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Hi All. Have adrenal fatigue and am wondering if taking more NDT helps. Now on one NDT pill (split into morning and late afternoon) and 37.7 mcg T4 (12.5 in morning, 25 in late afternoon). Thanks for any help.
See this webite, likely you'll find it helpful relating to your thyroid/adrenal issues. They have a whole section on adrenal health :-)
See here: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/adrenal-info/
And, even though you didn't ask, I do advise that you take your T4 all in one dose.
With its long half-life, there's no reason to split the dose.
In fact, you might consider taking your T4 at bedtime...at least two hours after last food/drink other than water (and, of course, apart from stuff like iron, calcium and magnesium).
A small study showed that T4 is best absorbed at night. The thought behind the mechanism for this is quite simple: bowel motility is slower at night.
And, most T4/T3 conversion happens at night.
I've found that taking my T4 at night helps me get going in the morning.
Did you take the saliva test to determine your cortisol levels?
If you are adrenal insufficient or have Addison's, you need cortisone replacement and nothing else will help.
I'm not advising you to go off your thyroid meds, but you really should get tested for addision's.
GageL is right...the only fix for that is cortisol replacement.
Also been having acupuncture treatment and TCM med to strengthen the kidneys (in TCM, kidneys and adrenal glands are grouped together).