As Stewie stated, to address cortisol, you must address the cause. Remember cortisol is you best friend when you need it, it is also your worst enemy when you do not. You can't think of it as all bad.
Here is what I know:
1. The body is always either building up or breaking down, there is no in between.
2. In a calorie restricted environment, protein conversion to glycogen (gluconeogenesis) is driven by cortisol.
3. You make a LOT of cortisol per day (30mg on average if I remember correctly), without this cortisol you would have a lot of other health issues.
4. Adrenal fatigue is real, and forcing your body to produce too much cortisol for too long will cause it (probably takes months or even years).
5. Stress causes cortisol release.
6. Hunger causes cortisol release.
7. Working out causes cortisol release.
8. Cortisol is a powerful anti-inflammatory.
9. Cortisol makes you feel full of energy and even euphoric.
10. Making too little cortisol is probably as bad as making too much.
11. One of the most "anabolic" (anti-catabolic) properties of T and most AAS is the ability to block the glucocorticoid receptor, to which cortisol binds (thanks Dan).
And hello everyone! I have been lurking a bit lately and will try to get back to some regular posting!