drive disease are active for only part of each 24 cycle. Thanks for posting the link.

[beaton]

I found this interesting,how does it relate to thyroid meds. when should they be taken??

[Clutter in reply to beaton]

Check out Paul Robinson's blog or FB page re CT3M (circadian T3 method).

[beaton in reply to Clutter]

Hi Clutter,do you think CT3M is the right approach even if there is no adrenal issues?

[Clutter in reply to beaton]

I don't know enough to have an opinion, Beaton. If you post that as a Question you'll get plenty of responses as many people here follow the protocol.

[Clutter]

I found it very interesting too. What negative comments though, apart from Paul Robinson.

[sarahstevenson]

Hi Clutter and beaton - tried to leave a comment this morning BUT my phone wouldn't enter it !?!?

Beaton if you are taking liothyronine then the half life is shorter than levothyroxine, about 8 hours, some patients do much much better by working with their circadian rhythms when dosing, as clutter says Paul Robinson is an expert on how this can help. The late Dr Lowe however thought that once a day can be effective. Whether it is realted to adrenal insufficiency or just biorhythms in general is not clear to me, could be both or either.

If you take levothyroxine the wisdom (?) of our local collective thyroid group seems to be that for some patients switching morning dosing to evening can be really helpful, whilst others find the morning optimal.

Just as we all have different sleep patterns so we need different medication patterns.

If we also factor in meals and supplements there is even more to consider.

Thank goodness some practitioners out there are intending to research related issues and to try them out on real patients.

I tried to put in positive comments on the bbc site but have to register so shall do this later today, hoping there are some more positives after Paul's comments.

There is a school in London which has changed it's lesson times for teens to afternoon and evening to try to up their pass rates - another example of acknowledgement our bodies and brains are not ruled by alarms alone!

Happy finding out

S x

[YaleL]

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was recently put together because in most cases the sad news is that the medical profession and pharmaceutical companies and hospitals tend not to wake to chronotherapy. And for these good (good for them, but alas not us) reasons: using a new, not board-certified approach risks law suits, being more effective with less total doses cuts profits, treating patients around the clock increases staff costs.

Perhaps the only way that will ever really change is when millions of patients are pushing their doctors for chronotherapy the way that sufferers are now pushing their doctors to give them heavily advertized dtugs, medications often with horrible potential side-effects.

Btw, I refer to that blessed BBC report you mentioned here. Very glad that there are people like you here doing the heavy-lifting!

Regards, Yale