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  2. Cushing's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cushing's syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms due to prolonged exposure to glucocorticoids such as cortisol. [4] [9] [10] Signs and symptoms may include high blood pressure, abdominal obesity but with thin arms and legs, reddish stretch marks, a round red face due to facial plethora, [11] a fat lump between the shoulders, weak muscles, weak bones, acne, and fragile skin that heals ...

  3. Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Another cause for Cushing's syndrome is adrenocortical carcinoma. This is a rare form of cancer with an incidence of 1-2 per million people annually. About 60% of these cancers produce hormones, with cortisol being the most frequent. Most patients present in an advanced disease state and the outcome is dismal. [7]

  4. Can High Cortisol Levels Cause Weight Gain?

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    High cortisol levels can cause anxiety and irritability because the hormone is involved in your fight-or-flight response. Digestive issues. Cortisol influences digestion and can lead to bloating ...

  5. Cortisol awakening response - Wikipedia

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    [3] [5] Twin studies show its pattern is largely genetically determined since there is a heritability of 0.40 for the mean cortisol increase after awakening and 0.48 for the area under the cortisol rise curve. [6] Normally, the highest cortisol secretion happens in the second half of the night with peak cortisol production occurring in the ...

  6. Panic disorder - Wikipedia

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    Panic disorder is a mental and behavioral disorder, [5] specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by reoccurring unexpected panic attacks. [1] Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that may include palpitations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, numbness, or a feeling that something terrible is going to happen.

  7. What is ‘cortisol face’? How to tell if your facial swelling ...

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    "Cortisol face" is a viral term to describe facial swelling, allegedly caused by high levels of cortisol. Can stress cause a puffy face? Experts weigh in and debunk the condition.

  8. 8 surprising, subtle signs you have high-functioning anxiety

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    While not an official diagnosis under the DSM-5, the classification of mental health disorders, high-functioning anxiety refers to a more subtle and less obvious form of anxiety.

  9. Dexamethasone suppression test - Wikipedia

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    A normal result is a decrease in cortisol levels upon administration of low-dose dexamethasone. Results indicative of Cushing's disease involve no change in cortisol on low-dose dexamethasone, but inhibition of cortisol on high-dose dexamethasone. If the cortisol levels are unchanged by low- and high-dose dexamethasone, then other causes of ...