kristyni was born with sw cah and im 21 now... i took cortef until i was 14, then switched to prednisone on florinef my whole life. within the past year i have cold turkeyed myslef on both prednisone and florinef... i only take it when i have headaches... and i have been much better since then.. my endo doc told me it was suicide but here i am today healthy as can be.... so tell me if someone else has stopped there meds cold turkey and the affects.