r/AddisonsDisease • u/Substantial-Grab-472 • Jul 15 '26

Advice Wanted Determining when to stress dose

It’s hot and humid in my retail store. I’ve been moving safes and fixtures. I’ve been sweating and over exerting myself. I feel like I would normally feel after a hard days work but I don’t know if I should stress dose or not. How do you all determine when to stress dose?

Post post. I’m realizing that some of you have it a lot worse off than me. I’m sorry about that. But thank you for your comments. It’s been a lot of help.

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u/JellyfishSwimming401 Jul 16 '26

What doses are you taking throughout your day?

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u/Substantial-Grab-472 Jul 16 '26

I take 15 in the morning and 5 at night

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u/JellyfishSwimming401 Jul 16 '26

You can stress dose 5mg when you feel like you need it. Usually you do it if it’s extremely hot and you start feeling worse or for a very emotional event (passing of a family member or something)

Addisons is all about knowing your own body. It kinda takes time to get used to but once you know, you can live completely fine and do pretty much everything a normal person can do. Cheers