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CT3M and hypo pituitary

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Hi All

Was looking at Paul Robinson’s method with T3. It states this can’t be used if hypopituitary or addisons?

Just wondering why, can any of you knowledgeable people help? 😬

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It's not that it can't be used, but that there's no point in using it because the purpose of the CT3M method is to raise low morning cortisol, and if you have Addison's or hypopituitarism that would be like flogging a dead horse.

I sort of follow it. I found taking a T3 dose late at night or in the middle of the night helped me. I have central hypo and low cortisol but not Addisons. My cortisol is now into normal range all day, but whether that is because of T3 or purely down to adrenal cortex, ashwaghanda and meditation, I don't know.

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Blister4 in reply to Angel_of_the_North

Hi there,

Did you have your low cortisol diagnosed via a morning blood sample?

My dilemma is that my TSH is low normal, my T4 is low normal range I’m Hashimoto but have all the miserable symptoms of hypo?

I’ve discussed it on this forum with you wonderfully people who suggested it may be secondary hypothyroid. Which makes sense.

I’ve got a bottle of cytomel sat looking at me and i desperately want to feel better.

Not much confidence in my gp x

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Angel_of_the_North in reply to Blister4

Short synacthen test and saliva tests done privately. T3 works for me. Don't see GP any more.

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Blister4 in reply to Angel_of_the_North

Thanks for sharing and hoping you continue to get good results with what your doing 😬

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ter1461 in reply to Angel_of_the_North

How much T3 do you take through the night ?

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Hydejf66 in reply to ter1461

I take 25mcg split during the day, half of the mourning other half in the evening. I would be interested in knowing if others take theirs during the night time. I am a horrible insomniac.

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