User Reviews for fludrocortisone oral

noticed immediately irritability and depressive symptoms

sporadic msa

I have Dysautonomia and have tried all the other meds. and stockings. They work for about one month and back to problems. Mine come and go so when on Fludfocortisone my BP soared. Passed tilt table after being off for 3 days but had to stop taking. Mayo suggested to me some have had success with Mestinon, might want to ask your Dr. it hasen't helped me.

I have never had a problem with this drug. My endocrinologist had me take half a pill when he saw my weight changing so often.

I have gained about ten pounds since taking this medication. I still think that it has helped keep ny blood pressure up a little bit, plus I do not get dizzy "everytime" I stand. I have more energy now than before, but I still have to remember to eat small amounts at a time or i will pass out within 10 min.

I am a addisons patient and i highly rate this drug it has saved me on several occasions along side prednisone

Still get dizzy spells and lightheaded, but no fainting since I started this medication last spring. My only complaint is the 10 pound weight gain from water retention.

I am a quadriplegic an been on this med for for four years. I swelled up like a baloon, can't breath, retain water, fantastic headaches, depression, skin itches like crazy, short tempered, acne all over, dry skin, in other words this med about killed me. They didn't realize that the medication was doing all this so they put a pacermaker in me. Wasted money!!!!!!!no attention span, memory loss plus more. So make sure your Dr. knows all the facts about this drug before it kills you like it almost did me!!!!!!!!Read More Read Less

why does the md prescribe fludrocortisone once daily, with 15 mg of cortisone in a.m, and 1 in p.m.,adding the fludrocortisone ? Does it make the cortisone work better?

My mother has been prescribed this drug along with Hydrocortisone to be taken together to treat her Addison's. She is having an extremely rough time with this drug as it is causing an unusual amount of saliva which is causing an irritating cough. The doctors are saying to just give it some time and tis will subside. I am extremely curious to find out if anyone else has had this side effect?

I enjoy using this medicine because it has worked well for me. however i am unhappy at the side effects. i cannot have children because of the severe birth defects it causes.

I finally feel normal!

I didn't notice just how much this little pill help til I tried to stop taking it on my own.

I just started taking this drug but have gotten constipation with it. My Doctor prescribed this for me because I have high potassium.

okay response. decreased fainting spells,

I have Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Was diagnosed at 3 days and have been on fludro most of my life. I can't tell that it makes a difference one way or another, although after reading the side effects I wonder if it has something to do with my holding water weight.

My daughter is now 11 yrsold & has been on this drug for 4 yrs. She takes .1 mg 2 x'x a day. Her worst episodes seem to happen in mass, w/all kneeling, standing & setting. At 1st this med. seemed to do ok but as she is getting older & bigger it seems to less effective.

I have been on the medicine for 6 months and I no longer feel faint. The only drawback is the weight gain. It better than feeling dizzy when walking.

Hopefully someone reading this will benefit. All of my adult life my blood pressure has been 110/68-70 without any ill effects until the late '90's when I began becoming very dizzy and lightheaded whenever I stood up especially if I raised up suddently. Eventuially I began to have attacks of syncope (fainting)or near syncope until I began receiving injuries from the falls and numerous hospital stays and miss diagnosis even though I had failed the tilt table test until a heady nurse witnessed my having an attack which lead to their checking my Cortisol levels. Adrenal gland production which affects our hormones. I was prescribed fludrocortisne.1mg three times daily along with hydrocortisone 10mg's 3 x daily. It has saved my life. Insofar as syncope attacks it is my understanding that once the falling blood pressure has been controlled and continuing syncope attacks presists then it most likely is another problem that needs addressing. I too remain suffering from syncope. Luckily a relative learned from a friend about narcolepsy (a sleep disorder) which my Dr believes may be the underlying cause of my syncopy attacks. If you are a snorer always exhausted with syncopy check it out. My Dr prescribed a new medication on a 30 day trial called provigil 100mg once daily in A. M. so far so good. Anyone that's suffering from the symtoms on this blob need to be presistant in having their Dr check as many avenues as possible and see a good neurologist. I always ask the Dr.who would you send your child to if they had the same problem? Good luck.Read More Read Less