Advice on switching from Prednisone to HC

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Hi All,

Can someone give me advice how safely to change from Predisone to HC?

I had a very disappointing dr's visit last week and have been

depressed ever since. They messed up my thyroid tests, forgot to put

in my age, the test didn't show the correct ranges for my age. So

it's basically invalid.

On top of that when I complained and told of my worries with the

Prednisone side effects(hair is falling out, weight gain, joint pain,

insomnia etc) he ignored me and told me my blood pressure was rising

and I hold a lot of water. *duh* The Prednisone causes that. So he

strictly forbid me to go off the Pred but added water pills.

More side effects, water pills cause your blood pressure to drop, and

I have orthostatic hypotension, which means if I bent over or stand

up from sitting I pass out because the blood can't reach my brain

quickly enough. I had this reasonably under control, it's very

isolating you can't go anywhere without passing out, but now those

water pills lower my blood pressure again. It's so contradicting.

Really there are days that I can't see the use in going on.

So I picked myself up again and decided that after reading all your

emails and the website to switch to HC and Isocort. I called my dr

and asked to switch and giving valid reason to do so but he refused.

Well though, I'll do it on my own than. So any advice on how to make

the switch easily would be appreciated.

Right now I'm taking 10mg Prednisone in the morning, 1 pellet Isocort

at midday, 5 mg Prednisone in the evening. When I have this adrenal

stuff stable I will start on Armour.

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Portland, OR