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Has anyone had to use there emergency injection and how often would you say you’ve used it ? Im new to this but going into an appointment tomorrow to be taught how to use it, at my previous appointment I was told by my endocrinologist that she never expects me to ever need to use it. I found that odd but wondering what other people’s experiences with it are ? Ive watched some videos of someone showing how to use it and found it odd that they wouldnt use an epi pen type system rather than a syringe and medicine capsule for easiness especially given its supposed to be used in emergencies?

Ive not seen anyone talking about this but my dreams since taking hydrocortisone have been odd, often lucid and often feel trapped in a dream knowing that I’m dreaming. This happens every time I wake up take my steroid and then fall asleep again but it has happened a-lot when falling asleep at a usual time at night. These dreams are very real feeling, often close to my usual life with a bizarreness to it. Every time this has happened I am in a familiar place in the dream and familiar people appear. They end when I realise Im dreaming and start acting erratic in the dream to try and escape. I used to rarely have dreams before the months leading up to my diagnosis where every time I was slightly under the weather id get sleep paralysis although that has since stopped. Does anyone relate to this ? I think its worth noting im a very recent diagnosis and my endocrinologist has me booked in for bloods to check if my dose needs adjusted. (Current is 10 mg morning and 5mg evening)
Does this sound like a too high/low dose or just a common side effect?

Before my diagnosis I was a mess, I had no energy,slept all the time, would constantly feel faint, appetite was low, dropping weight and my cardio went out the window, but the one thing i noticed and became extremely stressed over while ignoring these other symptoms was hair loss, i noticed hair falling all the time, id find hair everywhere and just a simple brush of my hand through my hair would cause 7 or 8 hairs to fall, my hair was thinning at a constant rate. I am 18M and since diagnosis and treatment the hairfall has stopped, why did this happen and was it likely due to undiagnosed addisons ?

found that genesis brand hydrocortisone made my stomach feel ropey and made me feel fatigued. i absolutely had to have a large meal before taking to avoid these symptoms but on the teva brand ones I had no stomach issues whatsoever and felt i could handle them perfectly with just water, any reason for this? I was diagnosed around a week and a half ago so I haven’t had much experience with different medications and havent heard anything about different brands making a difference.