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What is Fludrocortisone?

Fludrocortisone is a synthetic corticosteroid. It is used primarily to replace the missing hormone aldosterone in various forms of adrenal insufficiency such as Addison's disease and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. It is the first line of treatment for orthostatic intolerance.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Orthostatic/Postural Hypotension 24 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) 17 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Low blood pressure 16 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) 12 1 Efficacy_slight
Addison's Disease 10 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 7 0

See all 89 patients currently taking Fludrocortisone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 5
Moderate
 3
Mild
 5
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Fludrocortisone

Weight gain 2
Dizziness 1
Headaches 1
Acne 1
Bleeding gums 1
Migraine headaches 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Fludrocortisone. See all 12 dosages ►

  0.5 0.1mg as needed daily 0.1mg as needed 0.05 mg daily 0.1 mg daily 0.15 mg daily 0.2 mg daily 0.3 mg daily 0.4 mg daily 100 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 48 Number of Patients: 48 3 Number of Patients: 3 22 Number of Patients: 22 6 Number of Patients: 6 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fludrocortisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 8   Side effects too severe: 47%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 35%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 24%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 6%
Other 1   Other: 6%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 6%

See all 17 patients who’ve stopped taking Fludrocortisone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Fludrocortisone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Fludrocortisone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Fludrocortisone

Always
 20 91%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 5%
Never
 1 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fludrocortisone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 5%
A little
 2 9%
Not at all
 19 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fludrocortisone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 8%
< $25
 11 92%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.