Will the Circadian T3 Method still work... ?

[Paul Robinson]

Hi Paul!

Does this method require that you get up at the same time every day? I go to work mon - to thursday, then 3 days off before a new week at work. On my workdays, I get up at 06.30, but in weekends I usually sleep until around 9. Is a sleep rhythm like this a problem for the cortisol production? Does this mean that my cortisol production could be interrupted or decreased in the important last 4 hours of sleep, on days when I get up early?

I am now on a combination of Armour and Levaxin (synthetic T4 medication), 50/50. Will the Circadian T3 Method still work, or does it require Armour or T3 only?

This is very interesting, and I am looking forward to read your answer
Bettie.

You only need to use the time that you usually get up on - so base it on the majority of the time and accept that this is not perfect. So, for you your main cortisol production windown is 2:30am to 6:30am. I'd start with a time of 4:30 or 5:00am and then move the dose slowly back. You'll need to use the Armour portion of you medication. You need at least 9-10 mcg of T3 to be effective = 1 grain of Armour. So, you'd start with a 1 grain Armour dose at say 5:00am and then every 4-7 days move this back by half an hour. If you get to 2:30am and it is still not enough then go back to 5:00am with 1.5 grains of Armour (about 13 mcg of T3) and then repeat.

My book 'Recovering with T3' explains all of this.