How do members experience Fludrocortisone?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome 244 48
Addison's disease 164 16
Multiple system atrophy 127 13
Orthostatic hypotension 56 23
Orthostatic hypotension 28 13

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Weight gain 10
Headaches 5
Dry mouth 2
Elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) 2
Migraine headaches 2
Nausea 2

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 13
Moderate 19
Mild 23
None 62

Member evaluations

MSA in Houston

evaluated on Jul 07, 2016

  • Perceived effectiveness for multiple system atrophy: Moderate
  • Side effects: None

strawberryebay1

evaluated on May 18, 2015

  • Perceived effectiveness for vasovagal syncope: Slight
  • Side effects: Mild

AutumnFairy

evaluated on Dec 23, 2014

  • Perceived effectiveness for Addison's disease: Slight
  • Side effects: Severe