Hi Susan, me and you are in the same boat. Maybe it is because I excercise more than I used to, that I need more steroid. But I don’t want it. I havent really lost weight but notice that I’m not retaining as much fluid. I feel the same, Taty’s doc said the only thing she would really be worried about with higher 17 ohp levels is adrenal rest tissue in other parts of the body. .5 of dex is not much more than what I take now, but it causes my face to swell and I retain fluid. Do do you plan on going on more Dex? Have you ever taken cortef? What about staying on your .375 dose and just taking a little cortef in the afternoon?  I’ve thought about it myself. Let me know what they say okay. I hate looking like a chipmunk don’t you? :oP