When a long standing condition such as Cushing’s occurs, no one realizes the losses involved. We always hope that we will improve, but also fear that we will not. There is often a sudden shift in lifestyle that can be devastating. The challenge is to make this lifestyle tolerable and enjoyable. How can we do… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Coping With Cushing’s
Psychiatric Issues of Cushing’s Patients
In some studies, as many as 90% of Cushing’s patients suffer from depression. In part, this is due to actual chemical changes in the brain from high cortisol. The depressing effect of having a serious and impairing illness may also contribute to depression. High cortisol levels also can be experienced by the body as anxiety, and insomnia is extremely common in patients on steroids and with high cortisol states.… Continue Reading
The Cushing’s Diet?!?
One of my favorite parts of the Cushing’s Newsletter are the success stories. Brave men and women who have weathered the storm and beat Cushing’s share their stories. These stories are often accompanied by a before and after Cushing’s picture. I’ve often wondered about the in-between pictures? What stories would they tell? Would they reveal… Continue Reading
Language and Processing Problems with Cushing’s and What to do About Them
I, too, am a “Cushie” and I know firsthand about the speech and language difficulties that appear to accompany Cushing’s. I researched the literature and found only a couple of mentions about language and cognition with Cushing’s. For the most part, the cause of these difficulties appears to be unknown and are clearly still under… Continue Reading
Recovery From Cushing’s and Coping With Recovery
In this article, we will focus on how past patients described their recovery process and suggestions for coping. This information comes from a survey of our membership. We received a total of 91 responses, 28 of whom had adrenal tumors and 63 who had pituitary tumors. The question we asked regarding recovery and coping were… Continue Reading
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