Cushing's syndrome and Cushing's disease, more accurately known as hyperadrenocorticism is the condition which occurs when the body produces too much hormone, particularly corticosteroids <i.e.: prednisone> or cortisol.

The most common cause of Cushing’s is a tumor in the pituitary gland, and the least common is cancer of the adrenal gland.

Treatment depends on the specific reason for cortisol excess and may include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy or the use of cortisol-inhibiting drugs.

It is treated with the meds in order to keep the adrenal cortices killed back.

You would not treat it with steroids.

FWIW

Shelagh

 If you have Cushings then you NEED to take a steroid like pred...
 Debs

 angself wrote:

 > On Dec 5, 1:59 pm, Ruth Tay <ruth...@mcn.org> wrote:
 >
 >>In article
 >><37218cb0-5913-4a95-b932-429281a03...@j44g2000hsj.googlegroups.com>,
 >>
 >> angself <angs...@gmail.com> wrote:
 >>
 >>When I have chostocondris  the Doctor gives me prednisone  which
 >>relieves it within  hours.  Isn't colchicine mostly for gout?  ruth
 >>
 >>
 >>>I was given this for the severe chostocondritis pain that I have... as
 >>>it has been recently either said to be used or approved of use for
 >>>that...
 >>
 >>>costcondritis dang sp for most means one chostochondral joint on one
 >>>side of the sternum... but for me it means both sides and in the back
 >>>and the sternum as well... making it difficult to breath... and they
 >>>say it is like tendinitis meaneing it needs rest to make it better,
 >>>but since we breath it is a viscous cycle...
 >>
 >>>then of course they were calling the awful pain upon touching any part
 >>>of my rib cage was that too, but it isn't and I don't know what it is,
 >>>but if you put enough pressure through my skin on any bone it is very
 >>>painful especially undermy arms in the rib cage... when I wake up in
 >>>the morning before any meds are working it feels like I have to keep
 >>>my trunk stiff and my chest full of air just to walk.
 >>
 >>>who knows... my bone density was abnormal for my age but normal within
 >>>my disease... which sounds kind of stupid to me so I'm not being
 >>>treated for it and a recent mri showed my bones were dehydrated...
 >>>blah
 >>
 >>>but after reading up on this drug I stopped taking it... I couldn't
 >>>feel it helping anyway.
 >
 >
 > i can't take prednisone for 2 reasons now... I have cushings and it
 > always skyrockets my bp.
 >
 > but about 7 or 8 months ago maybe longer it was written in some docs
 > journal or something like hat or approved old goat may know more...
 > but for the most part people have said it relieved theirs very
 > effectively.

"If you receive an early diagnosis of Addison's disease, treatment may involve taking prescription corticosteroids. Because your body isn't producing sufficient steroid hormones, your doctor may have you take one or more hormones to replace the deficiency."

Perhaps you were considering Addison's diagnosis?
hugs,
Shelagh
 If you have Cushings then you NEED to take a steroid like pred...
 Debs

Sorry I got Cushing's and Addison's mixed up... back to your regularly
scheduled show...
Debs