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Low Cortisol level

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    • September 2, 2017 at 7:41 pm
    Coconnor16
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      I have become adrenal insuffient from my treatments of Yervoy and use of prednisone during my treatment . I am  5 of 8 maintanence doses of Yervoy and the Yervoy has been reduced to 3 kg but I still have low cortisol and I want to get off prednisone. My endocrinologist just increased my daily dose of prednisone to 5mg to try to wake up my adrenal system. Has anyone experienced this as well ?

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        • September 2, 2017 at 8:56 pm
        Jubes
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          I had very low cortisol levels but I was on 25 mg prednisone for some time and reduced very gradually ( over 4 months) down to 5 and then down to 0. My cortisol was at about 80-100 and It took more than 6 months to get where I am now at 350. 

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