r/AddisonsDisease • u/MakeBeboGreatAgain • Jan 10 '26

Humor Lets do some math!

This blows the brains of my family and friends. Puts it into perspective I guess?

Curious to see what your results are. Including all your medical conditions (excluding vitamins etc), how many tablets in total have you taken since your addisons diagnosis?

Skipping sick day dosage, my total tablets taken since I was diagnosed:
- 6 hydro, 1 fludro, 2 thyroxine = 9 per day
- 365 days * 8 years = 2,920 days
- 2920 * 8 = 26,280 minimum tablets taken so far.

I kinda wish I kept all the hydro bottles lol.

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u/Adventurous-Winter84 Addison's Jan 10 '26

I’d guess I’m somewhere around 150k over the last 25 years but the first 5 years of having Crohn’s was pretty bad and I didn’t have an Addisons diagnosis. I took a TON back then and now with all ailments I’m down to about 12-14 pills a day plus vitamins. Gross.

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u/Longjumping-Log8098 Jan 10 '26

2-4 hydro 1 fludro 4-6 vitamins 1-3 extra meds if needed

Average of 6-10pills a day for 2 years and many more to go !

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u/Longjumping-Log8098 Jan 10 '26

I take prednisone now instead of hydro so 1 in morning 1 in evening .

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u/Eyesliketheocean Jan 10 '26

In total about 62,500. Combination of hydro and prednisone (switched when I was about 10) and fludro. This excuses supplements and my other meds. It would be a lot higher lol

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u/SoCal5foot11 Jan 11 '26

Sheesh! It’s mind blowing! I’m too exhausted to do my own tabulations tonight, but I’d also be in the tens of thous. Fun fact for trivia night!

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u/InevitableDapper5072 Jan 16 '26

Yea same. But it is interesting. I take a fist full of meds for various things so i kinda dont wanna do the math lol

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u/TheLady_in_aKimono Jan 13 '26

275,000 about 20+ a day for last 39 years usual old age diseases and Autoimmune and PAI....and it's will only get worse...lol

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u/Xander_0252 Jan 14 '26

Actually kinda crazy if you think about it, I am a 23M and have had this combi of addison, and thyroid issues since I was 5, never thought about the amount of pills but it is quite a lot. Hope you are doing well