Anyone have any experience with extremely high IGF-1 from overtraining?

[AT1723]

I am a 35 year old guy, with pituitary adenoma. The Dr. diagnosed GH secreeting tumor based only on my elevated IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 test results. I disagree with both this diagnosis and with the conclusion based only on IGF-1. I believe that the elevated IGF-1 is a result of my lifestyle.

IGF-1 is stable at 340 (range 80-242 - z score = 3)
IGFBP-3 is 5900 (range 2474 - 5208)
total test = in the range of 200-240 ng/dl for the last 2 years

I know I am crazy and stupid and compulsive with my training, I have lifted heavy 6 days a week for 14 straight months, also 15 sauna every day for 14 months. at least 3 days per week of heave 1RM squat and deadlift. needless to say that my gains have plateaued from both overtraining and low T.

Am I overtraining? (I think that is obvious), and can my elevated IGF-1 be explaining by my overtraining? I have found many research studies that show IGF-1 will skyrocket with prolonged heavy training.

Perhaps I should take like 2 weeks off and recheck IGF-1. maybe more time off?

 

[Vince Carter]

Anything like an MRI(?) on the Pituitary to check for a tumor perhaps? Seems like the Adenoma could be better ruled in or out that way than the blood test.

 

[AT1723]

Anything like an MRI(?) on the Pituitary to check for a tumor perhaps? Seems like the Adenoma could be better ruled in or out that way than the blood test.

I do have an 8mm pituitary adenoma (from the MRI), and zero leutenizing hormone. but no symptoms of acromegaly. I am going to request a glucose test for GH, because my morning GH blood tests showed very little growth hormone, but I know the blood tests are not a good indicator of elevated growth hormone.

 

[Vince Carter]

Seems odd to me that IGF would be elevated from overtraining. I know I'm typically overtrained myself and when I've run IGF-1 it's been good or above mid-range, I don't know how to term it.