mylilcappi Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Hi, I have adrenal insuffiency and HAVE to have HC. It is coming from my pituitary. I was doing really good on HC from July till January. In Januray, I woke up and my whole life had changed. I had such severe anxiety that i wanted and almost did jump out the window. I would walk from room to room for 8 hrs a day. A klonpin would not touch it. I could not even take my son to school or pick him up anymore. My heart would POUND all day and all night. I started having strange thoughts that I could not handle. thought I can't even explain. I also had OCD thoughts. I don't have OCD nor am I bi-polar. No psychiatric problems until this HC. It did so many things to my mind that it would just take too long to explain. I made a decision to come off of it. I weaned myself off, but I swear I am having after effects. especially apathy. I'ts really bad. They say it happens almost right away but it didn't for me. And after reading about it, this explains what is happening to me. I can't take the HC. I can't go through that again.. My health is getting worse everyday because I can't take it. At first I thought it was the mixture of the klonopin and the HC, but I'm not so sure now. the strange thoughts have gone away, the anxiety is not nearly as bad, but I am still detoxing from this drug. I have never felt this way in my life. Has anyone else experienced this on a steroid?? Thanks, Mamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sorrel Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Psychiatric side effects are common with steroids, but that's in people who don't have adrenal or pituitary dysfunction. For you, these side effects may have indicated that your dose is too high. If you have Addison's disease, you need to take steroids to substitute for what your body is not making. At the correct dose, you should not have side effects. Did you discuss this with the doc managing your adrenal insufficiency? You CAN'T stop taking steroids if you have a true adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease). You could die without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylilcappi Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Psychiatric side effects are common with steroids, but that's in people who don't have adrenal or pituitary dysfunction. For you, these side effects may have indicated that your dose is too high. If you have Addison's disease, you need to take steroids to substitute for what your body is not making. At the correct dose, you should not have side effects. Did you discuss this with the doc managing your adrenal insufficiency? You CAN'T stop taking steroids if you have a true adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease). You could die without them. Yes you can. because I had them. It did not matter if I took 2.5 mgs. or 20 it happened. Still having after effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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