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Fludrocortizone safe to take if you already have osteoporosis?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Not great: In general steroids can cause osteoporosis or worsen it, so ideally if you have osteoporosis you should not take anything with steroid in it. Discuss with your doctor.

Answered 2/11/2016

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