high cortisol

[bajmon]

hi all, I just did my first Blue Horizon tests and got my results today. Could you please help me with them. The most concerning one is the high cortisol 🥺

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

TSH 2.05 mIU/L (0.27 - 4.2) 45.3%

Free T4 (fT4) 16 pmol/L (12 - 22) 40.0%

Free T3 (fT3) 4.5 pmol/L (3.1 - 6.8) 37.8%

T4:T3 Ratio 3.556 

Folate - Serum 14.3 ug/L (8 - 60) 12.1%

Vitamin B12 110 nmol/L (37.5 - 150) 64.4%

Vitamin D 76 nmol/L (50 - 200) 17.3%

Ferritin 57 ug/L (13 - 150) 32.1%

Slightly raised TSH which ties up with everything else being a little on the low side, aim to get B12 nearer top of range by using a B complex which will get your folate up too, Vit D 100-150 grassrootshealth.net/projec...

So you could really do with an increase in levo, how are you feeling?

Cortisol is only a little high which ties in with being a little under-replaced so a few little tweaks should help

[bajmon in reply to TiggerMe]

Thank foot for looking into my results and rewriting them. I got the results via email last night while on bus and while having visitors, I had no time to write them properly in my post. So I tak appreciate your time! I deliberately didn’t take any supplements for about 3-4 weeks before those bloods to see what’s going on. I’m on 75mcg Levi but I think I’ve been taking it incorrectly recently by taking it at night time but too soon after late night snack so I know I need to get back on track with taking it properly at the same time and away from any food. I’ll be back on supplements (D, B complex and maybe magnesium) now that my house is back to normal and visitors are away and I can focus.

What do you mean by „little under-replaced” and what tweaks to you mean? By teaks do you mean supplements mentioned before?

Thank you again 🫶

[Sleepman]

Thankyou for percentages Tiggerme.

Your T3 conversion looks good. Encouraging.

Is your dose steady ? What is it?

How do you feel?

[bajmon in reply to Sleepman]

I’m on 75mcg but t for about 1.5 months I’ve been taking 50 on occasion because I thought I might be overactive ( sweaty, oily skin, palpitations, irritated). But again I feel tired, fatigued, I had few episodes of feeling extremely low but I have been diagnosed with ME/CFS so this could be it. As soon as I get poor night sleep or stressed, that’s how I feel .

[Sleepman in reply to bajmon]

Looks like supplements and bit more levo overall. Good luck.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

High cortisol should reduce as you get levothyroxine dose increased

Retest again 2-3 months after next 25mcg dose increase

Which brand of levothyroxine are you taking

Do you always get same brand

What vitamin supplements are you taking

[bajmon in reply to SlowDragon]

hi yes it’s shears the same brand Wockardt but recently I’ve been taking it at random times between midnight and 8am depending on my snacking in the evening. I prefer to take out before going to sleep but sometimes I get really hungry late at night so then I have to take Levo later when I wake up at 3, 4 so I think the fact that I’ve been not persistent with thinking maybe this has an affect of my levels. What are your thoughts on that?

I’ve taken a hat from any vitamins before my bloods so I’m just getting back on it. I’m taking B complex and D both in form on mouth spray.

[JumpJiving]

Just in case it's relevant - note that some oral contraceptives result in elevated cortisol levels showing in test results. This is why the normal recommendation is to stop taking them 6 weeks before cortisol testing.

[bajmon in reply to JumpJiving]

I can’t tolerate any so I’m not on a pill but good to know 👍