purplemartin

I was told I am pseudo-Cushings, with high levels of cortisol. I have been tested for the tumors and more; so been screened for regular Cushings. Last doctor told me I am Pseudo-Cushings due to the severity of my PCOS. Has anyone heard this?

kimal1

purplemartin~~I have heard of cushings syndrome and pcos being mistaken for each other...but only rarely..They have alot of the same symptoms...but(I could be wrong here...)something will show up in the blood to prove exclusively cushings...Any insights??..Kim

~*Butterflygrl*~

My mom was just told that she has Cushings. I did some research and there is TONS of causes! I found a great web site that you may wanna check out. It is :

http://www.cushings-help.com/intro.htm

Hope this helps!

Misty

LadyBlue

I have not been diagnosed with psuedo cushings or cushings, but my cortisol levels are very close to the cushings levels regularly and I think they have been higher in the past as I developed cushings-like symptoms (really sudden bright stretch marks without weight gain, swollen face, buffalo hump) An gyn put me back on BCPs at a yearly checkup to regulate AFs and the marks and other symptoms healed right away. Most people do not even notice where the marks were. My current doc did not notice them, I had to show him...considering I once looked like a purple zebra, that's pretty amazing. Anyway, I've never heard of psuedo cushings from PCOS, but that would sort of match what I experienced.

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ChickinAr

I have been diagnosed simply with elevated cortisol and DHEA sulfate levels, to which my endo has not labeled with a name. I have searched on these symptoms and can't find anything difinitive, but I know that they are keeping my hormones from reaching normal levels as much as the PCOS.