Recently had my cortisol checked through my doctors office via a 24 hr saliva test. My results are as follows:
8AM- 0.19 mcg/dL
12PM- 0.10 mcg/dL
4PM- 0.19 mcg/dL
12AM-0.10 mcg/dL
The doctors office says these are within normal range, but is still referring me to a endocrin to explore my fatigue and growing issues further.
These numbers do not seem normal to me however. Anyone have some insight to this? Thanks!
I cannot understand the amount of cortisol levels you had. Are there any ranges or a curve to compare the results with? The 12 pm one looks very low to me. But you need to have a reference to compare them with... I had cortisol saliva tests with a curve and also an X to show where I was... then you can 'see it better'.
The reference ranges according to the lab are-
8-10 AM: 0.04-0.56 mcg/dL
noon-2 PM: < OR = 0.21 mcg/dL
4-6 PM: < OR = 0.15 mcg/dL
10 PM-1 AM: < OR = 0.09 mcg/dL
So by those standards, normal. However the 8am range seems to be a vast one and I’m not sure how .04 is not considered low. From what I have read, I should be looking at a .5 first thing in the morning as normal, which would put me far below the mark. Also, my numbers are almost flat, there’s little variation in them and definitely not a curve.
8 am is low, because cortisol should be at its highest at that time, so people feel like getting up...
12 pm I think it is low also, it should not be 1/2 of the range so soon in the day.
4 pm should be lower than 12 pm...
12 am it is a bit high, just a bit.
I think it is a good idea to see an endocrinologist. We hope it is a good one
I hope this helps. I live down under and here we have a different time. (We sleep when you and up and vice versa !!!)