17th January 2008
Hello everyone. I am new to this, so please bear with me.
A little history:
I was diagnosed with Addison's Disease in 1997 after several episodes of illnesses w/unexplained vomiting and dehydration. The initial diagnosis was iffy because although I did not produce cortisone (they ran all of the tests twice), I did not match all of the symptoms of Addison's. For example, I gained weight instead of losing weight, I didn't have the brown skin color in the creases of my skin, etc. My blood pressure has always been very low, I'm always cold, I constantly crave salt, I never have any energy, & I get sick very easily. I can catch the same cold as a "normal" person, however, I will always get it twice as bad and keep it for twice as long. Anyway, the way I understand it now is even if I was mis-diagnosed then, I would have Addison's now because I've been on the steroids for so long.
I went to 2 different endocronologists and they pretty much got me on the medications and then they were done with me. They told me that my family doctor could just refill my prescriptions for me. (they didn't need to see me).
I have been having some serious dental problems lately and I am concerned that being on the steroids for so long is causing this. My teeth are literally just breaking. I have already had to get 3 crowns within the past 6 months and I just had another tooth break yesterday. I wasn't even eating anything and the whole front of the tooth just broke off. I am very faithful about brushing and flossing, so needless to say this is VERY frustrating (& expensive!) Has anyone else had this problem? I am on Prednisone 5 mg. once a day and Florinef 0.1 mg once a day.
I never knew that a forum like this existed for people with Addison's, so I would appreciate hearing from anyone. Thank you so much. Crystal
A little history:
I was diagnosed with Addison's Disease in 1997 after several episodes of illnesses w/unexplained vomiting and dehydration. The initial diagnosis was iffy because although I did not produce cortisone (they ran all of the tests twice), I did not match all of the symptoms of Addison's. For example, I gained weight instead of losing weight, I didn't have the brown skin color in the creases of my skin, etc. My blood pressure has always been very low, I'm always cold, I constantly crave salt, I never have any energy, & I get sick very easily. I can catch the same cold as a "normal" person, however, I will always get it twice as bad and keep it for twice as long. Anyway, the way I understand it now is even if I was mis-diagnosed then, I would have Addison's now because I've been on the steroids for so long.
I went to 2 different endocronologists and they pretty much got me on the medications and then they were done with me. They told me that my family doctor could just refill my prescriptions for me. (they didn't need to see me).
I have been having some serious dental problems lately and I am concerned that being on the steroids for so long is causing this. My teeth are literally just breaking. I have already had to get 3 crowns within the past 6 months and I just had another tooth break yesterday. I wasn't even eating anything and the whole front of the tooth just broke off. I am very faithful about brushing and flossing, so needless to say this is VERY frustrating (& expensive!) Has anyone else had this problem? I am on Prednisone 5 mg. once a day and Florinef 0.1 mg once a day.
I never knew that a forum like this existed for people with Addison's, so I would appreciate hearing from anyone. Thank you so much. Crystal