Hi there....... just a note of caution on your illness and no meds. I am like you as I feel by the age of 25 you do know your body as well as you are ever going too. But .....it does change with age. I know from experience .....you can talk your self out of needing anything that you REALLY don’t WANT to take. Cah means your body is lacking cortisol.  The question is how much and how much to replace? Ones feelings cannot determine this , as if your body is not functioning at full capacity everything is off ! I sort of compare it to my own chemical imbalance of lack of serotin.... the happy juice! Foe years I did not think I was in  depressive state and not until I took my first meds did I know the difference. Now I can tell the difference when I take my meds and if I don’t. For years myself and others with this disorder self medicated with booze/drugs/food/ sex/gambling/shopping or any other instant fix one could get to ease the void. Some of the people are still doing this and these are the ones you see in hopeless dispair on the streets or in bad relationships and  debt overload. I am blessed that I came to terms with accepting something was wrong and seeking treatment. Not saying everything is perfect on meds ...but I do know it makes a difference in how my life is today and hopefully forever.   So I can only encourage you to do some serious research on what will happen to you if your do not take meds. and how long and what kind of life you will live without them. You will make a decision based on your health and welfare that not only affects you , but the people who love you. I can’t imagine my child not wanting to take her meds after I have put the countless hours of my life making sure she was treated for her illness and the sleepless nights I worried she would not make it due to adrenal crisis. I would just have to view it as a slow suicide on her part and think that she does not love herself enough to want to continue living. I pray I NEVER have this cross to bear. Please take care of yourself as many Mothers/ Fathers/ Grandparents and cah’ers care what happens to you and all that have this disease. I will pray for you and your loved ones !

Sincerely

Cherry lane