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Weight gain with Cortef?
- Adrenal Insufficiency Community
Is weight gain a common problem with using Cortef? I am a very lean, fit person who has been given a script for Cortef due to adrenal fatigue. What is the likelihood of weight gain on this product? Super nervous to start this treatment to say the least ...


Need to lose weight after brain tumor
- Brain/Pituitary Tumors Community
Hi, I'm 14 years old and 5 years I wa diagnosed with a craniophryngiamo. I had surgery and it went fine. But after the surgery I started to gain weight and it has kept rising since then. I have tried almost every diet and exercise plan out there but I stil...


Desperately need help!!
- Adrenal Insufficiency Community
My wife has been diagnosed with secondary adrenal insufficiency. This diagnosis was made approx FEB 2007 after many months of Hospitalization. Over the past month she has been getting worse. She was hospitalized 2 weeks ago. Earlier this year she started d...


Addison's and diagnoise's -how easy is it.
- Adrenal Insufficiency Community
I've been suffering a lot strange symtoms and many of which could easily point to adrenal issues. I'm wondering if anyone has any info on how easy adrernal issues are to diagnoise via blood test.


weight gain
- Adrenal Insufficiency Community
Hi. This is my first post and I am thankful for a forum such as this. I love my doctors (at Johns Hopkins) but I find that as brillant as they are they are very much "in the box" with conventional medicine. My primary doctors is an integrated physician and...


Post-surgery recovery and thyroid and cortisol replacement
- Brain/Pituitary Tumors Community
Hi all, I had pituitary resection surgery for an 18 x 18 x 12mm pituitary adenoma on March 19, diagnosed after I experienced worsening peripheral eyesight over a 3 month period (immediately postpartum). Both pre- and post-operatively, I tested low horm...


Please Help
- Adrenal Insufficiency Community
I have another thread in the unknown diseases forum from a long time ago, but I though I would start another since it's not unknown anymore. I have been feeling tired, with constant headaches above the eyes (it hurts when I look up too), dry mouth, dry ...


Hypo ? Naturethroid
- Thyroid Disorders Community
Hi all, I've been struggling for yrs with cold hands, feet , akways up down in weight, random hair loss,low morning cortisol,anxiety, puffy face , muscle aches severe mental fog and horrible fatigue which is worse now. I did a TSH test which was 2.790 , ...


Itching
- Dermatology Community
For over 1 year, I have had extreme itching, mostly on my arms and back. Itchy, Small white spots develop into open sores that bleed and leave scars. Antihistamines, cortisone lotions etc., make condition worse. Only wet, cold cloths give any relief. Hea...


I need guidance for Newly diagnosed hypogonadism and adrenal insufficiency.
- Adrenal Insufficiency Community
49 y/o male h/o organic encephalopathy 1 year ago. New PCP during initial eval conducted HPA axis blood work to discover 39.2 daytime testosterone using scale 390-800. 8 AM test was 9.9 same scale. PCP started testosterone cypioate and referred to endo....


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