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Florinef
Identifier
018992
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Fludrocortisone (also called 9α-fluorocortisol or 9α-fluorohydrocortisone) is a synthetic corticosteroid with moderate glucocorticoid potency and much greater mineralocorticoid potency. Therapeutically, it is used for its mineralocorticoid activity and not for its glucocorticoid activity. The brand name in the U.S. and Canada is Florinef.
Fludrocortisone has been used in the treatment of cerebral salt wasting syndrome It is used primarily to replace the missing hormone aldosterone in various forms of adrenal insufficiency such as Addison's disease and the classic salt wasting (21-hydroxylase deficiency) form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Due to its effects on increasing Na+ levels, and therefore blood volume, fludrocortisone is the first line of treatment for orthostatic intolerance and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). It has been used to treat low blood pressure.
On Dec, 1, 2015: 1,823 people reported to have side effects when taking Florinef. Among them, 41 people (2.25%) have Hallucination.
Time on Florinef when people have Hallucination :
< 1 month1 - 6 months6 - 12 months1 - 2 years2 - 5 years5 - 10 years10+ years Hallucination33.33%33.33%33.33%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
On Dec, 10, 2015: 1,823 people reported to have side effects when taking Florinef. Among them, 32 people (1.76%) have Death.