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Pituitary macroadenoma: Is anyone familiar with Apathy Syndrome?
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Hi @medfordor, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I think fellow members like @daphne2020 @astaingegerdm @rubyjane @gemttaz and others may have experience with the side effect of apathy after surgery. Here are some additional related discussions you may wish to review.
- Saying Hello! Just had surgery for a pituitary tumor https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/saying-hello-1/
– Pituitary microadenoma causing hormonal issues https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pituitary-microadenoma/
– Pituitary macroadenoma tumor removal and short term memory loss https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pituitary-macroadenoma-and-short-term-memory-loss/
@medfordor, you said your surgery was 10 year ago. Has apathy always been a side effect since then or is it a more recent development?
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My pituitary adinoma surgery was Nov 93. I have recently in the last couple years been noticing a decline in interest to do things. I have sought medical help and they treated me for depression. Now that i have begun to learn more about apathy and the pituitary, i feel like that is closer to what I am experiencing. Is there any testing i can do to be certain and what are the treatments for apathy?
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Thank you mod Colleen! My apathy has become more noticeable in the past five years. I though maybe I was just bored at work and at home - my doctors thought it was depression, but 4 years of varying antidepressants had no effect. It was only recently I read an article in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry about apathy in pituitary surgery patients that I recognized all my symptoms.