looking for answers about thyroid and adrenal

[MeMe1970]

I have very low cortisol all day from four point saliva test and suffering from adrenal fatigue. I’m on thyroid medication as well. Also, on bio identical hormones , progesterone 225 mg. I feel hypothyroid and my Free T3 is low. I waited for a couple of months to treat adrenal but cortisol level getting worse. I asked my doctor to increase T3 . Do you think it’s wise to do so?

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

Hello, welcome aboard

What have you been using to support your adrenals?

For many people their cortisol levels improve when they get their fT3 to a decent level but supporting your adrenals whilst upping your T3 dose is a good idea as it can also increase the strain on the adrenals to start with

It's a bit chicken and egg I'm afraid

[MeMe1970 in reply to TiggerMe]

Thanks so much for your feedback. I use vitamin B complex, adrenal cortex 1000 mg, and Maca. Vitamin D in good level. Also magnesium

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to MeMe1970]

That's quite a large dose of cortex, isn't it more than they recommend?

Have you tried adrenal cocktails? Vit C and salt are essential adrenal food.

If you are going to start T3 I'd suggest starting low 2.5mcg and increasing slowly to allow your system time to adjust

[MeMe1970]

Thank you. Doctor prescribed now 3.5 mcg to add to my original thyroid medication in the morning T4 75 mcg/ T3 18.5 mcg. But the half life of T3 about three hours. Is it wise to add another 3.5 mcg at 2 PM to overcome the crash I experienced every day?

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to MeMe1970]

I tend to find taking one dose of T3 in the morning works best for me and stops the slumps where as others spilt it into 2 or 3 doses 8 hours apart so I'd suggest you try experimenting, there is a method called C3TM in which you take your dose in the early hours to help boost morning cortisol.... works well for some

paulrobinsonthyroid.com/the...

[MeMe1970 in reply to TiggerMe]

Thank you so much for pointing me to the right direction! I'm going to order the book and see the options on how to increase T3. Thanks again. I will keep you posted.