Im wondering if anyone else has had to deal with differing lab values. Ive been dealing with cushings type symptoms for about 1.5-2 years now. My main ones are weight gain (60 lbs in 6 months with no diet/exercise changes), unexplained fast heart rate, crazy purple painful stretch marks on my abdomen and now my arms, change in where I carry weight (from my legs/hips to abdomen/face/neck), increased hair on face, increase in acne (feel like I'm 15 again), mood changes, severe headaches, insomnia, muscle weakness, irregular menses, muscle cramps, facial twitching, etc. The weight gain has been so bad a family member who didn't see me for about 4 months commented that they didn't even recognize me. The trouble is I have had testing that has come back high, borderline, normal, and even low. Im at a total loss and trying to get a doctor to believe me has been a real trick. Has anyone faced this before? Did you find a doctor that helped? Im at a total loss of what to do at this point.
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Im wondering if anyone else has had to deal with differing lab values. Ive been dealing with cushings type symptoms for about 1.5-2 years now. My main ones are weight gain (60 lbs in 6 months with no diet/exercise changes), unexplained fast heart rate, crazy purple painful stretch marks on my abdomen and now my arms, change in where I carry weight (from my legs/hips to abdomen/face/neck), increased hair on face, increase in acne (feel like I'm 15 again), mood changes, severe headaches, insomnia, muscle weakness, irregular menses, muscle cramps, facial twitching, etc. The weight gain has been so bad a family member who didn't see me for about 4 months commented that they didn't even recognize me. The trouble is I have had testing that has come back high, borderline, normal, and even low. Im at a total loss and trying to get a doctor to believe me has been a real trick. Has anyone faced this before? Did you find a doctor that helped? Im at a total loss of what to do at this point.
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