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A 31-year old female asked:
Could low estrogen be a cause of high morning cortisol (40)? How bad is a morning cortisol of 40?
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A 33-year old asked:
What does depressed morning cortisol mean?
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A 31-year old female asked:
How bad is morning cortisol level of 40? Endocronolgist isn't concerned, she said only concerned if it's low. I'm 31 yr old female the is very active
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A 30-year old female asked:
Morning cortisol levels are low and have symptoms. however, last test it was at the lowest end of the scale exactly - so Dr said it was normal.. would you interpret AM cortisol level of 138 (range used 138 -635) as normal?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can a repeated morning cortisol serum level under 170 170 cortisol nmol/L cause adrenal insufficiency symptoms?
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A female asked:
My morning cortisol was 40 (6-19.4).I do have a pituitary tumor, but my dexmethasone and 4 pm serum tests were normal. Can this rule out Cushings?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Morning cortisol level of 40 ug/dl, TSH is 4.4. On estrace (estradiol) (2mg) for low estrogen. 31 year old female. Is cortisol level cause for concern?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Is a morning 8am cortisol of 0.6 mcg per dL normal? I think it was after taking a dexamethasone the night before ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I tend to sleep from 11am to 5 pm often. If I want to do a morning blood cortisol test. How should I prepare for it and does my sleeping pattern affect the result or diagnosis?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Morning (5 am) cortisol level is 1. (normal range 6- 22.6 ). Is it dangerous for it to be that low? Been having increasing ambiguous symptoms.
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A member asked:
I have had ongoing issues for 4 1/2 months..I had my blood drawn in the morning and my cortisol registered <1.0..Dizzyness..Vertigo ruled out.?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Truncal obesity, stretch marks, thin legs, weak muscles, dowagers hump, moon face, cant lose weight... look very Cushing - BUT LOW cortisol ... is it possible to have Cushing with low cortisol? Low morning fasting and very low afternoon
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A 28-year old male asked:
Aldosterone was 2 ng/dL (fasted, early morning, upright) is this normal or low? Does it warrant further testing? Cortisol was high/normal 22.2 mcg/dL
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A 27-year old female asked:
I had cortisol blood test at 8:20 in the morning my level is 19.9 what it means is it considered high. thank you?
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A 63-year old female asked:
How does one regulate the cortisol hormone in one's body? I think I have elevated cortisol in the am and struggle arising in the morning. Help.
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A 35-year old female asked:
I had a cortisol saliva test done and the morning&lunch values were low normal, evening was right on and night was very high, could this be cushings?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can there be any relationship between the fact that o dont have a gallbladder and my cortisol levels is very love 10 in the morning ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My cortisol level has been low for the 2nd time in the morning. I received a cortisone shot in the beginning of November. Would this make it low?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Normal to have cortisol surge during sleep, causing slightly higher morning gluc level than @ bedtime? Typical: morning ~98, bedtime ~83. Not diabetic
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A 42-year old female asked:
I had a dexamethsone supression test done where i took the tablet at 8pm and had blood drawn at 8am next morning. My results were 0.9 for my cortisol ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My blood level for cortisol was low 7.6 in the morning I was referred to a endocrine Doctor. I feel completely normal. Why would it be low?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I did a salivary cortisol test (4 times of day), and the waking sample was low. I always feel fatigued in morning, sometimes deathly-fatigued. Is this grounds for trip to endocrinologist?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Cortisol 22mcg/dl and acth plasma 22 pg/ml morning (@8:30AM), TSH-4.26, Ft3- 2.34, Ft4-1.03, Insulin-11uiu/ml, avg glu-100. Fatigue, tired, F 28yrs ?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Getting late to school since 1st grade,no proper routine.Stressed & not doing well @ college.Tired easily when i study/focus.Recent Updates:hand tremors @ rest esp when nervous+morning diarrhea .No tests yet.Could it be prolonged high cortisol level?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Saliva cortisol test says low in mornings , normal day , elevated at night is this adrenal insufficiency ?
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A 54-year old female asked:
I have Addisons disease and a mood disorder. I am under extreme stress at work. Could this influence my cortisol levels and/or health? I take 10 mg Covocort 2x a day and 5mg once a day and 0.1mg Florinef in the mornings
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A 30-year old female asked:
With low blood cortisol in mornings, (but negative Addison's testing). is it usual pattern to feel worse (sick dizzy weak) a day after a stressful event? rather than at the actual time when adrenaline was pumping?
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A 29-year old female asked:
My cortisol level was 739nmol/L is this normal or should I be concerned?
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A 41-year old asked:
What distinguishes nmol/l in salivary from that in free plasma cortisol?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Blood AM cortisol elevated (875nmol/L). What could have caused this? Test taken at 8am. 1 hour after waking up.
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