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The word 'fludrocort' doesn't exist.
Actually, it does. In pharmaspeak that is.
It's short for fludrocortisone. It has several uses but mainly it controls the fluid/sodium balance in the body. A lot of elderly patients take it.
It is also used to treat Addison's Disease (adrenal insufficiency).
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∙ 13y ago
Fludrocortisone is a medication used to treat conditions of low adrenal function, such as Addison's disease. It works by replacing the hormone aldosterone in the body, helping to regulate salt and water balance in the blood. Side effects can include fluid retention, high blood pressure, and low levels of potassium.
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My daughter from age 14-16 has had several episodes of passing out, she would be out for 10 minutes. We took her to pediatric cardiologists, endocrinologists and neurologists. She was finally diagnosed with Autonomic nervous dysfunction and was medicated with fludrocort. She seems to have mostly outgrown this but her most recent episode was while driving and a deer ran out in front of her, the fear of it caused her to pass out. Her boyfriend was on the phone with her when it happened, he heard her scream and then nothing but the car radio. He went looking for her the way she had gone home and found her passed out, her car had gone off the road and was sitting against an embankment. The biggest danger is where they are when this happens, driving, or on a hard floor or hitting something on the way down.
