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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 Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 5
Moderate
 4
Mild
 6
None
 10

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

Weight gain 2
Dizziness 1
Headaches 1
Acne breakout 1
Skin rash 1
Bleeding gums 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

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

  daily 0.1mg as needed 0.1 mg daily 0.05 mg daily 0.1 mg daily 0.15 mg daily 0.2 mg daily 0.3 mg daily 0.4 mg daily 4.5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 52 Number of Patients: 52 2 Number of Patients: 2 23 Number of Patients: 23 7 Number of Patients: 7 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 9   Side effects too severe: 45%
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 40%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 20%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 5%
Other 1   Other: 5%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 5%

See all 20 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
0

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Fludrocortisone

Always
 23 92%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 4%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fludrocortisone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 3 12%
Not at all
 21 84%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fludrocortisone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 7%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 7%
< $25
 12 86%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.