gemini woman

Interesting article - I have often wondered how many people are diagnosed with bipolar that are really cushings. The fact that they responded to lithium I believe is why they were thought to be correctly diagnosed as bipolar and suitable for this study. I wonder if maybe they were actually cyclic and feeling better because of the rise in cortisol. That the lithium was not actually helping them. I wish they would have testing the cortisol at times when they were not doing well - I would be willing to bet the cortisol was low. As many of us cyclic cushies know that the ups and downs are the worse. Now that I am 3 1/2 months postop and in low cortisol I recognize the symptoms all too well and the fatigue and depression, aches are there. But I know the cause.

Hello everyone - It is my personal opinion that it is not really a seperate syndrome from cushings. It might be better described as early cushings or mild cushings (cushings that doesn't show up on their lab tests). Either way the effects are the same on our bodies. Too much cortisol for too long can destroy your body no matter what it is called. I can't understand why the physicians don't get it.