Different hydrocortisone question

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When I saw the other hydrocortisone thread, it made me wonder if

anyone here has had the same experience I have had, or if there is a

logical reason for my cortisone experience. Several docs have

prescribed hydrocortisone for me in all different doses. Every time

I try to take it, I immediately start gaining a ridiculous amount of

weight. The amount of gain is about 4-5 lbs in the first 3-4 days

and 20 or more pounds in 6-8 weeks. Each different doc has told me

to hang in there, the weight gain will go away after my body gets

use to the med, the dosage just needs to be adjusted, etc. None of

these plans helps and here I sit right now 75 lbs overweight, the

last 40 pounds being gained from the last two experiences with

cortef, in a 6 mo time period. I had just lost 30 pounds that I had

gained on cortef, which was very difficult and took a long time, so

the disappointment of this repeated weight gain is overwhelming! I

am off it now because I insisted that I just couldn't stand gaining

another pound. Anyone have this reaction to cortef, or have a clue

why my body reacts to it like this?