Adrenal Recovery with optimal T3

[Arabella33]

Hello everyone.

I have heard that adrenals recover with optimal t3. Can anyone elaborate or offer further reading please.

[McPammy]

My adrenals recovered with optimal T3. Prior to T3 my cortisol was below range on many occasions. Once I added T3 to T4 Levothyroxine within a few weeks my cortisol shot up. T3 drives everything in your body to improve it.

[Arabella33 in reply to McPammy]

That’s amazing. I’m not too low moderately at noon and 4pm but definitely feeling the hypoglycaemia because of it. I have insomnia so wondering when that will go? Other peop say I need more ACE but I don’t want to start messing around with heavy glandulars

Did you do ct3m at all ? I’m struggling as I can’t sleep for more that 5 hours

What dose t3 were you on and did to help to wait to become optimal before your adrenals fixed.

Thank you for your very helpful response

[McPammy in reply to Arabella33]

I just added T3 to my regular T4 medication. I didn’t lower T4 med. all advised by my private only Endocrinologist. Maybe you can’t sleep as either your dosages are too high or too low. Have you got your latest bloods.

[Arabella33 in reply to McPammy]

Ft3 5.96 (3.1-6.8)Ft4 8 (12-22)

But this was on 75mch I’m 106.25 now

It’s not the meds causing my insomnia as I’ve had it for years so it’s a hypo symptom. Possibly related to adrenals. I get hypoglycaemic as well. I still have brain fog that’s reduced a lot so I’m hoping the sleep will sort itself after a few more raises....

No insomnia for you ?

Thank you

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Arabella33]

What vitamin supplements are you currently taking When were vitamin levels last tested

Do you have Hashimoto’s?

[Arabella33 in reply to SlowDragon]

All vitamins optimal after dosing iron vit d and folate.

I don’t have Hashimotos but I haven’t had the scan. I think my issues are hpa axis so dosing thyroid from there and really hoping my hypoglycaemia will resolve

Thank you

[Arabella33 in reply to SlowDragon]

Do you think my adrenals will heal on their own with optimal t3 medication ?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Arabella33]

Likely yes

[Arabella33 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks so much slow dragon.

[McPammy in reply to Arabella33]

No, no insomnia for me thankfully. Your T3 looked high in the range, how long do you leave taking T3 before a blood test. If you do leave the advised 8hrs when you take your next T3 it’ll probably go over the range. What was your TSH. TSH doesn’t change as fast as FT3 or FT4 results. It can take a good few days/ even a week for a TSH to move in the range. Could this be your insomnia issue. Just a thought ?!

[Arabella33 in reply to McPammy]

Hi McPammy

T3 is low for t3 only medication. We can go above range as normal. Optimal

top of the range or slightly over according to some and my Dr. I wait 15-20 hours before testing.

My tsh was 0.0002 but oddly was never elavevated even when my ft3 was bottom of the range. insomnia was there before treatment so I don’t think it’s to do with my treatment now. Hoping when my brain fog resolve ie I’m optimal it will go. I have used my bedroom for sleep only and that seems to be helping

Thank you for your suggestions much appreciated

[Redlester in reply to Arabella33]

I have read that the insomnia can be due to blood sugar issues as your body gets depleted of glucose during the night. I find that if I take a late evening snack of a couple of dates and my 2 brazil nuts it has helped with the insomnia. Tom Brimeyer writes about this issue on forefront health. I don't agree with everything he says but I did try this and have found it worked.

[Arabella33 in reply to Redlester]

Yes I think this is what is it really, I react to sugar badly hopping when my t3 is optimise it will help my cortisol and resolve the issue.

I will certainly try your method thank you 😊

[jgelliss]

T3 works in unison with adrenals/cortisol. However there are a few components for that to work well.You will need your Iron/ferritin levels up to par . Electrolytes vitamin "C" B-Complex , B-12/folate. This nutrients help with support adrenals . Before starting any T3 meds it's advisable to support the adrenals first. Best Wishes.

[Arabella33 in reply to jgelliss]

Thank you very much. My vitamin are optimal now iron ferritin vit d b12 and folate thankfully.

I am actually looking for a good b vitamin I can’t have the methylated vitamins as I’m double comt and single mthfr do you have any suggestions for a good b complex ? I can only have folinic acid and no methycobalimin.

I have 2 adrenal cocktails and Lo salt every day

[jgelliss in reply to Arabella33]

I use the B-Complex from Thorne . This product is working well for me. You might want to look into it. It's a bit more pricey.

[tiggy2017]

Hi my cortisol levels were very low on T4 only and on NDT swapped to T3 only used the CT3M method and within approx year or so cortisol back into NR. See FB groups: the thyroid patients manual, T3 Only thyroid support. Wish you good luck in your healing journey x

[Arabella33 in reply to tiggy2017]

Thank you very much it’s good to jnwknthere is hope. I’m glad you feel better

[Polly91]

I use magnesium and liposomal melatonin at night which seems to have helped. The other thing you could try is to keep your blood sugar stable during the day. One of the best ways to do this is with a low carb and high fat diet.

One other little trick that has helped me is to take a spoonful of nut butter or a couple of tablespoons of a good oil eg hemp oil or extra virgin olive oil just before bedtime. It helps prevent the dip in blood sugar at about 4am which often wakes us up.

Good luck.

[Arabella33 in reply to Polly91]

Hi Polly91

That’s really helpful thank you. I did go keto for 5 months and loved it but my blood sugar just dropped too low and I could not fat adapt. I now know from Sarah Myhill that we need t3 to fat adapt so although I was optimal on an NDT it didn’t do much. I will try the nut butter thing