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When I take high doze of prednisone I have more energy, more libido , less joint pain and less swelling.. Is my body not producing enough cortisol hormone. Is there anything I can do so that my body can produce normal level of cortisol about 7.5mg a doctor told me if I am not wrong. What is...

I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and take prednisone occasionally when My joints swells up and and get painfull, stiff. My libido comes down when I quit prednisone. Fluid retention starts to build up without prednisone. What can I do instead of taking prednisone. I heard lot of side effects of...

I am seeing my rheumatologist in a week, (have RA) and got a few labs to bring in, also wanted to see how my TT and FT levels were looking. I have very low SHBG (10-15 usually) and so my FT is always high. My regimen has changed a bit over the years, currently my goal is to decrease my FT, it is...