help with cortisol numbers

[mountainofdew]

Im a 36 year old male. Looking for help with my cortisol lab numbers: 0847am: 4.8, 1250pm: 1.5, 2030pm: 9.1, 0027am: .5. The 9.1 number was taken after exercise. Dheas was 10.6 ng/ml.

 

[Ema]

Im a 36 year old male. Looking for help with my cortisol lab numbers: 0847am: 4.8, 1250pm: 1.5, 2030pm: 9.1, 0027am: .5. The 9.1 number was taken after exercise. Dheas was 10.6 ng/ml.

What are the ranges for each time?

Are you having symptoms?

Are you taking any supplements or meds that affect the HPA axis?

 

[mountainofdew]

What are the ranges for each time?
3.7-9.5 morn, 1.2-3.0 noon, 0.6-1.9 evening, .4-1.0 night.

Are you having symptoms? generally lacking in energy. feel like typically daily interaction is more difficult and strenous than it should be. I take a week to fully recoop after exercise.

Are you taking any supplements or meds that affect the HPA axis?

I am taking vitamin c, d3, a, b, k, magnesium, iodine, selenium, zinc. I stopped taking zinc 2 weeks before test.

 

[Plum]

Sounds like post exertional malaise. I wouldn't exercise if you're taking more than 1 day to recover from something. I think most of us would cut back on what we're doing if we had to rest for days after.

I would query why you're taking iodine - not my area of expertise, but it affects thyroid function and you need to tread carefully.

So yr at the low end for 1st 2 readings, high for evening and then low again for last reading. I would look into adrenal fatigue. Check out male hormones too.

A lot with ME have adrenal fatigue too. Do you have ME?

http://www.drlam.com/articles/adrenal_fatigue.asp

Best book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adrenal-Fat...=8-1&keywords=dr+wilsons+adrenal+fatigue+book

Although I don't agree with his recommendations for treatment but it does allow you to get your head around what's happening on a physiological level.

You might be lucky and with changes be able to heal your adrenals - all depends on if you have ME or if this is your first noticeable issue.

 

[mountainofdew]

Thank you for the help, and direction. I don't have ME to my knowledge. Was thinking about using 23andme as a next step in looking for root causes.

 

[roxie60]

not sure where to post my latest dheas and cortisol results. if there is a thread focused on these test results let me know.

11/15/14
Saliva DHEAs 8AM - 2.45 nmol/L Range 1.60-18.50 Low for AM

8PM - 6.00 nmol/L Range 1.00-10.50

12AM - 3.15 nmol/L Range 0.80-8.30

Saliva Cortisol 8AM - 0.80 nmol/L Range 5.50-24.80 Low

12PM - 1.54 nmol/L Range 3.80-13.20 Low

4PM - 1.36 nmol/L Range 2.20-9.40 Low

8PM - pending - sample hemolyzed

12AM - 7.48 nmol/L Range 0.80-3.30 High

4AM - 3.25 nmol/L Range 1.10-9.40

Estridiol (E2) 1.14 pg/ml Range 0.5-1.5

Progesterone 159.00 pg/ml Range 40.0-95.0

Testosterone 16.70 pg/ml Range 7.0-31.60