Testing For Cushing’s – Am I High?

Dr. Friedman first published in 2010 in Hormones and Metabolic Research that most patients with Cushing’s disease are episodic, which means they only have high cortisol values some of the time, with normal or low values at other times. Some Endocrinologists still don’t believe this and erroneously tell patients they don’t have Cushing’s if one test is normal. Dr. Friedman does multiple testing for Cushing’s and instructs his patients to test when in a high. Patients describe the following issues as things they tend to experience in a “high” phase which include:

Wired at night
Weight gain
Acne
Anxiety increase/mood swings/irritability
Euphoria/more energy than usual
Very few aches and pains
Tasks seem easier
Insomnia/inability to stay or fall asleep.
Energy levels that “perk up” after sunset.
“Speed talking” – mind is going faster than your brain can process the thoughts to speak them.
Water weight gain – edema
High blood pressure
High blood sugar if diabetic

He Advises Patients Not to Test When in a Low With These Symptoms

Nausea
Weight loss
Depression
Lethargy
Extreme fatigue
Muscle/joint pain

Dr. Friedman has the most experience of diagnosing and treating early or episodic Cushing’s disease of any Endocrinologist in the country.

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