24 Hour Urine Cortisol Test

[ZonaDave]

my entire life has been stressfull but not entirely in a negative way. i have a very active and exciting lifestyle and i always thought i did a good job of managing stress but something crept up on me at some point. i can't say what my job is but it's every guys dream job.

i think if it was Cushing's my cortisol would be closer to 100 so hopefully that's not it.

i'm going to do my urine test tomorrow and then start some cortisol meds right away.

there is a possibility of an adrenal gland tumor. we'll have to figure this one out quickly before things get worse.

[fm2002]

my entire life has been stressfull but not entirely in a negative way. i have a very active and exciting lifestyle and i always thought i did a good job of managing stress but something crept up on me at some point. i can't say what my job is but it's every guys dream job.

i think if it was Cushing's my cortisol would be closer to 100 so hopefully that's not it.

i'm going to do my urine test tomorrow and then start some cortisol meds right away.

there is a possibility of an adrenal gland tumor. we'll have to figure this one out quickly before things get worse.

Funny I just asked you on another thread what my levels should be Anyway just completed my Free Cortisol and Cortisol test. Have to turn in my urine this morning. Not sure when I'll get the results back ? Thanks for listing your results.

Side note - come over to Thailand where you can get the Cortisol 24hr urine test for $17

[WDMF]

What prompted you to get your cortisol levels checked out?

[fm2002]

What prompted you to get your cortisol levels checked out?

Not sure if your asking me or Zona, but I have been reading Zonas posts on the subject and since I was testing other stuff thought I just add it. No ED issues.

[ZonaDave]

What prompted you to get your cortisol levels checked out?

my previous doc thought i had adrenal fatigue so i did the 4x/day saliva test and the results were off the charts. after showing them to my new doc he thought it was an error in the test because he's never seen levels that high before.

after being on TRT for a year i wasn't getting the results i was looking for. i feel 100% better now compared to how i felt before going on T but there are still a few pieces missing.

we decided to run the 24 hour urine test this time and the results came back high. my doc gave me a "cortisol manager" suppliment that i take at night before bed and that's been helping but we have to find out what's causing the high cortisol.

high cortisol can lower LH and FSH which induces hypogonadism.

we should be able to figure out the cause within a month or so through a series of tests. the worse case is a tumor on the pituitary or adrenal glands. high cortisol is a serious condition so this is our promary focus right now.

[WDMF]

my previous doc thought i had adrenal fatigue so i did the 4x/day saliva test and the results were off the charts. after showing them to my new doc he thought it was an error in the test because he's never seen levels that high before.

after being on TRT for a year i wasn't getting the results i was looking for. i feel 100% better now compared to how i felt before going on T but there are still a few pieces missing.

we decided to run the 24 hour urine test this time and the results came back high. my doc gave me a "cortisol manager" suppliment that i take at night before bed and that's been helping but we have to find out what's causing the high cortisol.

high cortisol can lower LH and FSH which induces hypogonadism.

we should be able to figure out the cause within a month or so through a series of tests. the worse case is a tumor on the pituitary or adrenal glands. high cortisol is a serious condition so this is our promary focus right now.

Are you on any other supplements and /or whats your training program like?

[ZonaDave]

Are you on any other supplements and /or whats your training program like?

yes, i take an animal pack each day along with 50mg Zinc and 50mg of DHEA.

i train on the HIT (high itensity training) principle

[WDMF]

yes, i take an animal pack each day along with 50mg Zinc and 50mg of DHEA.

i train on the HIT (high itensity training) principle

Just asking because I tend to push myself and get burnt out on pre-workout supps that have caused extreme overtraining in the past. I've often felt something is wrong with my body, but when I cut back on the training volume and frequency everything gets back to normal within a couple weeks.

Hope nothing is wrong. Best of luck to you!

[Merc.]

my previous doc thought i had adrenal fatigue so i did the 4x/day saliva test and the results were off the charts. after showing them to my new doc he thought it was an error in the test because he's never seen levels that high before.

after being on TRT for a year i wasn't getting the results i was looking for. i feel 100% better now compared to how i felt before going on T but there are still a few pieces missing.

we decided to run the 24 hour urine test this time and the results came back high. my doc gave me a "cortisol manager" supplement that i take at night before bed and that's been helping but we have to find out what's causing the high cortisol.

high cortisol can lower LH and FSH which induces hypogonadism.

we should be able to figure out the cause within a month or so through a series of tests. the worse case is a tumor on the pituitary or adrenal glands. high cortisol is a serious condition so this is our promary focus right now.

Yep you need to get your serotonin levels check to check for the tumor ( tumor cells produce and release exaggerated levels of serotonin).. also have to check the catecholamines( dopamine , norepinephrine and epinephrine ) like you are having done..

I also had a saliva test done on my cortisol.. The lab that did it freaked out and said they never saw a range that high, so they retested.. same thing ..very high levels on the 2nd cortisol test.. So i did a 24 hour test and my cortisol was fine ..

I also had a MRI on my pituitary ( checked out fine) .. and did a ultra sound of my adrenal gland ( also was fine.. no tumors ).. So i dont know why my saliva cortisol test came back so crazy when there was nothing going on ( the cortisol saliva test was done at a reputable lab also )..

Are you using a supplement with phosphatidylserine ( to lower cortisol)??

Best of luck on everything and please keep us posted..


Merc.

[ZonaDave]

Yep you need to get your serotonin levels check to check for the tumor ( tumor cells produce and release exaggerated levels of serotonin).. also have to check the catecholamines( dopamine , norepinephrine and epinephrine ) like you are having done..

I also had a saliva test done on my cortisol.. The lab that did it freaked out and said they never saw a range that high, so they retested.. same thing ..very high levels on the 2nd cortisol test.. So i did a 24 hour test and my cortisol was fine ..

I also had a MRI on my pituitary ( checked out fine) .. and did a ultra scan of my adrenal gland ( also was fine.. no tumors ).. So i dont know why my saliva cortisol test came back so crazy when there was nothing going on ( the cortisol saliva test was done at a reputable lab also )..

Are you using a supplement with phosphatidylserine ( to lower cortisol)??

Best of luck on everything and please keep us posted..


Merc.

when my saliva test came back really high my doc said it might have been contaminated by blood. appearently it doesn't take much blood to throw the test off.

were all 4 test points high? all mine were high so the urine test confirmed this average. i'm not sure what would have happened if only one test point was high with the saliva test and the rest were normal. the urine might average that out and appear to be normal.

i was taking phosphatidylserine from a suppliment store but my doc gave me something else which i'm sure has phosphatidylserine in it. i take one tab before bed. so far it's been helping me sleep but it could take awhile before my cortisol level drops.

after a few more tests we'll have to try MRI and ultra scan.

[Merc.]

when my saliva test came back really high my doc said it might have been contaminated by blood. appearently it doesn't take much blood to throw the test off.

were all 4 test points high? all mine were high so the urine test confirmed this average. i'm not sure what would have happened if only one test point was high with the saliva test and the rest were normal. the urine might average that out and appear to be normal.

i was taking phosphatidylserine from a suppliment store but my doc gave me something else which i'm sure has phosphatidylserine in it. i take one tab before bed. so far it's been helping me sleep but it could take awhile before my cortisol level drops.

after a few more tests we'll have to try MRI and ultra scan.

Yea , all 4 of my test ( morn, noon , 5pm and again at 10 pm ) came back extremely high ... It was WAY above the reference range ... But i took two -24 - hour test and everything was fine ..





Merc.