Question: Why do so many patients have pain, fatigue and mood swings months after successful surgery for Cushing’s? Answer: Following successful cure of Cushing’s, patients may experience physical and emotional difficulty for many months. Part of this is related to the withdrawal of the high blood levels of steroids to which the patient’s body had… Continue Reading
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Glucosamine/Chondroitin and Steroid Withdrawal
Question: Will the glucosamine/chondroitin that supposedly helps arthritis help with the pain and stiffness of steroid withdrawal? Is there any harm in trying it? Answer: Glucosamine and chondroitin are chemical components of cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and other connective tissues that form the joints and muscle attachments. Some people with arthritic joint pain appear to benefit… Continue Reading
Steroid Withdrawal Symptoms
Question: Do the symptoms of fatigue and weakness improve even more after replacement medication is discontinued? Answer: One can assume that true replacement medication does not cause fatigue and weakness, because it is merely replacing the normal amount of hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. However, there are usually other factors at work. First, it… Continue Reading
Difference Between Withdrawal Symptoms and Adrenal Insufficiency
Question: How does one tell the difference between withdrawal symptoms, that go with recovery from Cushing’s, versus the more dangerous situation of not having enough cortisol? Answer: The withdrawal syndrome that suggests cure after surgery is not associated with changes of the vital signs, such as a decrease in blood pressure, that signify danger. Careful… Continue Reading
Cold Symptoms During Recovery
Question: I am recovering from Cushing’s and I feel like I have a cold, but don’t seem to be running a fever. Does Cushing’s have something to do with this? Answer: After correction of the hypercortisolism and during the immune system rebound period, the body is in fact protected from viruses, such as those causing… Continue Reading
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