Low Cortisol and Low Test..

[m_donnelly]

Here's my lab results:

Testosterone : 250 ng/mL (300-1080)
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin: 22 nmol/mL
Free Testosterone: 54 pg/mL (47-90)
% Free Testosterone: 2.2 (1.9-2.6)
FSH: 2
LH: 2.4
Estradiol: 21
CORTISOL: 5.2 (6-23)

5'10''
275lbs
25% BF
33 years old

I went back through my BW and double checked my cortisol against normal ranges. It's really low and so is my test. We did a cortisol stimulation test and it jumped up to 20.3 mcg which is low as well.

Has anyone else had this issue?

[bass]

I would be more concerned about your low testosterone, FSH and LH than cortisol. any AAS history? any more BW?

[austinite]

What time of day was cortisol panel drawn?

[m_donnelly]

I would be more concerned about your low testosterone, FSH and LH than cortisol. any AAS history? any more BW?

Nope, we haven't run anything else. I had a thyroid panel done last year and was told it was "normal".

Yeah, I used AAS off and on in my early twenties.

The cortisol was run at 8:30am.

[kelkel]

Normal on a thyroid panel is very subjective. Most doc's go by the old range which is entirely to broad.
Low cortisol won't hurt your test levels. High cortisol will though.
Cut your BF% will help your T level. Testosterone, body composition and aging. [J Endocrinol Invest. 1999] - PubMed - NCBI
Consider supps such as D3, DHEA and Pregnenolone.

[asiandudexxx]

Here's my lab results:
CORTISOL: 5.2 (6-23)

I went back through my BW and double checked my cortisol against normal ranges. It's really low and so is my test. We did a cortisol stimulation test and it jumped up to 20.3 mcg which is low as well.

Has anyone else had this issue?

What kind of stimulation test did they do? Was the 5.2 mcg your baseline and it quadrupled to 20 mcg?

[m_donnelly]

Normal on a thyroid panel is very subjective. Most doc's go by the old range which is entirely to broad.
Low cortisol won't hurt your test levels. High cortisol will though.
Cut your BF% will help your T level. Testosterone, body composition and aging. [J Endocrinol Invest. 1999] - PubMed - NCBI
Consider supps such as D3, DHEA and Pregnenolone.

That's the problem; I can't drop weight to save my life with these fvcked up hormone levels.

Trust me, I've tried.

[kelkel]

Hit the Nutrition Forum and discuss tactics with the vets there. Maybe they can hit on something that will work for you.