Women's Health :: Making Too Much Cortisol? Maybe Even Cushing's?
Dec 24, 2015
I am going to be 30. I have always had strange health issues. I feel like I NEVER feel good. Like something is always making me tired. Here are a few things I've been dealing with for a long time:
-Constipation
-Chronic Inflammation
-Fatigue
-Hard time getting up in the morning
-Brain Fog
-Weight gain in my face and abdominal area and back
-Over sensitive nerves in my fingers and wrists
-Neck pain
-When I gain weight I even have that hump on the back of my neck, it's small but I see it.
-Headaches
-Water retention (and I'm NEVER thirsty)
-Alcohol craving (I don't drink a lot but I drink too often)
-Bruise easily
-No motivation
-Chronically unintentionally procrastinate
-Tired the minute I start to exercise
-Wake up with lots of stiffness
Ok there's a few things. I did a TON of research on my symptoms (minus the hump and bruising because until recently I didn't even know they were "symptoms")
I found some stuff on DHEA. I tried that. Small doses. I felt angry and started losing my hair.. even the texture changed dramatically Stopped that. Researched more... came across adrenal gland information. Ordered some natural supplements to help the adrenal glands work better and I have gained like 10 pounds in the last month and haven't been doing ANYTHING differently. I am super short so every pound shows. I gain in all in my face, upper back, inner thighs and STOMACH the most. I am 5'0 and my waist is almost 40" I am so lost. I did more research and found that overactive adrenals may be causing the problem and making too much cortisol. Maybe even cushing's??? I'm wondering if the adrenal helping vitamins caused more cortisol production? I just don't know what to do. My next step is to try to address the cortisol levels.
Has anyone else dealt with anything like this? I feel tired, unmotivated, stressed and can't focus.... ALL the time. I try so hard to stay on top of cleaning the house, running my own business and taking care of my 3 children and this recent weight spike has got me even more depressed.
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First off, I am a 30 year old female, and I've had an array of crazy symptoms for years and have gone undiagnosed (well, misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome). I've also been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, PCOS, Endometriosis, and autonomic dysfunction. My symptoms range from debilitating fatigue, hormonal symptoms, dizziness and fainting, and inability to keep a pregnancy. Over the years, I have had consistently low levels of cortisol, but now things are changing. My 8:00 am cortisol level is 2.1, and my 1:00pm is 21. It went from low to high in my results. They were suspecting secondary adrenal insufficiency before due to the consistently low levels, but with that new afternoon level, I am really confused. Also, I have extreme fatigue in the early morning (have to drag myself out of bed) but I get a giant boost of energy at night and have trouble getting to sleep. My NP thought the cortisol levels could explain that, and she gave me a prescription for Cortef in the morning and sent me to the Vitamin store to pick up Phosphorylated Serine and Adrenal Adaptogens to control the nighttime level. She didn't address why this could be happening, and I was worried about taking the Cortef with those high afternoon levels, so I recently switched to an endocrinologist who repeated the afternoon test. I've just looked at the results online and it is high again. I'm so confused.
These are the exact results shown on my endo's site:
MAY 19: 3p ACTH 19 NL; CORTISOL 21.1 ; 21 HYX AB NEG; RENIN 3.48 NL; ALDO 12 NL; NA 139 NL; DHEA-S 153 NL
I will say, I do have INTENSE dehydration and sodium loss that has caused me to become a neurological patient as well, and I down 2-3 32 oz Powerades a day and consume probably 10-15 times the normal sodium consumption levels as my neurologists have suggested in order to keep my from getting dizzy and passing out all the time, so that may explain why my sodium level looks fine. But that cortisol... how could it start the morning off low and end up high later in the day? Does anyone else have any experience with this?
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