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Long-term steroid use: Taking steroids like prednisone and prednisolone for a long time can increase your cortisol levels. Sleeping issues: Your cortisol levels change throughout the day.

Prednisone contains synthetic cortisol. Using it can cause the body to stop making enough cortisol. Learn how to manage withdrawal symptoms when stopping this drug here.

Q: I have been diagnosed with low cortisol and put on 15-mg hydrocortisone tablets daily for life by my endocrinologist. I was told that if I get sick with an infection, I should double the ...

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