RE: Help figuring out neck hump [buffalo hump], please

[Guest guest]

I do not think your hump is from high cortisol but if you had it in the past

during your high cortisol stress period...then it could have been. Sounds

like you have progressed to a further AF stage now. I had one too when I was

extremely low in cortisol. I think in some cases it has to do with the

Hashis because I always had it when I was having my most attacks, but do not

have it now. I also get a lot of facial edema and a really thick neck during

my more hypo times. Not to mention the belly roll. So, I think the reason

both low and high cortisol symptoms can mimic each other has to do with the

thyroid component. I would think just having low cortisol but no thyroid

issues a person would just be really thin without any belly roll or facial

edema or buffalo hump. Of course, this is just my theory.

Elevated FSH and prolactin sound like a pituitary issue and that you might

have secondary adrenal insufficiency versus primary.

Cheri

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So I gave up on that idea, but have cut back on raw

adrenal gland supplements as well as all my vitamins, selenium,

iodine, magnesium so he can run a bunch of bloodwork tests. Could

any of those changes play a role in the hump?

By way of further background, I went through a very stressful time

about 3 years ago - I think I was high cortisol for awhile, developed

a Homer Simpson belly in a relatively short period of time, and had

horrible menstrual trouble culminating in the complete loss of my

periods. After that, I think my adrenals went on vacation. I

recently got copies of some of my labwork from my old doctor back

then and my TSH was elevated above range, as was FSH and prolactin.

The only thing she ever told me was out of range was the FSH and that

it proved I was perimenopausal.

Thanks for any insight and assistance.

.

[Guest guest]

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> I have never heard of a hump on the neck from estrogen.

I was actually referring to estrogen in terms of the symptoms of being

overheated and difficulty sleeping.

I do think the hump is from high cortisol. I think it's possible that

this hump has been there for 3-4 years, from when I was high cortisol,

on the way to burning out my adrenals. I was in such a fog back then

that I didn't notice a whole lot about anything. So, it may not be a

new hump at all but rather a newly noticed hump.

I'm going to dig through my old photos today and see if I can spot the

hump from back then.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the ideas. I will bring them up with my doc at our next

appt.

>

> I do not think your hump is from high cortisol but if you had it in

the past

> during your high cortisol stress period...then it could have been.

Sounds

> like you have progressed to a further AF stage now. I had one too

when I was

> extremely low in cortisol. I think in some cases it has to do with

the

> Hashis because I always had it when I was having my most attacks,

but do not

> have it now. I also get a lot of facial edema and a really thick

neck during

> my more hypo times. Not to mention the belly roll. So, I think the

reason

> both low and high cortisol symptoms can mimic each other has to do

with the

> thyroid component. I would think just having low cortisol but no

thyroid

> issues a person would just be really thin without any belly roll or

facial

> edema or buffalo hump. Of course, this is just my theory.

>

> Elevated FSH and prolactin sound like a pituitary issue and that

you might

> have secondary adrenal insufficiency versus primary.

>

> Cheri

>