Experiences with

Derma Care Hydrocortisone cream

I saw a GP in person this week for the first time in ages and she was great. Gave me a full 20 minutes and really listened 😊 She accepts that i am having real difficulty getting below 7mg (am currently trying to get to 6.5). She told me not to try at the moment to get lower than 6mg as she will be

My wife has had cutaneous lupus for a number of years and throughout she has been taking Hydroxy and Prednisone. She has gradually reduced the prednisone from 20mg/day to 8 mg currently, but despite many tries seems to be at a sticking point in getting below 8 mg. She was advised that taking hydrocortisone

hello, I am new here. I don't have a diagnosis but I have suspected some kind of auto-immune condition for over 4 years, and this year got the 'butterfly rash' and found Lupus on a search engine. Many of the symptoms match, but my initial bloods at the GP are negative and I am no closer to a referral

This isn't specifically related to polymyalgia, but.... As some of you know I finally went into remission and took my final pred dose of 1/2 mg at the beginning of February this year, after a journey of about 8.5 years after diagnosis. In May I showed my doctor a rash on my ankle and we agreed I should

Hello, earlier this past summer I posted that I got off hydrocortisone and back on prednisone. I started at 5mg prednisone a dose that had for years been enough to keep my symptoms at bay. This wasn’t enough so my new rheumatologist put me to 7.5. Sloley but methodically the inflammation increased and

Hello, earlier this past summer I posted that I got off hydrocortisone and back on prednisone. I started at 5mg prednisone a dose that had for years been enough to keep my symptoms at bay. This wasn’t enough so my new rheumatologist put me to 7.5. Sloley but methodically the inflammation increased and

Hi all I just had a telephone review with my new GP on another matter - and she asked me where I’m at with pred tapering. I said I’m just getting to 6 for the first time really - and that the rheumatologist I saw in Sept 24 had told me not to go below 5mg until he’d consulted an endocrinologist. I wondered

At the time I was diagnosed with possible GCA (April 2023) I had a massive allergic reaction on my face, similar to ones I’ve had in the past when triggered by latex or other contact irritants. It resolved in a few days on the highest doses of steroids as did the psoriasis on my scalp and other skin

I have asthma bronchiectasis & adrenal insufficiency, I have developed flu symptoms, runny nose,cough & slightly breathless, I am also coughing up green phlegm, I am currently on 20 mg of hydrocortisone tablets( which I have doubled up to 40mg+ 14 day course of doxycycline antibiotics, I am now on day

I'm thinking pred was doing more for me than easing PMR pain. After 8.5 years on pred I'd forgotten how I used to get random patches of rough itchy skin that were cured by hydrocortisone ointment and a particular skin cream (the cream not enough by itself). In fact using the hydrocortisone cream and

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone else with asthma has been diagnosed with Adrenal Insufficiency? (I have had late onset asthma for fifteen years now). The adrenal insufficiency came about subsequent to years of high dose steroid inhalers, and of prednisolone tablets for chest infection. I was diagnosed

I have asthma /, bronchiectasis & adrenal insufficiency, I received both my Flu/ Covid jab a few days ago & I have now got flu symptoms & feeling breathless, I am on 15 mg per day of Hydrocortisone tablets + symbicort inhaler ( 2 puffs am + 2 puffs pm) I felt fine before receiving those jabs,...

it all started in sept 2022. I believe I got a yeast infection from my girlfriend. The first time it caused phimosis for a couple days (phimosis has only happened the very first time), red sore spots, discharge, redness etc. that seemed to clear with anti fungal. It would then reoccur monthly from sept

Hi I'm hypothyroid, currently on 112mcg levo which hasn't really hekped, plus Pernicious Anaemia which i self inject every othrr day B12. I had a cortisol test back in mid august as I suspected cushings, it was 86nmol/L so instead very likely Addisons /AI. This was via my private endo who was about

Sorry I don’t write on here very often but I do keep up to date with the latest post so here’s what happened to me today. I feel a bit lost at the moment. I’ve had PMR since 2016 starting on 15mg of prednisolone and eventually got stuck on 5mg with no PMR pain but a compromised adrenal gland function

Hi everyone! So a few people have been following my absolute disaster of a medical journey over the last year and I have finally got some answers so wanted to update and also ask a couple of questions from you lovely folk ☺️ I was initially diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency and put on low dose hydrocortisone

After nearly 10 years on pred I had a meeting with my Rheumy this morning , tests showed my adrenals aren’t up to scratch anymore but the endocrinologist wants a definitive answer as to can they start up . So tomorrow morning they have told me not to take any pred ( currently on 4.5 mg haven’t been

Good evening This seems like a very knowledgeable group about hydrocortisone. I have been taking 30mg per day in divided doses (10, 10, 5, 5mg) for adrenal insufficiency that wasn't this time responding to 20mg without dizziness still. I've been on this for 10 months and it seems clear I don't need this

I've just had surgery for lacerations to my lower half. As part of peri-operative care, my normal daily dose of 5mg methyl pred has been supplemented with four 500mg daily IV infusions of hydrocortisone. I've had this for 48 hours and the surgeon now says I'm ready for discharge. However, hes unwilling

My visit to Brightons Royal Sussex Hospital today has been exhausting but I have come away knowing the outcome of my short synacthen test and having delayed surgery on the pesky pituitary adenoma that was revealed (unexpectedly) by MRI in January. The good news is that my adrenal glands are capable