Re: Help figuring out neck hump [buffalo hump], please ABOUT PROLACTIN

[Guest guest]

Just a note.. High Prolactin was finally the first blood work that

pointed to my low thyroid when my TSH didnt show it. My pituary was

fine. If you research high prolactin...you read about low thyroid.

Jill

> >

> > 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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