Sunday 21 September 2008

Daily Medication

To give an insight into Lucas' life, here is a list of his daily medication:

  • 8am - 5mg Hydrocortisone
  • 8am - 50mcg Thyroxine
  • 12pm - 2.5mg Hydrocortisone
  • 5pm - 2.5mg Hydrocortisone
  • 8pm - 4mg Melatonin
  • 8pm - 50mg Growth Hormone (intra-muscular injection)
  • 11pm - 2mg Melatonin
  • 11pm - 2.5mg Hydrocortisone
He also has to carry around an emergency injection of Hydrocortisone in case of adrenal crisis. This presents like Addison's Disease.

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