The Emotional Side of Pituitary and Hormonal Disorders

I’ve been fighting for a diagnosis for the last year with a new endocrinologist. She keeps telling me to lose weight, eat less carbs, see a nutritionist. Which I’ve done. Along with taking weight loss injections. I haven’t lost any weight. It took me seeing a neurologist for migraines to do an MRI and that neurologist to have me see an ENT for sinus cysts, for that ENT to say hey you have something on your pituitary gland that needs to be addressed. This just happened Friday. I left crying more out of relief because I felt that my feelings were validated and these issues weren’t all in my head. Now I’m in the process of getting a new endocrinologist to have the tumor removed. Don’t give up getting answers if your gut is telling you something is wrong!

Anxiety, depression, especially rage, whew!!!! The rage is like a fire burning inside of me

I have had a pituitary adenoma of which I was required to undergo for rain surgeries. Those did save my life. However, I have had depression, anxiety, irritability, etc. etc. for many years, and I have to find it every single day. I see a psychiatrist, a psychotherapist, and I take plenty of medication’s for it. It’s what keeps me alive. I also have a very strong faith in God and a great family. I do go to church, and that is definitely helping me. However, sometimes I don’t know if I want to cry, scream, or if I’m overly happy. I can’t work because of this thing so I do get benefits from the government. That has been a lifesaver. Even though this is not a malignant tumor, it can still cause hell in one’s life. There have been days where I have had so much anxiety that I can’t function. Like I said earlier, I have to fight through this every single day. I know what you guys are going through. This tumor has also caused a lot of other medical issues. Luckily, most of the tumor was removed through surgery but I still have remnants left. I have to go for an MRI tomorrow morning. I am a little bit apprehensive about that so we’ll see how it goes. I love y’all! Take it one day at a time.

I had Cushing's Disease 13 years ago, and it really messed with my emotions. I remember crying a lot from feeling so bad

my son has been suffering, since age 10, he is now 21, Rage, anxiety, depression, mood swings that resembles bipolar, no medicines have worked to date he has seen over 20 drs, diagnosis or should I say misdiagnosis over & over, I had to quit my job, to try tc of him , then recently he came to me crying asking why he couldn't grow a beard & other concerns, i had him do a testosterone test ,got the results today, his testosterone is lower than the norm by over 100 pts, I immediately contacted one of his Drs who indicated that we must find an endocrinologist asap, and I then found this VIDEO, I haven't told him anything yet ,I feel overjoyed but scared, hoping this is not a dream,I have to pinch myself, I hope I find a good endocrinologist, spent out my life savings trying to get him help, ty 4 sharing ur stories ,and God Bless u all .🙏🏽

I had a prolactin secreting tumor and I was a psychological mess, I had gained a ton of weight but thanks to the doctors at the University of Virginia, they removed the tumor. I lost the weight and regained my memory and did so much better. a few years ago I started having headaches again and They found a tumor on the left side of my pituitary, this time however they used a gamma knife, it was a lot similar than having your face peeled back like the first surgery I had.

I have a pituitary tumor causing me hell on earth. Extreme anxiety and vomiting and no doctor will treat it

Doctors are seriously evil and negligent. I have had ALL of these symptoms for more than ten years. Yet because my tumor is a benign MICROadenoma they wont remove it,diagnose me with Cushing's Disease even though my bmi is over 35. My bmi used to be higher. Then I received bariatric surgery,but still am technically"obese". I have had many blood tests with cortisol higher than normal by two points. Yet No neurologist referral,Cushing's diagnosis,more future testing. I am allergic to cadmium and thimerisol so getting an MRI to "monitor" the tumor is out of the question. I have very little if no libido,severe migraines especially right before my periods which are at times an absolute nightmare.

This condition ...disease ... its horrible ... I really hate my life. The emotional and social problems it has caused me makes me want to die. I finally told my ex... He treated me more like a piece of shit and was verbally and emotionally abusive. I feel all alone. I just want to be happy I want to feel normal. and I want the love of my life back.

I am diagnosed with empty sella syndrome on post pregnancy. But it took 4.5yrs to find out the problem. I went thru so much of weight loss, mental stress, physical weakness, heavy menses bleeding, I couldn't take care of my baby too. Even my family didn't understand my problem. Worst part of life. Finally I end up with flatteren pituitary gland and live with it.

I have a pituitary tumor I was diagnose at 8 my 1st Doctor wanted to operate but once they stared to discuss the risk and possible blindness my father backed out and got a second opinion my mother was all for it because she knew the pain I was going through and the erratic behavior. my father wasn't really around but still had equal rights to me so the doctors didn't operate well , 11 years later I'm lashing out more acne worse weight gain. low sex drive and most scary of it all I'm getting more violent towards my family and harmful to myself. And when I'm angry I told my girlfriend to "get away just run if you have or even call the cops just plz get away. because I don't recognize myself when I'm angry just go somewhere safe" Knowing her she will try to stay by my side and reason But there no reasoning. With this hurricane of anger. This tumor is the worst thing that ruin my life since a young age and only making it worst And the anxiety it bring on top of the depression trust me the list goes on I have no Medicare or insurance hard times for me to get help. I'm Grown now and I'm pushed into the world at 19 with this monster hunting me.

Lana Howard...is that a pic of Nina Hagen? I went to her concerts and still love her music.

pituitary tumour it can turn life upside down, it’s so painful I kept passing out, now I can’t ever remember having it at all, it was not pulled out of my head, it just gone

unnecessary loud music..couldnt hear what the guy was saying

Yes it is, I am facing problem after my biopsy.

3:22 is literally me. It's what made me get an MRI. I started having constant anxiety and panic attacks from little things. I had my prolactin secreting pituitary tumor removed, but 2 years later, I'm still a mess! Don't know what to do :(

I was born with my tumor. I didn’t know this at the time though. At age 11 the doctor told my mom I was obese and put me on a diet. Spent a lifetime of this with doctors until I started to go blind in 2016. I was 56. My tumor was 1.7 CM. Had 3 surgeries in 18 months. The last one they removed my pituitary gland.

5 years ago they found a micro tumor and a cyst. It was producing too much prolactin. I waited to see a doctor after a year without a period. I only took medication for it for a few months which regulated my prolactin and now I've had consistent period cycles for years without medication. But I've been facing mood irregularities since i was an early teen and recently was given medication to treat bipolar disorder. I do have family history with it, my grandmother. Her sister with depression. I'm trying to now understand if it's really a mood disorder or my pituitary tumor. It's very confusing and seems like a hopeless journey to figure out..

My wife has a childhood third ventricle tumor since about 7yrs old. Now 41, migraines, body and spine/neck pain, sometimes knife in temple pain, very anxious type, stays away from people like a wild rabbit. Very distrusting. Night terrors, yet goes right back to sleep not remebering them.

She called me paranoid. The only thing that bothers me is the truth that people make remarks about my fair skin and my light hair. No one listens to me. I am fifty-two. It’s been a problem that the doctors refuse to help me out with. I don’t know how to convince them that they are wrong? They think they know so much.