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What is Hydrocortisone?

Hydrocortisone is a corticosteroid. It is used for the management of adrenocortical insufficiency; relief of skin inflammation; as an adjunctive treatment of ulcerative colitis. It is available in various preparations including topical application, injection and intravenous depending on the purpose.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Adrenal insufficiency 17 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Addison's Disease 16 1 Efficacy_moderate
Other 8 3 Efficacy_cant_tell
Adrenal Fatigue 8 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Secondary Adrenocortical Deficiency 4 1 Efficacy_major
General health 4 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 70 patients currently taking Hydrocortisone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 5
Mild
 4
None
 7

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

Weight gain 5
Moon face 2
Weakness in arms 1
Anger and irritability between doses 1
Stomach upset 1
Hunger 1
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Hydrocortisone. See all 18 dosages ►

  5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily cypionate 10 mg/5 mL daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 35 mg daily 40 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2 9 Number of Patients: 9 17 Number of Patients: 17 9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydrocortisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 5   Course of treatment ended: 31%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 31%
Other 3   Other: 19%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 19%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 19%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 13%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking Hydrocortisone

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

Currently Taking Hydrocortisone

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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 Hydrocortisone

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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 Hydrocortisone

Always
 14 78%
Usually
 3 17%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hydrocortisone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 4 22%
A little
 4 22%
Not at all
 10 56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hydrocortisone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 10%
$50-99
 1 10%
$25-49
 2 20%
< $25
 6 60%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.