Chronically Yours – a Column by Noura Costany

What the highs and lows of Cushing’s disease look like for me

Cortisol: It’s one of the hormones involved in the body’s fight-or-flight response. Feeling anxious about a test? You might be able to thank cortisol for that. Think everyone hates you? Perhaps it’s cortisol. Most people don’t know that cortisol can also make you depressed, like on those…

Introducing ‘Chronically Yours,’ a new Cushing’s disease column

I remember the day I realized something was wrong with me. Until that point, I’d been able to explain away my symptoms. Buffalo hump on my back? Bad posture. Periods stopped? I’d been stressed out. Acne? It happens! Then I gained 70 pounds in a month and a half.