Addison’s disease treatment
Many patients require fludrocortisone as replacement for the missing aldosterone. Caution must be exercised when the person with addison’s disease becomes unwell with infection, has surgery or other trauma, or becomes pregnant. In such instances, their replacement glucocorticoids, whether in the form of hydrocortisone, prednisone, prednisolone, or other equivalent, often need to be increased.
Treatment with replacement corticosteroids will control the symptoms of this disease. However, you will usually need to take these drugs for life. People often receive a combination of glucocorticoids (cortisone or hydrocortisone) and mineralocorticoids (fludrocortisone).
Never skip doses of your medication for this condition, because life-threatening reactions may occur.
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