Board: Addison's Disease 
11-18-2007, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,584 Re: weaning off of Cortef...??
thanks for the reply, are your telling me there is withdrawl from cortef? And if she gets mad and refuses to treat me cause I won't stay on it, do I just go down to 0? What are the side effects? This...
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Board: Lung & Respiratory Disorders / COPD
11-17-2007, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 206,381 Re: Constantly coughing up phlegm
O my! Have you been to a doctor, a pulmonologist? I have a horrible cough like that when I wake up and he is FINALLY doing a cat scan and said something about mucous tests, and antibiotics, mine is...
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Board: Lung & Respiratory Disorders / COPD
11-17-2007, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,215 Re: Pneumonia and and Inhaled Corticosteroids
oh hi again, one more thing I just thought of, and I too could be wrong on alot of this stuff, but just trying to help a little, maybe the fact that you were sick, like you said, had your adrenals...
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Board: Lung & Respiratory Disorders / COPD
11-17-2007, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,215 Re: Pneumonia and and Inhaled Corticosteroids
Wow that is quite interesting as I ahaving a problem related to adrenals and steroid use. I had 3 epidural steroid shots in spine for pain issues in June/July and right after that I JUST HAPPENed to...
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Board: Addison's Disease
11-10-2007, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,584 Re: weaning off of Cortef...??
oh my this happened to me too! Meaning I got steroid shots, 3 in a row and just happended to have an ACTC stim test and my cortisol is gone! I have been on cortef for 3 months and waiting for next...
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Board: Addison's Disease
11-10-2007, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 810 Re: Off hydo for 24 hours???
Why would your ins. co. care about your results, do they question every test or something? I am not sure how to answer your other question. I know when I have an ACTH stim test i have to be off the...
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