Hydrocortisone for Addison's Disease User Reviews
Brand names: Cortef, Solu-Cortef, Cortifoam Cortenema Alkindi Sprinkle
Hydrocortisone has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 8 reviews for the treatment of Addison's Disease. 75% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 13% reported a negative experience.
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- October 3, 2017
"This medication is life sustaining. I take a total of 20 mg divided into several doses throughout the day. It has supported muscle development so that now, after a year of treatment I am a healthy weight for my height and am able to live an active life. No digestive issues. No sleep issues. No other side effects. My blood pressure has increased to a healthy level. I no longer have spells of dizziness or see stars."
- Anonymous
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- June 13, 2018
"Since being on hydrocortisone I have retained a lot of fluid in my face, neck, arms, legs and stomach!! Before this medication I was happy size 9 and had an athletic physique!! Now I’m a whopping miserable, depressed size 16!! After just one year on this medication!!!!"
Frequently asked questions
- Can I use hydrocortisone cream on shingles rash?
- Can you use hydrocortisone cream for vulvar itching?
- What are steroid injections (cortisone shots)?
- Can you put hydrocortisone cream on hemorrhoids?
- Tamsy...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- May 19, 2022
"This drug is awful but it saved my life so I’ll give it some credit. It stabilized my blood pressure and no longer in a critical state but I’ve gained so much weight and I had insane anxiety at a higher dose. It would make me uncontrollable agitated and emotionally. But I’m alive and at a lower dose now but I want the weight gone"
- Bianca
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 17, 2022
"Doing nothing for me. Takes effect in about 10 mins and last about 2 hours. Then, I am back to feeling bad. You know the desperation, the pain everywhere, lights off, no noises, can't breath. I feel like an emergency every day. So fatigued. I have a sudden small cramp inside my right eye every once in a while. It hurts from some time after that like something in the back inside twisted. It comes back another day. Is this a side effect or am I just too far gone?"
Are you taking this medicine?
- Anonymous
- February 9, 2015
Hydrocortone (hydrocortisone) "Feel better,but getting really fat"
- Anonymous
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 10, 2016
Hydrocortone (hydrocortisone) "Added so much weight,due to this drugs"
- Ted
- Taken for 10 years or more
- April 29, 2021
"Have been on medication for 30 years. I was on Cortef before. One relapse"
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Cortef (hydrocortisone) "Cortef has saved my life Diagnosed with Addison’s 7 years ago after months of declined health (deathly thin, anxious, random cry spells, brain fog, intense nausea, lower back pain) and eventually slipping into a coma. Once the doctors figured out it was Addison they put me on Cortef. It was a bit of a challenge at first, trying to figure out the right amount for my body however after about 2 years of trail and error I found the right dosage and the proper times to take them as I found that was extremely important. I was also put on Cytomel which I would highly suggest for anyone who’s struggling with Addison’s disease. With those combined meds, Addison’s became controllable. Until I started premenopausal symptoms and now it feels like the first year of my addison diagnosis. I’ve been taking a bit more Cortef as of late to help me through the premenopause which can become more of an issue for the body and brain."