Do we Addisonians need to eat more salt than normal?
No – if you are on an appropriate amount of Florinef, a drug with salt retention features, then the salt in a normal diet should be enough. The exception is on hot summer days when you are sweating and losing fluids, you may wish to increase your salt a bit. I was diagnosed with Addison’s about 2 years ago. I am 53 years of age, on about 20mg of hydrocortisone, 0.10 mg of florinef, and 0.088 mg of synthroid. As the nerve endings produce enough adrenalin and noradrenalin to look after the blood pressure needs and the flight and fright response, is it still necessary for me to stay on florinef and if so, why? Many thanks. This is a good question. There are many factors that are involved in the very complex mechanisms that control blood pressure. Adrenaline and noradrenaline are one of those mechanisms and they have a specific role for specific situations. The adrenal normally produces aldosterone which is involved in the control of sodium (salt) in the body, and sodium in the muscle cell
