High Cortisol Blood Levels

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#1

Hi,

I was on fin for about 3 years and got off it in late August (~6 months). Anyhow, I’ve been dealing with some physical/muscular pains for about 1 1/2 years and done so many tests. I never connected the pains with fin. Anyhow, I was diagnosed with something vague called Fibromyalgia. However, today I was at my Endcronologist to go over my final blood work and it seems that my cortisol levels are high. Cortisol levels are associated with stress which is not really how I would describe myself at all.

I’m curious but has anyone experienced or heard of high cortisol levels associated with someone who had been using fin ‘long-term’?

Anyhow, any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks.

#2

I think you’ll find people with both low and high cortisol on this forum. Low cortisol could mean that your adrenals are not functioning properly. High cortisol could be the result of chronic stress, or (more likely in my view) finasteride’s long term inhibition or AR5 type 1, which lowers allopregnenolone and THDOC, two neurosteroids that calming, anxiolytic effects.

Do a search for cortisol on this forum and you’ll find plenty of material.

#3

What does cortisol do? Suppress T?

#4

Ive got low cortisol my endocrinologist believes this is a problem and wants to do more tests on me.

#5

I have high cortisol in many tests