High Cortisol

[Mash1]

Got my blood work back today (just an overall check) and everything was A ok besides my cortisol. On a scale 6-22, I was a 26....

Any of you guys experience higher than normal cortisol levels? What did you do to combat it. I'm trying to just really not worry about school, money, etc and just have a few mins every couple of hours to just relax.

 

[confuzed_guy2000]

Humanofort

 

[ubcpower]

watch your caffeine intake also, excessive caffeine can lead to high cortisol

 

[Mash1]

I already take humanofort!

Hmm! I never heard that about caffeine! I take superpump pre workout. That's my only caffeine.

 

[confuzed_guy2000]

I already take humanofort!

Hmm! I never heard that about caffeine! I take superpump pre workout. That's my only caffeine.

How much do you take?

 

[Mash1]

1 scoop always.

 

[Mash1]

or 1 pill morning, 2 at night if your referring to humanofort.

 

[confuzed_guy2000]

or 1 pill morning, 2 at night if your referring to humanofort.

Yeah, the forte... Phil recomended 2 and 2 to me. Might not hurt to bump it up a tad?

 

[terryd5150]

How long have you been taking Humanofort?


Also are you post-cycle?

 

[Quad-smack]

Take 1 gram vitamin C in the am, 500 mg with lunch and 500 mg with supper.

 

[coolkat]

Phosphatidlyserine. 300-800/day.

Check out www.bulknutrition.com

Good articles on that and several other substances such nootropics, green tea, ect.

 

[loganb_football]

I think I remember someone recommending rhodeola rosea to help lower cortisol...

 

[Mash1]

How long have you been taking Humanofort?


Also are you post-cycle?

About 3 months! and no I'm not post cycle. I'm all natty. Only 18.

 

[Mash1]

Take 1 gram vitamin C in the am, 500 mg with lunch and 500 mg with supper.

I heard vitamin C works but I also heard it gives you bad shiits???

 

[Quad-smack]

I heard vitamin C works but I also heard it gives you bad shiits???

Not for me.

 

[blackhole]

watch your caffeine intake also, excessive caffeine can lead to high cortisol

i never heard about the caffeine thing either. can you elaborate? also i have a script for adderrall, i dont take it all the time, but i wonder of that being a stimulant maybe it has the same effect?

 

[muscledoc1]

Cytadren(aminogluthetemide)-if you can get it...

 

[dieselbuilder]

i never heard about the caffeine thing either. can you elaborate? also i have a script for adderrall, i dont take it all the time, but i wonder of that being a stimulant maybe it has the same effect?

Same here, yet I take it every day.

 

[ubcpower]

Obviously its a moderation thing. But we as bodybuilders tend to take in an above average amount of caffeine through coffee, diet drinks and supplements. There are tons of medical articles showing the link between caffeine and high cortisol, i recommend you do a search on it. But quickly, caffeine activates important components of the pituitary-adrenocortical response in humans during resting states. Its known ability to increase cortisol stems mainly from an increase in ACTH release from the pituitary gland.

 

[Copenhagen]

Ever consider the idea it may just be stress? Heavy workload at school? Exams? Stress is huge factor in cortisol levels. I think you were on the right track with needing to relax.