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Review of my cortisol saliva test
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<blockquote data-quote="WrenchHead80" data-source="post: 149288" data-attributes="member: 17451"><p>I don't have what you would call cortisol symptoms I'd guess. I do have low thyroid symptoms though. The reason I did the test was I started thyroid treatment using NDT towards the end of last year. I uploaded my follow up thyroid labs on here and members said I was pooling. Members commented that pooling is usually caused by cortisol or low iron numbers. I didn't have good iron levels and not knowing the state of my cortisol it was decided it should be ruled in or out. The thread is here if your curious. <a href="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/my-start-on-ndt.15392/" target="_blank">My start on NDT</a> I'm guessing it was my low iron then that was causing the pooling issue?</p><p></p><p>I do feel I have perfect energy in the morning. Its actually almost strange how much energy I have. It started when I started going to crossfit M-F in April. I literally wake up 10 minutes before my 5:30am alarm goes of now. I'm out of bed in a instant like I wasn't even sleeping but feel fully rested. I go straight to crossfit for the 6 to 7am class, come back home to shower then go to work from 8 to 430. This is with no stimulants like coffee. My job is a warehouse job that's very physical. In the evening around 9 I start becoming tired and by ten if I'm still up I get very tired. Considering my day, I feel this is normal and healthy. I don't even like sleeping in on the weekends. Started my bike rides earlier now just because I'm up. I will say I do sometimes wake up during the night and not because I have to go to the bathroom. So maybe I'm not getting as deep of a sleep. I did get Wild Jujube Extract in today and plan on taking a pill tonight to see if I sleep better. The Relora was on back order. The lady at STTM suggested taking both.</p><p></p><p>I also suffer from anxiety most of my life and had bad depression from Nov 2018 to Feb 2019. Not sure if it was caused from stopping the NDT (happened a month after stopping NDT) or me being off zoloft . The zoloft I was off for two months before starting NDT with no problems though. Starting TRT treatment definitely helped with my anxiety, recovery ect.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would say if anything I thought my cortisol would be too low at night because I get tired by 9 and I'll start dosing off by 10 if I try to stay up. The morning is the opposite. I'm wide awake by 5:30am. The results of the test had me wondering... Thought I'd be high in the morning and low in the evening. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So you guys feel my cortisol is fine for starting NDT again? I have my appointment with Dr Saya at Defy this coming Tue. Looking forward to addressing my thyroid problem. </p><p></p><p>So I definitely shouldn't need hydrocortisone?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WrenchHead80, post: 149288, member: 17451"] I don't have what you would call cortisol symptoms I'd guess. I do have low thyroid symptoms though. The reason I did the test was I started thyroid treatment using NDT towards the end of last year. I uploaded my follow up thyroid labs on here and members said I was pooling. Members commented that pooling is usually caused by cortisol or low iron numbers. I didn't have good iron levels and not knowing the state of my cortisol it was decided it should be ruled in or out. The thread is here if your curious. [URL="https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/my-start-on-ndt.15392/"]My start on NDT[/URL] I'm guessing it was my low iron then that was causing the pooling issue? I do feel I have perfect energy in the morning. Its actually almost strange how much energy I have. It started when I started going to crossfit M-F in April. I literally wake up 10 minutes before my 5:30am alarm goes of now. I'm out of bed in a instant like I wasn't even sleeping but feel fully rested. I go straight to crossfit for the 6 to 7am class, come back home to shower then go to work from 8 to 430. This is with no stimulants like coffee. My job is a warehouse job that's very physical. In the evening around 9 I start becoming tired and by ten if I'm still up I get very tired. Considering my day, I feel this is normal and healthy. I don't even like sleeping in on the weekends. Started my bike rides earlier now just because I'm up. I will say I do sometimes wake up during the night and not because I have to go to the bathroom. So maybe I'm not getting as deep of a sleep. I did get Wild Jujube Extract in today and plan on taking a pill tonight to see if I sleep better. The Relora was on back order. The lady at STTM suggested taking both. I also suffer from anxiety most of my life and had bad depression from Nov 2018 to Feb 2019. Not sure if it was caused from stopping the NDT (happened a month after stopping NDT) or me being off zoloft . The zoloft I was off for two months before starting NDT with no problems though. Starting TRT treatment definitely helped with my anxiety, recovery ect. I would say if anything I thought my cortisol would be too low at night because I get tired by 9 and I'll start dosing off by 10 if I try to stay up. The morning is the opposite. I'm wide awake by 5:30am. The results of the test had me wondering... Thought I'd be high in the morning and low in the evening. So you guys feel my cortisol is fine for starting NDT again? I have my appointment with Dr Saya at Defy this coming Tue. Looking forward to addressing my thyroid problem. So I definitely shouldn't need hydrocortisone? [/QUOTE]
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