Butterfly - I am waiting to "hear" you say.... "If I was you, I couldn't stand up!" Hahahahahaha! Well, I am NOT standing up.

Oh for heaven's sake! What A dopey thing for me to do!

:P

I used to take Melatonin, until my friend told me that it's a hormone & BAD for thyroid. I quit taking it & am now taking one Unisom. Don't take the Melatonin anymore.

Benedryl is non-addictive and works well to help with sleep. And, no, I'd be flat on my back like a toppled turtle.

Butterfly has metamorphosed into a turtle from melatonin! Hahahahahah!

I will most definitely take everyone's suggestions.

Youze Guys (I AM from Brooklyn) are THE BEST!

am I understanding that we should not take melatonin with thyroid medicine????? if so can you send me info.....

http://www.livestrong.com/article/533642-melatonin-thyroid-disorders/

Here's one very succinct reference. I can tell you from personal experience, I will nev-errrrr try doing THAT again!

:)

My body detests melatonin.
For sleep issues, some kind of antihistamine is better for some of us.

There's a reason for that (if anyone's interested) Melatonin acts like a breaking system for cortisol (the gas). So, if you're low on cortisol to start with - POW - you'll really be low on cortisol if you take Melatonin.

Oh man, I need two footballs of Zopiclone and some benzos for me to get a sleep. Not safe or ideal.

I have remeron i think it is, if I take 15mg of that i dont wake for a day, but its not a nice feeling, i had an 8 hour sleep paralysis on it (you know you are asleep but cant wake yourself).

I think the healthiest is exercise, but with a crap back thats not always possible.

It is so pernicious that this is not widespread knowledge. I spoke with a friend yesterday who was diagnosed last year with low cortisol and hypothyroidism. The doctor didn't think that the adrenal issue merited any intervention. My friend's symptoms just got worse and worse, but she has such brain fog that she didn't assert herself with the doctor about getting appropriate treatment.

Meanwhile, she was having trouble sleeping....

The doctor told her to take melatonin....

You can guess the rest.

:(

People DIE from extremely low or NO cortisol. I hate to keep harping on that, but no two people get addison's in exactly the same way. It's fairly rare to get the "rusty orange" spots on one's skin and have all the symptoms until one is near death. No one should have to wait that long, but as we all know....our medical system isn't perfect. (Understatement).

Addison's isn't "rare" anymore because of the level of stress in the avg person's life...and then there's the a/i factor.

Amazing isn't it.....

It's amazing at just how hard we have to fight to get the right treatment....and at just how many people die in the process.

Yes! That is why you are Blessed for the important Work that you do, Butterfly!

You have personally saved more than a few lives, I am certain of it.

Hear hear, butterfly is my angel, and Gage. I probably have more experience than most with Hashis but until recently the least knowledge.

Im going to do the cortisol spit test, the 24 urine totality test and the early morning cortisol tests all came back normal for me. But Im wired but tired at night.