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Adrenal issues after steroid therapy
I have been steroids since a year but I gained moon face, tummy fat etc after leaving the steroid dose, m facing fluctuations in weight.. 1 day weight loss, next day weight gain on face n tummy then lose then gain like this Also, I become cold weather intolerance sensing cold is causing stress on my body n m not handling it well... Due to which I have to face frequent n polyuria issues during early in the morning after waking up... During summers, symptoms become normal.. Reports Kidney function normal Liver normal Insulin normal Sugar normal Cortisol early morning serum 15.5 Cortisol early morning serum 16.5 Aldoaterone early mornin serum 4 Aldosterone early morning 21 Thyroid normal All basic things normal Don't know why cold weather putting stress on body or feeling I can't handle stress Today, I have completed 5 months of leaving my dose My question is should I weight all these symptoms to heal with time because reports showing normal or I must do further anything?
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Need to gradually reduce steroids. And reassess. Hope you don't have an adrenal crisis. Book an appointment for further information
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