Have to stop taking my ADHD medication for a week…
My doctor ordered an AM cortisol blood test, and my levels came back super high. So I was referred to an endocrinologist. I went to see him, and I wrote down all of my symptoms(all of which can be explained by Cushing’s.) He was kind of dismissive and told me I’d have to go off of my Vyvanse for a week and then he’d test all my hormones again.
One of the most difficult symptoms for me is cognitive. I have brain fog so bad, and I am constantly tired. It makes it very difficult to function. The Vyvanse helps me to actually be a human, so I’m super worried about having to continue working while I go off of that medicine.
I feel like I’m not being taken seriously by this endocrinologist, and now I have to wait longer to figure this out while at the same time being forced to raw dog life without ADHD meds 😭
Here is the list of all of my symptoms I brought to him:
Started gaining weight in early 20’s
(Weight gain began when I gained roughly 60lbs in a single summer with no diet changes)
Almost all my fat is in my abdomen, including a buffalo hump(I also have what looks like a second set of boobs under my normal ones)
Weak arms and weak narrow hips
Bruise extremely easily
Belly hangs down(pendulous abdomen)
Face continues to get wider
Memory issues/trouble focusing
Cognitive decline(especially the past few 4 years)
Can’t remember a lot from certain years of my life and short term memory loss
Vision loss in my peripheral
High heart rate
Very irregular periods
(Example: 2014(25 yrs old) - period for 2 months straight then no periods for a long time)
Excessive dark hair growth on face(I am naturally blonde)
Hair thinning, receding hair line
Fatigue all day
Diagnosed with bipolar disorder
Oily skin
I asked my PCP to order a brain MRI and it came back as no pituitary tumor, but also no explanation for vision issues.
I’m on day 2 of no vyvanse and I’m struggling…