Adrenal Fatigue

[marigold22]

Since February I have had trauma after trauma and could feel myself going downhill. This week I realised I would be hospitalised (again) if I allowed it to continue. In hospital they have no idea what to do with me! So - I have increased my T3 dose. I normally take 40mcg a day - all in one go one hour before eating or drinking anything. For the last 3 days I have increased up to at least 60mcg a day. It seems to be working. Have I discovered the answer to Adrenal Fatigue? There are frequently posts asking for advice on the Adrenals.

[Mamapea1]

Hopefully it will be the answer for you 🙏 good luck! 🍀 xx

[marigold22 in reply to Mamapea1]

It was you actually Mamapea1 who gave me the idea to really up my T3 dose. Particularly the NHS put the fear of God into me about taking too much T3. I seem to have averted disaster by increasing. x

[greygoose in reply to marigold22]

It's not about taking too much T3, it's more about increasing by too much at a time! Increasing by 20 mcg a day in one go is more likely to give you adrenal fatigue than cure it. Increases should be by 5 mcg every two weeks.

[Mamapea1 in reply to marigold22]

Omg! Really? I thought you'd been doing adrenal research! So do you think you need that much extra? I was thinking I had cellular resistance problems ~ I was also taking high doses of Levo before ~ do you think you've been under medicated all this time then? I hope you'll be ok ~ I feel responsible now. Maybe you should increase more gradually as GG says if you've been on 40mcg for ages ~ I've got to go out now...... I'll PM you later (((hugs))). 💕xx

[marigold22 in reply to Mamapea1]

No, please do not feel responsible. An extra 20mcg of T3 a day over the last 3 days has made me feel much better and stronger; no over medicated symptoms at all. I was going downhill very rapidly. I'm thinking now that I've got cellular resistance problems.

[kluang]

I would read Paul Robinson's book about the circadian rhythm and how to use T3 to resolve adrenal issues and/or get something for the adrenal problem.

[Murphysmum]

Help!

I’m new here and I’m working my way through lots of posts with a new found enthusiasm!

Marigold22 - you seem to know that stress causes you to be ill... I’m intrigued. I’ve been hypo for about 13 years after a stressful time saw me go hyper then hypo... all unknown to me of course.

I have been ill since last sept after we had an extremely traumatic year. I “crashed” with very low hr, body temp etc and have never really recovered. The gp has diagnosed me with chronic fatigue syndrome but I just feel that if a traumatic event started my thyroid journey, it’s too much of a coincidence that I became ill after another one.

How do you know you need T3 as opposed to levo, what was your journey to find this?? TIA

[marigold22 in reply to Murphysmum]

OMG,,,, my story is so long and traumatic. Firstly, are you on any thyroid med? T4?

I was first diagnosed Hypothyroid in 1981 when my son was 8 months old. Put onto T4 but got worse. It was in 1995 that the renowned private doctor Dr P realised I could not convert T4 into the usable thyroid hormone T3. Then in 2016 I paid for a private genetic test - the DIO2 - to confirm that I have a dodgy gene from one parent, which prevents my thyroid from converting T4 into T3.

Stress causes me to go into adrenal fatigue (or even adrenal insufficiency) - ie the adrenal glands become very low output due to low thyroid.

I would guess (although I am not medically qualified) that you have low thyroid and low adrenal glands. This is a massive subject and I apologise but I am currently under a lot of stress and not feeling too good. Keep on searching and reading on this amazing forum, keep asking questions, there are a lot of very informed members who will help you