Did Prednisone make my Addison's worse?

aurore · Silver Member Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Posts: 243

I stopped taking Prednisone about 6 weeks ago. I replaced it with Hydrocortisone which I stopped about 2 weeks later. Since then, my hair has been falling out and I've been much more fatigued than usual. Did Prednisone make my Addison's worse?

cousins · Newbie Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 18

If you have Addisons, you can never stop taking hydrocortisone or prednisone, so stopping will make you feel worse until you drop dead in a pretty short time. I heard if you went off prednisone suddenly, you'd die, that you have to taper off gradually. I think you should see a doctor about this.

Did Prednisone make my Addison's worse?

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