Just sitting here wondering if I should add a little more t3 to my dose and if so, when? I thought of taking a quarter of a tablet as a second dose and, thinking of Dr Lowe and his 'wave on the shore' example, wondering if that would be worth taking. (I used to take an extra quarter if I was feeling especially tired and one time this made me feel hyper for about two hours, so I guess I can't doubt the effectiveness of the quarter-tablet.)
So here I am asking how you split your dose. How much t3 do you take and when?
And for an extra ten points, tell me if and how you remedy the forgotten second dose of the day. Do you skip it, take half, take the whole thing as soon as you remember it even though it is late, or some other option?
Cheers all.
I take FOUR doses, every six hours. My tabs are 25mcg. I take 25 -a whole one- at 5.30 am, quarter at 11.30 am, quarter at 5.30 pm and then half at 11.30 pm. It seems to work for me.
If I am out and forget to take my 11.30 am, if I feel OK I just miss it, but if I feel bad I take it as soon as I remember and then take the 5.30 one as usual. If it's very close to 5.30 when I remember then I just take one dose at, say, 4.30 or 4.45.
If I forget the 5.30 pm one I just leave it and take the 11.30 pm a bit earlier, say 10.30pm. That's because mostly after about 5.30 pm I will be sitting around knitting or something so don't need as much energy.
I don't often miss a dose though, because I have reminders on my phone - my own voice singing out "T3 time! T3 time!" - which is funny if I'm out and about!
I do hope all this makes sense! I would like to reduce to 3 doses but it seems my body has become comfortable with 4, and it fits in with my schedule most of the time. I do vary it especially if I am doing something which uses up a lot of energy, I take the next dose a bit earlier then.
This reinforces my feeling that the quarter tab can be an important part of the daily dose rather than a throwaway. And I love the part about your own voice as a reminder!