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    Anxiety Increase when Increased HC

    Thanks for the reply. No, my activity level hasn't increased. I have spread out the dosing as Ema suggested and that has helped a lot. Some days I have no anxiety, other days still have some in late evening. I may increase an additional 5 mg and space it 10-10-5-5 and see how that goes.
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    Anxiety Increase when Increased HC

    Thanks! I'll give that a try. I want to up my thyroid meds as I have also read that most people need 3-5 grains. I also have read that if you don't have enough cortisol then the thyroid meds won't help. So, I don't know if I'm not feeling anything from the thyroid meds if its simply because...
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    Anxiety Increase when Increased HC

    Thanks for the replies. It is mostly happening in the evening and night time. I take my last dose of HC around 3:00 pm. So I guess if my body stopped producing, that would be the time I would feel the anxiety since I'm not taking anything then. I was wondering if I should take more HC when...
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    Anxiety Increase when Increased HC

    Last week I upped my HC dose from 20 mg to 25 mg and I have been having more anxiety since the increase. Before the increase, anxiety was very well managed. I've been on HC for about 4 months. The increase was due to Nature Throid meds having no effect. I am up to 2 grains of Nature Throid with...