A member asked:

Acth test normal.why did i get spacy, confused,blurry vision, salt cravings w/prednisone taper from 6 to 5 mg .sx improved w/increasing salt,h20. ?

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Wrong test: Hi. Neither measuring ACTH nor doing an ACTH stimulation test is a test for adrenal sufficiency during a prednisone taper (I'm not sure what you're referring to by "ACTH test"). In no case would the pred taper make you mineralocorticoid (aldosterone-the salt hormone) deficient. If your taper is going too fast based on clinical grounds, it has to be slowed down - there are no lab tests for that.

Answered 1/1/2015

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