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Reviewer: 75 or over Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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In the 50's I was diagnosed with last stage of addisons disease I was 90lbs now I am 190lbs. I am on 10mg Cortef in morning and 10mg afternoon. I've had about 5 addisonion crisis but on the whole have lived a fairly normal life I am 81
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Reviewer: Rose, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I feel so much better on Cortef than I did on the generic form of this drug. I did gain a little weight but was able to get control of it. I have so much more energy and feel so much better..
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Reviewer: Dee, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I have gained 40 lbs in almost 2 yrs while making myself endure 1 hr of exercise a day and those of us know how hard that is with the fatigue!! I have changed my diet significantly to probably around 75% fresh fruits and vegetables and drinkin 4-5 16oz bottles of water daily, and only eat low fat/lean sources of protein (including beans & legumes)There just seems to be no way around the weight
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Reviewer: skschnell, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Being able to get out of ed in the morning, o some house work and go to work is amazing. 6 years after I started showing symptoms I was finally diagnosed. I did gain 80 pounds in 4 months but I am slowly getting it down and finally have found out HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO DRINK 2-4LITERS OF WATER A DAY!!!! No one told me about how this drug puts your body on high alert and creates sugars to burn i
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Reviewer: Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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overall good results
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