Low Cortisol and TRT

[kincaiddave]

If you have low cortisol, 9.9 with a ref range of 8.7 - 22.4, should that be dealt with first before starting TRT?

The more I look into it, it looks like it should have been dealt with first. Since it wasn't, do I need to stop TRT and get adrenal and thyroid levels in the desired ranges first and then go back on TRT?

 

[kincaiddave]

Thanks Dr. John.

I'm still hoping my doc will contact you soon. In the meantime, would it be a big waste of my out of pocket expense to do the saliva test while I wait?

To refresh your memory I have started 100mg T shots (fourth one tomorrow) and doing Isocort.

 

[pmgamer18]

Thanks Dr. John.

I'm still hoping my doc will contact you soon. In the meantime, would it be a big waste of my out of pocket expense to do the saliva test while I wait?

To refresh your memory I have started 100mg T shots (fourth one tomorrow) and doing Isocort.

The saliva test would be good but you need to come off the Isocort slow like one pill a week and be off it for about 2 weeks to do the test. Yet in the book Safe Uses of Cortisol the Dr. did testing when they were on HC. I guess his point was to have ones levels on HC in the best range not to high.
Phil