About to increase my T3

[Wired123]

As many of you know I have been taking 5mcg of T3 for a week.

I’m about to start the second dose. Any idea how long I should leave it after lunch before taking the second dose?

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Dk123

I treat my T3 the same way as Levo - take it on an empty stomach one hour before or 2 hours after food, etc. I take my second dose about 5pm which is an hour before my evening meal and about 3 hours after my lunch.

[Wired123 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Do you struggle to sleep having it so late?

[Lalatoot in reply to Wired123]

I take mine at 6am, 3pm and bedtime. In a normal person's rhythm T3 peaks in the body at around 4am. During the night the body has work to do - the gut works and the brain dreams and catalogues therefore there is need for T3 through the night too.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Wired123]

Do you struggle to sleep having it so late?

No.

[knitwitty in reply to Wired123]

I take my t3 at around 11pm, and since taking one of my doses at that time I have had brilliant night's sleep. I thought it might" rev" me up it did just the opposite !

[Heloise]

I take 50 mcgs. of T3 at bedtime and have been doing it for years. Some doctors recommend this but whatever works for you. I took two grains of NDT before that. .

[Wired123]

Everyone has a totally different way of taking it and I guess we are all different after all.

My doctor said “lunchtime” but never specified before or after eating which was rather unhelpful! Or maybe he thinks it doesn’t matter.

I’ll try a half way house today and see how I fare! Will report back tomorrow.

[BrynGlas]

I currently take my levo and 12.5mcg T3 at 6am ish, then the second half of my 25mcg T3 at around 6pm. Although I often have trouble sleeping, taking T3 at 6ish hasn't made it any worse. No change at all really.

I am thinking of upping my dose of T3 shortly. I have only been on it since September.