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Possible/Pseudo Cushing syndrome

Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Feb 19 7:27pm | Replies (24)
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You mentioned your concerns about Ativan, that made me wonder if you have had or considered pharmacogenomic testing? Several years ago the acceptance of pharmacogenomic testing seemed to vary from one teaching Medical Center to another. I don't know if that is still the case (Stanford wanted more validation I was told as a clinic patient). Pharmacists, even my dentist seemed more interest in the results! Pharmacogenomic testing potentially could validate on paper why you responded in the manner you did to Ativan.

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mishkamilad | @mishkamilad | May 3, 2022

Thank you. I will look into how to get the test done. I don't have any medical need for Ativan as the situation has passed, but I always thought it might be an indicator of why my body is going through this horrible ordeal. I also tell the doctors that for a two months in early 2000 my doctor prescribed Celexa (and SSRI) which cause me to gain 30-40 labls (that fast) and increased my prolactin level. They could not figure out why and never saw the relationship. I did my own research and saw that that there are instances of SSRI causing not only weight gain but also increased prolactin (back then this information was not readily available on internet).
I stopped it and within 1 month my prolactin went down to normal and it took 9 months to lose the wait (on its own).

But no doctor ever has listened to these.

Thank you again.

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