readforjoy
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I'm confused about whether pregnenolone raises or lowers cortisol, and whether I have high or low cortisol.
I've been very fatigued for the past 1 1/2 years. Have tried HC, NDT, and T3, but those didn't help. NDT and T3 make me more tired.
My latest cortisol test results are:
morning 4.1 (range 3.7-9.5)
noon .9 (range 1.2-3.0)
evening 1 (range .6-1.9)
night 1.1 (range .4-1.0)
Latest thyroid test:
TSH 5.72 (range .450-4.50), Free T3 3.3 (range 2.0-4.4), Free T4 1.06 (range .82-1.77)
A month ago I started on pregnenolone. Immediately I noticed improvements in my mood and mental clarity. But I was still tired. I read that pregnenolone and T3 work together synergistically so I added T3. Small amounts of both T3 and preg taken together throughout the day are helping my fatigue. The info I read said that T3 uses up cortisol and that preg helps make cortisol. Other sites have said that preg decreases excess cortisol.
Can anyone shed any light for me on what is going on with my cortisol? Any recommendations?
Thanks!
I've been very fatigued for the past 1 1/2 years. Have tried HC, NDT, and T3, but those didn't help. NDT and T3 make me more tired.
My latest cortisol test results are:
morning 4.1 (range 3.7-9.5)
noon .9 (range 1.2-3.0)
evening 1 (range .6-1.9)
night 1.1 (range .4-1.0)
Latest thyroid test:
TSH 5.72 (range .450-4.50), Free T3 3.3 (range 2.0-4.4), Free T4 1.06 (range .82-1.77)
A month ago I started on pregnenolone. Immediately I noticed improvements in my mood and mental clarity. But I was still tired. I read that pregnenolone and T3 work together synergistically so I added T3. Small amounts of both T3 and preg taken together throughout the day are helping my fatigue. The info I read said that T3 uses up cortisol and that preg helps make cortisol. Other sites have said that preg decreases excess cortisol.
Can anyone shed any light for me on what is going on with my cortisol? Any recommendations?
Thanks!