Just checked my cortisol levels

[Deleted member 13335]

It's 22 mkg/dl, whereas the referent is 5,27-22,45 in the morning. I am cortisolmaxxed. What can I do to lower it?

 

[Deleted member 7901]

Eat better foods, and high quality carbs, stop drinking coffee if you do

 

[´´´´´´´´]

What can I do to lower it?

Calm down

 

[LastHopeForNorman]

l theanine / green tea
ksm 66
meditation

 

[redfacccee]

take ashwagandha, chamomile tea and glycine before bed

edit: magnesium glycinate to be exact

 

[Deleted member 7901]

take ashwagandha, chamomile tea and glycine before bed

edit: magnesium glycinate to be exact

doesn't ashwagandha make your cortisol spike after the effects are gone?

 

[Patrick_Bateman]

Ashwagandha KSM-66

Mean serum cortisol level (μg/dL)
Baseline	17.25 (4.41)
Week 4	14.47 (2.94)
Week 8	13.41 (2.17)

 

[Patrick_Bateman]

doesn't ashwagandha make your cortisol spike after the effects are gone?

No it slowly returns to your baseline, in about 2 months. Ashwagandha takes a lot of time to act.

 

[Deleted member 13335]

Thanks, I will try ashwaghandha

 

[redfacccee]

doesn't ashwagandha make your cortisol spike after the effects are gone?

probably. a supplement that has anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, adaptogenic, memory-enhancing, hematopoietic, sleep-inducing and anxiolytic properties is too good to not take daily imo, but i've noticed that you notice its effect less and less because you probably get used to the state of not being as "stressed" or ridden with anxiety

 

[redfacccee]

No it slowly returns to your baseline, in about 2 months. Ashwagandha takes a lot of time to act.

didnt take a long time for me, literally noticed it on the first day and my dreams were insanely vivid for the whole week

 

[Deleted member 13335]

probably. a supplement that has anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, adaptogenic, memory-enhancing, hematopoietic, sleep-inducing and anxiolytic properties is too good to not take daily imo, but i've noticed that you notice its effect less and less because you probably get used to the state of not being as "stressed" or ridden with anxiety

Is it anti iflammatory? I have an autoimmune disease. DOes it worsen the condition?

 

[redfacccee]

Is it anti iflammatory? I have an autoimmune disease. DOes it worsen the condition?

it could cause it to become more active, so yeah you might want to avoid ashwagandha

 

[Patrick_Bateman]

didnt take a long time for me, literally noticed it on the first day and my dreams were insanely vivid for the whole week

Could be just placebo, ashwagandha drops your cortisol by up to 50%. I doubt it reverses to baseline in a day.
I definitely notice effects after being a week off though.