Many people watching the physical demise of a Cushing's patient may believe that the struggle to diagnosis makes us depressed. While that is true and worthy of every drop of depression, in actuality, that is only part of the story. Tumors cause the pituitary to send out error messages that cause many hormones to sputter and malfunction. This resulting hormone imbalance leads to depression, anxiety, mood swings, and suicidal thoughts.
NOT TOO FUN. ~m
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PNA Webinar: "Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior: What does the Pituitary Have to do with These?" - Library - Article
Pituitary Network Association, www.pituitary.org
This presentation covered the following:
- The basics of the hormone system
- How stress affects the pituitary gland
- The purpose of emotions and how they interact with the body
- Some of the mental health symptoms commonly associated with pituitary and other hormonal disorders
- What you can do to help yourself or a loved one with the mental and physical symptoms of and endocrine disorder
