Amy Schumer: Trolls prompted my Cushing syndrome diagnosis

Amy Schumer has revealed how social media trolls triggered her Cushing syndrome diagnosis.

Amy Schumer was diagnosed with Cushing syndrome after being ridiculed by online trolls.

The 43-year-old comedian was alerted to a potential health issue by social media trolls, who mocked Amy for having swollen facial features – but the actress initially dismissed the idea that anything was wrong with her.

Amy said on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast: “I was like, ‘Okay, everybody, like, relax.’”

However, the movie star’s attitude changed when doctors began to comment on her appearance, too.

She recalled: “Doctors were chiming in in the comments and they were, like, ‘No, no … something’s really up. Your face looks so crazy.’”

Amy subsequently learned that Cushing syndrome can be caused by taking too many steroid injections. And the actress – who had previously received injections after getting a breast reduction and a Cesarean section – began to accept that it may have been the cause of her facial swelling.

Amy – who has Gene, five, with her husband Chris Fischer – explained: “It gave me this thing called Cushing syndrome – which I wouldn’t have known if the internet hadn’t come for me so hard.”

The ‘Trainwreck’ star first announced news of her diagnosis in early 2024.

The actress – who has now “got rid” of her Cushing syndrome – told the News Not Noise Substack newsletter: “There are a few types of Cushing. Some that can be fatal, require brain surgery or removal of adrenal glands.

“While I was doing press on camera for my Hulu show, I was also in MRI machines four hours at a time, having my veins shut down from the amount of blood drawn and thinking I may not be around to see my son grow up. So finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I’m healthy was the greatest news imaginable.

“It has been a crazy couple weeks for me and my family. Aside from fears about my health, I also had to be on camera having the internet chime in. But thank God for that. Because that’s how I saw something was wrong.”

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