Re: Low cortisol and low thyroid OT


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MaryL wrote:

It sounds like you do not have any confidence in this doctor.
Therefore (and despite the additional cost), I would recommend a second
opinion. There is no way that anyone on this NG can diagnose the types
of problems you describe--and, frankly, neither can you. You are
"guessing" that you do not fit certain profiles, but that only gives
you information to raise questions with your doctors and not a way to
actually make a diagnosis. And it does no good to go to doctors for a
whole battery of tests and then decide to simply ignore prescriptions.

Julie has needed to see the expert in pituitary adrenal disorders in
Seattle for years now. If the naturopath is right, all of those point
to Cushing's, which cannot be evaluated by a single 24 hour urine test,
nor can TSH diagnose thyroid disorder; one has to know if one is dealing
with central or secondary thyroid disorder and the normal test results
often mask it.

Bill Ludlam is a neuroendocrinologist in Seattle who patients with
Julie's symptoms travel to from all over the country for problems just
like hers.

So you're saying LOW cortisol points to Cushing's? Everything I read
said that is HIGH cortisol and low cortisol is Addison's.
I've found a web web sites that look relevant to discussing Cushing's, but
since
I don't have any sign of it, you could easily know more about it already.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing%27s_syndrome

http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm

http://www.csrf.net/

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

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

http://www.eje-online.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/3/461

http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php?showforum=199

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

http://www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=~Jq9qU8PomOh8NK

Some items that at least mention cyclic Cushing's:

http://www.eje.org/cgi/content/full/157/3/245

http://www.csrf.net/members_letters.php

http://www.csrf.net/dr_answers/question:_what_is_cyclic_cushings.php

http://www.endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/0016/ea0016p298.htm

http://www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16277172

http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/17766705/abstract/Cyclic_Cushing's_syndrome:_a_clinical_challenge_

http://springerlink.com/content/k872n5lw7631hk14/

Summary - cyclic Cushing's is rare and hard to diagnose; just one
set of measurements is seldom enough.

I have read about it and from what I've read, it doesn't seem to apply to
me.


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    ... I would recommend a second opinion. ... There is no way that anyone on this NG can diagnose the types of problems ... central or secondary thyroid disorder and the normal test results often ... So you're saying LOW cortisol points to Cushing's? ...
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  • Re: Low cortisol and low thyroid OT
    ... I would recommend a second opinion. ... If the naturopath is right, all of those point to Cushing's, which cannot be evaluated by a single 24 hour urine test, nor can TSH diagnose thyroid disorder; one has to know if one is dealing with central or secondary thyroid disorder and the normal test results often mask it. ... Bill Ludlam is a neuroendocrinologist in Seattle who patients with Julie's symptoms travel to from all over the country for problems just like hers. ...
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    ... I would recommend a second opinion. ... There is no way that anyone on this NG can diagnose the types of ... central or secondary thyroid disorder and the normal test results often ... So you're saying LOW cortisol points to Cushing's? ...
    (alt.support.diabetes)