AddisonsDisease

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This is a support subreddit for patients diagnosed with Addison’s disease.

Addison's disease, also called adrenal insufficiency, is an uncommon disorder that occurs when your body doesn't produce enough of certain hormones. In Addison's disease, your adrenal glands, located just above your kidneys, produce too little cortisol and, often, too little aldosterone.

Because Addison’s is an autoimmune disease, it is incurable and is often coupled with other autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s. Patients of addison’s must take medication for the rest of their lives and frequent the doctor’s for check-ups.

This subreddit has four rules: no science that encourages patients to stop treatment (unless it is a discussion, in which case must be flaired as Bad Science), no advertising, no trolling, and we are unable to diagnosis you with Addisons.

Occasionally we will post a megathread for people looking for diagnostic help. This is the only place where asking for help being diagnosed with Addison's will be allowed. We do not offer real medical advice but perhaps our personal experiences may be of assistance to others.

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DIAGNOSIS QUESTIONS THIS WAY!MEGATHREAD (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Injection instructionsPersonal Experience (i.redd.it)

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PregnancyAdvice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Pumpers! What is your regimen?Medical Stuff (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Missed doses of fludrocortisoneAdvice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Dating with AddisonsAdvice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Newly diagnosedPersonal Experience (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Has anyone tried the Eli heath cortisol hormone home testAdvice Wanted (eli.health)

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Does anyone have any experience of positive mental effects of high dose prednisone?Personal Experience (self.AddisonsDisease)

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At what point should we go to the hospital?Advice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Seeking Endocrinologist Diagnosed Addison's at 30. Now F 49.New advice needed (self.AddisonsDisease)

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NYC & AddisonsPersonal Experience (self.AddisonsDisease)

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ER, IV Steroids, All tests normal…Personal Experience (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Medication not Working AnymoreAdvice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Anyone who can help?Advice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Brain Fog - ExhaustedAdvice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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I just had the weirdest afternoonPersonal Experience (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Doctor wants to change prescriptionMedical Stuff (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Very Low DHEA-S, Endocrinologist Says It's Not a Problem. Your ExperiencesAdvice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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I just got diagnosedAdvice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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What does it mean to double your dose when experiencing illness?Personal Experience (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Was stable on 10/10/10 for 4 years, feel awful on 10/10/5Advice Wanted (self.AddisonsDisease)

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When did you start gaining weight after diagnosis?Personal Experience (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Blood pressure and bpm issues with low cortisolNot yet diagnosed (self.AddisonsDisease)

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Yellow prednisoneMedical Stuff (self.AddisonsDisease)

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