butterfly888
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Hello friends!
I have been on NDT (Natur-Throid) for about 3 months for low T3...Had been doing VLC/Bulletproof off and on for a year and started peating about 2 months ago, when I had unavoidable sugar cravings and was looking for some validation that I indeed needed glucose!
I have been on the full dose of 2 grains of NDT for about 6 weeks now and am experiencing some symptoms related to high adrenaline (freezing feet, wired but tired, anxiety, diarrhea, insomnia, on high alert, hypoglycemia).
My thyroid levels were just retested and I am now slightly hyper, but I am not experiencing any symptoms of increased metabolism (high temps, weight loss, thirst, etc).
I was using small amounts (60 mg) of bio-identical progesterone cream for about 4 months for irregular menses and did not see much change. I recently increased the dose (100 mg) and now feel worse (bloated, labored breathing, fatigue).
My test results (reference ranges in parentheses)
Free T3: 4.7 HIGH (2.0-4.4 pg/mL)
Free T4: 1.75 NORMAL (0.71-1.85 ng/dL)
TSH: 0.012 LOW (0.350-5.500 uIU/mL)
RT3: 16.4 NORMAL (9.0-27.0 ng/dL)
Progesterone: 1.7 NG/ML
Estradiol: 18
Testosterone: 23 (9-55 ng/dL)
Vitamin D: 54
Ferritin: 81
Magnesium: 2.3 mmol/L
I’m wondering if pregnenolone would help since the progesterone isn’t behaving well!
My doc believes my adrenals are overwhelmed by the thyroid medication and recommends an adrenal adaptogen tincture…
Supplement wise, I currently take magnesium glycinate, B complex, zinc, b6, C and occasionally theanine (never seems to have an effect)
Diet-wise, I've been having orange juice, coffee with cream and honey, sea-salt, great lakes collagen, lots of fruit, a little bit of meat (haven’t been craving it), a little cheese, oatmeal, and rice (sometimes have intense starch cravings!).
I would love any and all thoughts! There seems to be a great deal of wisdom here. I’d love to feel, well, less UGH.
Thank you!
I have been on NDT (Natur-Throid) for about 3 months for low T3...Had been doing VLC/Bulletproof off and on for a year and started peating about 2 months ago, when I had unavoidable sugar cravings and was looking for some validation that I indeed needed glucose!
I have been on the full dose of 2 grains of NDT for about 6 weeks now and am experiencing some symptoms related to high adrenaline (freezing feet, wired but tired, anxiety, diarrhea, insomnia, on high alert, hypoglycemia).
My thyroid levels were just retested and I am now slightly hyper, but I am not experiencing any symptoms of increased metabolism (high temps, weight loss, thirst, etc).
I was using small amounts (60 mg) of bio-identical progesterone cream for about 4 months for irregular menses and did not see much change. I recently increased the dose (100 mg) and now feel worse (bloated, labored breathing, fatigue).
My test results (reference ranges in parentheses)
Free T3: 4.7 HIGH (2.0-4.4 pg/mL)
Free T4: 1.75 NORMAL (0.71-1.85 ng/dL)
TSH: 0.012 LOW (0.350-5.500 uIU/mL)
RT3: 16.4 NORMAL (9.0-27.0 ng/dL)
Progesterone: 1.7 NG/ML
Estradiol: 18
Testosterone: 23 (9-55 ng/dL)
Vitamin D: 54
Ferritin: 81
Magnesium: 2.3 mmol/L
I’m wondering if pregnenolone would help since the progesterone isn’t behaving well!
My doc believes my adrenals are overwhelmed by the thyroid medication and recommends an adrenal adaptogen tincture…
Supplement wise, I currently take magnesium glycinate, B complex, zinc, b6, C and occasionally theanine (never seems to have an effect)
Diet-wise, I've been having orange juice, coffee with cream and honey, sea-salt, great lakes collagen, lots of fruit, a little bit of meat (haven’t been craving it), a little cheese, oatmeal, and rice (sometimes have intense starch cravings!).
I would love any and all thoughts! There seems to be a great deal of wisdom here. I’d love to feel, well, less UGH.
Thank you!