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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
What effect does TRT have on cortisol?
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<blockquote data-quote="Okian" data-source="post: 15800" data-attributes="member: 2810"><p>Hey Chris! How are you doing? Thanks for your interest ,sorry I was off for a while! </p><p></p><p></p><p>So, update : I have suggested to my doc what you've been adviced me,and he said first '' let's do a <strong>dexamethasone suppresion test - Cortisol ''</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>8:00 a.m - Serum Cortisol - <strong>830.3 nmol/L</strong> ( 7 - 10 a.m : 171 - 536 ) </p><p>On the same day at 23:00 p.m been taking two tablets (0.5mg each) of dexamethasone.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Next morning at 8:30 a.m - Cortisol serum - <strong>26.2 nmol/L</strong> ( 7 - 10 a.m : 171 - 536 ) </p><p></p><p>Conclusion : I don't have to worry about Cushing disease or something extreme..which is very good! </p><p></p><p>I have also done a scan for adrenal glands and another one for thyroid, and doc said everything looks perfect, no need to worry about any tumor or something like that,left and right kidney looks normal.</p><p></p><p>After this I have done the followings test labs for thyroid : </p><p></p><p>FT4 - <strong>20.87</strong> pmol/L (10.6 - 22.7)</p><p></p><p>FT3 - <strong>5.1 </strong>pmol/L ( 3.4 - 6.8 )</p><p></p><p>TgAb -<strong> < 10 </strong>UI/mL &#8804; 115</p><p></p><p>TPO - <strong>15.27 </strong>UI/mL < 34 </p><p></p><p> I have changed my endocrinologist , I went to a consultation with one of the best in my country,he is professor of endocrinology with International Clinician Award of the American College of Endocrinology , 50 years of career , etc. </p><p></p><p></p><p> I told him my symptoms : anxiety,panic attacks,depression,fatigue,headaches ,brain fog,etc. and I found out that I do have low testosterone and other hormonal imbalances and started TRT with Testim gel for 4 months ,but still no improve in symptoms.</p><p></p><p> His answer was : '' panic attacks does not have any connection with testosterone , it's like your ears are hurting you and you are going to dentist to fix you .. and then asked me about my job ,if any stress in my life, so I told him that I had a stressful job and start having insomnia and depression ,anxiety and the other symptoms till I could not work anymore. </p><p></p><p> He told me to undress myself and started to examine my testicles, analyzing me and he said that I do not look like a sick person with endocrine problems ,said that I am looking good,healthy ,asked me about my nutrition,told him that I do not smoke anymore ,no alcohol , no drugs ,I am taking care of my body. </p><p></p><p> After he went to read the lab tests , and told me that <strong>high Cortisol</strong> is the result of depression. Also he said as long as my <strong>LH</strong> is in range { <strong>4.9</strong> - (1.7 - 8.6) } my body will produce Testosterone as much as needed , then he saw my <strong>SHBG - 6.95 nmol/L </strong>and <strong>Free Testosterone - 0.068 nmol/L</strong> (0.015 - 0.145) and explained me that as long as my SHBG is low I don't need that much Free T , so I will be fine and suggested me to STOP TRT ,because this is not my main problem. These hormonal imbalances are consequences of too much stress in someone`s life,and he is sorry but he cannot help me, so he send me to a psychiatrist . </p><p></p><p> I told him that the LH 4.9 result is before starting TRT , so after almost 4 months on Testim gel ,shouldn't go down and how exactly my body will produce testosterone with LH being low ? ( I haven't tested yet ) .</p><p>He said if I will stop TRT now everything will be fine ,because I am young and my body will recover but I must see a psychiatrist..and follow a treatment and all this hormonal imbalances will fall into place. </p><p></p><p> So I went to a psychiatrist and I am on medication from 1 week : Sertraline , Bromazepam and Magnesium + B6 and to be honest for the first time in the last 8 months I am seeing a small improvement in all this symptoms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Okian, post: 15800, member: 2810"] Hey Chris! How are you doing? Thanks for your interest ,sorry I was off for a while! So, update : I have suggested to my doc what you've been adviced me,and he said first '' let's do a [B]dexamethasone suppresion test - Cortisol ''[/B] 8:00 a.m - Serum Cortisol - [B]830.3 nmol/L[/B] ( 7 - 10 a.m : 171 - 536 ) On the same day at 23:00 p.m been taking two tablets (0.5mg each) of dexamethasone. Next morning at 8:30 a.m - Cortisol serum - [B]26.2 nmol/L[/B] ( 7 - 10 a.m : 171 - 536 ) Conclusion : I don't have to worry about Cushing disease or something extreme..which is very good! I have also done a scan for adrenal glands and another one for thyroid, and doc said everything looks perfect, no need to worry about any tumor or something like that,left and right kidney looks normal. After this I have done the followings test labs for thyroid : FT4 - [B]20.87[/B] pmol/L (10.6 - 22.7) FT3 - [B]5.1 [/B]pmol/L ( 3.4 - 6.8 ) TgAb -[B] < 10 [/B]UI/mL ≤ 115 TPO - [B]15.27 [/B]UI/mL < 34 I have changed my endocrinologist , I went to a consultation with one of the best in my country,he is professor of endocrinology with International Clinician Award of the American College of Endocrinology , 50 years of career , etc. I told him my symptoms : anxiety,panic attacks,depression,fatigue,headaches ,brain fog,etc. and I found out that I do have low testosterone and other hormonal imbalances and started TRT with Testim gel for 4 months ,but still no improve in symptoms. His answer was : '' panic attacks does not have any connection with testosterone , it's like your ears are hurting you and you are going to dentist to fix you .. and then asked me about my job ,if any stress in my life, so I told him that I had a stressful job and start having insomnia and depression ,anxiety and the other symptoms till I could not work anymore. He told me to undress myself and started to examine my testicles, analyzing me and he said that I do not look like a sick person with endocrine problems ,said that I am looking good,healthy ,asked me about my nutrition,told him that I do not smoke anymore ,no alcohol , no drugs ,I am taking care of my body. After he went to read the lab tests , and told me that [B]high Cortisol[/B] is the result of depression. Also he said as long as my [B]LH[/B] is in range { [B]4.9[/B] - (1.7 - 8.6) } my body will produce Testosterone as much as needed , then he saw my [B]SHBG - 6.95 nmol/L [/B]and [B]Free Testosterone - 0.068 nmol/L[/B] (0.015 - 0.145) and explained me that as long as my SHBG is low I don't need that much Free T , so I will be fine and suggested me to STOP TRT ,because this is not my main problem. These hormonal imbalances are consequences of too much stress in someone`s life,and he is sorry but he cannot help me, so he send me to a psychiatrist . I told him that the LH 4.9 result is before starting TRT , so after almost 4 months on Testim gel ,shouldn't go down and how exactly my body will produce testosterone with LH being low ? ( I haven't tested yet ) . He said if I will stop TRT now everything will be fine ,because I am young and my body will recover but I must see a psychiatrist..and follow a treatment and all this hormonal imbalances will fall into place. So I went to a psychiatrist and I am on medication from 1 week : Sertraline , Bromazepam and Magnesium + B6 and to be honest for the first time in the last 8 months I am seeing a small improvement in all this symptoms. [/QUOTE]
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