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A member asked:
Addison's disease how long does it take to reverse hyper pigmentation after starting prednisone and fludrocortisone?
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A while?: It will take six months to one year to reverse hyper pigmentation. But the more serious issues are corrected quickly on your regimen!
Answered 4/6/2016
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Is Florinef (fludrocortisone) 0.05 mg daily bad to be on longterm for POTS syndrome? Is it better than low dose prednisone? Can't keep seem to control w/ just h20&salt
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Is Florinef (fludrocortisone) 0.05 mg daily bad to be on longterm for POTS syndrome? how long is too long?risk of osteoporosis? Is it better than low dose prednisone?
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Is Florinef (fludrocortisone) 0.5 mg every other day bad for my bones?(I POTs syndrome & can't function without it.) Is it as bad as a steroid as low dose prednisone?
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I've been getting bad lightheaded spells thought to be autonomic dysfxn by neuro md.My MRI was neg. Salt & florinef (fludrocortisone) don't help. Prednisone 10 mg does. Help!?
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