My Adrenal Insufficiency Disappeared?
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i was diagnosed with AI, due to hypopituitarism, a little over 6 months ago. been taking hydrocortisone 3 times a day, and i got tired of it so i just stopped taking it. I was expecting headaches, tiredness, vomiting even but none of that has happened, i feel wonderful. i dont know how this happened though, i had blood work that confirmed AI. Has this happened to anyone else?
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Hollyberry seesmith123
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Well, you've given me hope that it might happen to me!
Glad you're feeling so well.
janelle81003 seesmith123
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janelle81003 seesmith123
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Were you taking 25mg 3× a day or 25mg total each day? Just curious because I had the same stimulation test and my dr put me on 5mg Prednisone a day in the morning but had major side effects to it....caused IBS. Want to try hydrocortisone but my doc won't listen to me. Thank you for your response. I appreciate it! Also, i am curious if you could tell me about some of your simptoms you experienced? Thx Again, Janelle
seesmith123 janelle81003
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janelle81003 seesmith123
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That's wonderful! What a blessing! Very happy for you. Thanks for all your help.my thoughts and prayers are with you!
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hanny32508 seesmith123
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hanny32508 seesmith123
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I thought we were talking about adrenal - insufficiency. Not necessarily addisons. I'm on Cortef to sort of kick start my adrenals in the morning and in the early afternoon. Nothing for the evening. I sleep well and am actually rested in the morning.
?For many years I suffered the effect of a treatment for the thyroid. Would I have know at the time that the adrenals need to work in balance with the thyroid I would have never gone for this radio active treatment, that ruined a good part of my life. The adrenals could no longer function properly and now that I'm helped by taking Cortef I haven't felt better. I can concentrate better, hear better, drive my car better, I have an improved memory, and can move about without having the feeling that part of my body is left behind.
?Would my thyroid have been left alone and would the medical world have checked the working of the adrenals at the time ... I keep wondering about that. In those days, some 30 years ago, there was just a quick diagnoses and I trusted that the docs knew what they were doing.
kenzii92818 seesmith123
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Clinical manifestations of hypopituitarism depend on the type and severity of hormone deficiency. The consequences of adrenal insufficiency (AI) range from smoldering and nonspecific findings (e.g. fatigue, lethargy, indistinct gastrointestinal symptoms, eosinophilia, fever) to full-fledged crisis (e.g. AMS, severe electrolyte abnormalities, hemodynamic compromise, shock). The presentation of central AI (i.e., arising from hypothalamic or pituitary pathology) is often more subtle than primary AI. In central AI, only glucocorticoid (GC) function is disrupted, leaving the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and mineralocorticoid (MC) function intact. This is in stark contrast to primary AI resulting from direct adrenal gland injury, which nearly always disrupts both GC and MC function, leading to more profound circulatory collapse and electrolyte disturbance
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