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Re: Case study of endocrine disorder mimicking bipolar » Phillipa

Posted by mtdewcmu on May 7, 2011, at 20:44:41

In reply to Re: Case study of endocrine disorder mimicking bipolar » mtdewcmu, posted by Phillipa on May 7, 2011, at 19:36:13

> Since my Mother had Addison's Disease the opposite of Cushings I've read up on both as once they thought I had Cushings do to urinating so much. I do know cortisone causes horrible psychiatic problems and hers was high as stated. And if she had thyroid disease why wasn't another autoimmune disease suspected?

They believe it was a pituitary tumor, which is not associated with autoimmunity. Although, they never saw the tumor; they think it's too small to be seen.

I tried to think whether a pituitary tumor could have caused the thyroid issue as well, but I don't think it would cause one to go low and one to go high.

> And for first time symptoms of a psychosis to pop up I feel a little old for bipolar. Yes stress probably or could have caused the raised cortisol. Many older patients also experience dementia. Endo could have done testing. Or the hospital. So much is mised in older people sad but true. Thanks for the article. Phillipa

She probably would have stood a better chance by seeing a specialist in geriatrics (assuming she didn't), but there are not many of them.


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