Interesting about Florinef

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From the prescribing information at Drugs.com

" Other corticosteroids (cortisone-like medicine)—Using any

corticosteroid medicine with fludrocortisone will cause the body to

get rid of both medicines faster. This may make either or both

medicines less effective. Also, fludrocortisone and other

corticosteroids decrease the amount of potassium in the blood, which

may increase the chance of severe low blood potassium "

I dont' know if this includes hydrocortisone, but I have noticed the

Florinef either working better or just stronger as I have weaned down

and almost off of prednisolone. Maybe it is a coincidence. Maybe it

is not.

Lacey

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> From the prescribing information at Drugs.com

>

> " Other corticosteroids (cortisone-like medicine)—Using any

> corticosteroid medicine with fludrocortisone will cause the body to

> get rid of both medicines faster. This may make either or both

> medicines less effective. Also, fludrocortisone and other

> corticosteroids decrease the amount of potassium in the blood, which

> may increase the chance of severe low blood potassium "

>

> I dont' know if this includes hydrocortisone, but I have noticed the

> Florinef either working better or just stronger as I have weaned

down

> and almost off of prednisolone. Maybe it is a coincidence. Maybe

it

> is not.

>

> Lacey

>

Hi Lacey

I am really struggling with Florinef just 1/4 tablet daily since

Saturday but 1/2 tablet on Sat/Sunday. My bp is up to 144/88 much

higher than normal for me and I don't feel well. I can feel pressure

and dizziness in my head and also get severe raised heartbeats with

anxiety 1st thing in the morning after eating and also on Monday

evening after eating They come in the form of attacks which are

really horrible.

Yesterday I felt better, my body felt stronger and I didn't take the

Florinef till 12 pm whereas Sunday and today I took if with

breakfast. I took my 5mg Pred and 25 thyroxine at 5 am when I woke

up, went back to sleep till 7.45 and took my 1 grain Armour.

My other dose of 1/2 grain Armour (have cut back since starting

Florinef cos of the way I am feeling) was after my lunch and again

didn't feel great.

I wonder if others have struggled in this way with Florinef. I am

positive I need it cos I have been very dehydrated for quite a while

and my skin does look much more plummped up. It was taking sea salt

that brought me out of an adrenal crash in February. My doc told me

to take potassium with the Florinef but I think it was the wrong

thing to do at this stage cos since on the Florinef I didn't feel

like I was producing any stomach acid which I have read happens with

excess potassium to sodium.

I find it very disappointing to feel unwell like this when I am sure

I need the Florinef.

Pam