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❓Guest Question: Is Itching Common with Cushing’s Syndrome?

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 MaryO Can You Help?, Cushing’s Help, message boardsblood pressure, Cushing's Syndrome, itching, nausea

Is itching common with Cushing’s Syndrome? Is it common to feel somewhat good for a day and then have itching, high blood pressure, nausea, flushed red face?

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Toni says:

May 30, 2018 at 5:52 pm

I itched for a year…it was horrible. Flushed face, high blood pressure…

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Sherry Jacobs says:

June 17, 2018 at 11:59 am

Were your itching, flushing and elevated BP episodes (cyclic) or there all of the time?

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