Sorry to hear you're in this condition....high cortisol levels can suppress your immune response, cause you to deposit fat around your organs in your abdomen and chest, and contribute to anxiety and other trouble.
If you have too much cortisol for a long time it's probably because you're under too much stress (both physical and mental).... Fatigue is when your glands just give up, can't keep up the pace anymore. That happens after you've been stressed for a long time and then something even more stressful happens. So if your cortisol is too high you definitely need to fix something. At least retest it a few times to know if the elevated level was due to a temporary stress or something longterm...
FYI: the cortisol level is SUPPOSED to peak just before you waken, and then taper all day being lowest around dinnertime. So it is normal and good for you to have high levels in late night/early morning.
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Date: 2008-07-19 11:02 pm (UTC)If you have too much cortisol for a long time it's probably because you're under too much stress (both physical and mental).... Fatigue is when your glands just give up, can't keep up the pace anymore. That happens after you've been stressed for a long time and then something even more stressful happens. So if your cortisol is too high you definitely need to fix something. At least retest it a few times to know if the elevated level was due to a temporary stress or something longterm...
FYI: the cortisol level is SUPPOSED to peak just before you waken, and then taper all day being lowest around dinnertime. So it is normal and good for you to have high levels in late night/early morning.