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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
6 weeks in and not feeling better
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<blockquote data-quote="Dr Justin Saya MD" data-source="post: 95282" data-attributes="member: 12687"><p>Your adrenals are suffering from lack of sleep, as evidenced by your relatively low DHEA. Your doc should run the 4 sample salivary cortisol next labs to see the pattern and levels of cortisol throughout the day. It is not uncommon with adrenal issues to have a paradoxical increase in cortisol at bedtime (which can contribute to insomnia). In the meantime you could try supplementing with some DHEA before bed...25mg would be a good place to start.</p><p></p><p>You'd be better suited to set your alarm for 6:00 and get straight up (instead of alarm at 5:30, snooze button a few times and then up at 6:00). Seems like a minor point, but it is a common mistake and given the precious little sleep you are getting, sacrificing that last 30 minutes of sleep isn't ideal - hitting the snooze, although it may FEEL good, isn't productive as the few minutes of "sleep" really do nothing as you aren't completing a sleep cycle. 30 more minutes of (real) sleep every morning is an additional 3.5 hours of sleep per week (precious time for your body, adrenals (and other glands) to heal and rejuvenate).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr Justin Saya MD, post: 95282, member: 12687"] Your adrenals are suffering from lack of sleep, as evidenced by your relatively low DHEA. Your doc should run the 4 sample salivary cortisol next labs to see the pattern and levels of cortisol throughout the day. It is not uncommon with adrenal issues to have a paradoxical increase in cortisol at bedtime (which can contribute to insomnia). In the meantime you could try supplementing with some DHEA before bed...25mg would be a good place to start. You'd be better suited to set your alarm for 6:00 and get straight up (instead of alarm at 5:30, snooze button a few times and then up at 6:00). Seems like a minor point, but it is a common mistake and given the precious little sleep you are getting, sacrificing that last 30 minutes of sleep isn't ideal - hitting the snooze, although it may FEEL good, isn't productive as the few minutes of "sleep" really do nothing as you aren't completing a sleep cycle. 30 more minutes of (real) sleep every morning is an additional 3.5 hours of sleep per week (precious time for your body, adrenals (and other glands) to heal and rejuvenate). [/QUOTE]
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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
6 weeks in and not feeling better
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