Do you know anybody with thyroid disease and Cushing's Disease?

[DLA]

OK, so I don't think there is any way in the world I have Addison's Disease.  After realistically looking at the info and checking into it I don't think so!  What I do think I have, and have thought it for a long time, is Cushing's Disease or Syndrome (whichever you want).  If you know anything about Cushing's and you saw me you would think it immediately.

But I don't know if you can have Cushing's with thyroid disease.  When I tried to study up on it it seemed highly unlikely.  And the endo said my early morning cortisol was WAY low.  Don't know if this is possible with Cushing's either, seeing that it is too much cortisol production.

Tried to talk to the endo's nurse today, but wasn't able to.  Have been trying to post a question to Dr. Lupo, but it is ALWAYS full.  So now am leaning on all of you again to see how much knowledge everyone has on this subject.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as always!
Dac

[LEAgirl]

You can just look these tests up, but I would avoid tests that use radiation , if they have them

[chris001shs]

I know this thread is old, so if someone reads this know that I am looking for information on living with these two problems.  I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism last november.  I was just recently also diagnosed with cushings syndrome as well. so to answer your question it is entirely possible.  I found from my endocrinologist that cushings syndrome can actually mask test for hypothyroidism and how severe.  once diagnosed they ran some more tests as well, and discovered (like I had been telling them) that 100mg of levothyroxine was not cutting it for me and they immediately boosted me up to 200 even though my blood tests were showing me to be in range.  I hope this helps.  

[Hollyz23567]

Hey, I know this is now old as well, but what other tests did they run? I can not get my doctor to run them because I lost weight after; I had my daughter and went on a new unrelated medication. I tried to tell him I AM experiencing these symptoms, but all he can see is that I seem to be HWP. All I ever hear is how rare it would be for the things I think are wrong with me to be true. Then when tests come back that I am right about one thing, they use it as evidence against me, like the statistical pool I'm drawing from has gone dry. I just want to be tested to know. Thanks for any help.

[floweroscotland]

i have been hypothyroid for 10yrs and now i am having cushings tests they can all be connected and so can fibromyalgia as far as i know. Having a low cortisol reading does not automaticly rule out cushings as it is a very hard condition to diagnose and can give many different test results.I am on 200mg thyroxine per day and have many cushings symptoms hump,weight gain,stretch marks,moon face, feet swelling, and stomach is huge weight increase even though i have an extrememly healthy diet hope this helps you

[msfergy]

What are your symptoms? If your early morning cortisol was low then there is a chance the rest are which could just mean adrenal insuf., that is what I also had, tey have to check it so many times within a day and urine, mine was done in the hospital. My symptoms were blood press. drop, sick to my stomache, diahrea, and my nerves seemed shot. They say this is a rare thing and docs usually dont check it that is why it took me almost to my death bed after 5 months of them not knowing what was going on, 7 trips to ERs also. Also you may crave salt to as when this is going on if it gets to low you will stop absorbing salt, potassium and not sure what else.
msfergy

[kitcurious]

15% or more of people with one autoimmune disease have two...but I just don't know a thing about Cushing's. The nurse friend couldn't immediately think of a way that it would be impossible, she just said one is thyroid and one pituitary..
It doesn't mention this specifically but an organization called the autoimmune disease research foundation has an interesting site...cureautoimmunity I think it's called.

[kitcurious]

I have noticed that lately a lot of people keep posting twice to Dr. Lupo in one day. It's a little unfair when they do that.
I don't know about Cushings but have nurse friend who was tested for it and will ask her.