Posted by Emme on July 3, 2002, at 7:22:36
In reply to Re: Cortisol connection - I'm confused » Emme, posted by katekite on July 2, 2002, at 22:32:32
Thanks so much for all the info and clearing things up. I do hope your symptoms improve with appropriate treatment now that you've finally got a correct diagnosis. Are they pretty much reversible?
I did a little web surfing and found the usual descriptions of Cushing's. You seem to have found more sophisticated information. Especially interesting that you had psychiatric symptoms showing up beofre other symptoms. Can you recommend any good websites or references for papers/articles with the more detailed kind of information you found? I'm unsure whether to bring up this issue with my doctor at some point and it's always good to have references on hand.
Also, one more (possibly really dumb) question for you and for the board. Do you know if there is any relationship between catecholamines and cortisol?
Based on what I've seen so far it's unclear to me. My internist ordered a 24-hour urine test for catecholamines (logical for the symptoms I had). The catecholamines - and thyroid - came back normal. Just slightly low blood sugar which we'll retest. Anyway, she didn't order cortisol along with the catecholamines, probably because I have no potential Cushing's symptoms aside from psychiatric. Although I wonder why she didn't throw it in for good measure.
Thanks again for sharing all the info.
Emme
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