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Smallest amount of prednisone for adrenal glands to work again?

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Isn't hydrocortisone pills an option when prednisone is only used because of adrenal insufficiency?

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Mike | @dadcue | 18 hours ago

Yes … I was offered hydrocortisone for adrenal insufficiency but it is just another corticosteroid. The endocrinologist that I saw gave me the option of staying on prednisone. She didn’t think hydrocortisone would make much difference for adrenal insufficiency. It probably isn’t as good for PMR either because I would have had to take hydrocortisone three times per day.