I have suffered from severe asthma and environmental allergies since I was a young child. They used steroids as a way to help me breathe and stop hives.
As I got older, things just got worse. More steroids, more allergy medications, etc.
Two years ago I started losing energy, lacking the urge to eat, having daily headaches, gaining weight even with exercise and sleeping a lot. I thought it was stress as I was finishing my doctoral degree. My regular doctor tried everything.
Finally, she sent me to Mayo in Minnesota and they diagnosed me with exogenous Cushing’s. I had the buffalo hump, striae and moon face. They did not give me any medications but told me to stop taking steroids. Also, they found that my Vitamin D was a 9 so they loaded my Vitamin D. I slowly started to feel better for the first six months. I now seem to be going back downhill. I am exhausted all the time. I have no idea where to turn. I am starting here and also looking for a local endocrinologist, otherwise I may return to Mayo.
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