Insomnia and eating at night and taking levothyroxine

[Dogsaregods__]

Having bad insomnia...have taken melatonin at 10pm 2mg ...and magnesium...but racing brain at 3..4..am...think it may be my hrt patches not working well either..do need to swap back to gel?..anyway..I find a bowl of cereal and paracetamol (for my tired headaches) soothe me a little and then go back to bed at 7/7.30am...to tdu and sleep foe a few hours..only problem is...when done take my levothyroxi e?as now just had paracetamol and cereal :-//

[Regenallotment Ambassador]

goodness poor thing, have you had your cortisol tested? It sounds like adrenal related to me, tagging  TiggerMe who is who Id ask if it was me on this topic.

I’d take Levo when you wake after your sleep from 7am and wait an hour for the next meal tea/coffee etc. I have mine by the bed with a glass of water and doze for half an hour then shower dress and it’s just the right time. 🌱

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Regenallotment]

Could be cortisol related but it could well be low sex hormones so I'd experiment with those first, you say you have swapped to patches which come in various strengths and it could well be you aren't absorbing enough? When I trialled patches (Evorel 50) I found if I stuck 3 on I got some relief! So I then swapped to Lenzetto (body identical and easy to adjust dose) testosterone (which the body can convert to estrogen if needed) and Utrogestan

Low estrogen gives me nightmares, progesterone works like knockout drops for me!

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to TiggerMe]

It could be side effects from Elvanse?