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Overview of Symptoms

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What are the signs and symptoms of Addison’s disease and adrenal insufficiency?

People with adrenal failure typically report some or all of the following symptoms:

  • overwhelming exhaustion

  • weakness

  • weight loss

  • deepening skin pigmentation (looking like they a sun tan even when they haven’t been out in the sun)

  • dizziness on standing

  • low blood pressure

  • poor appetite

  • nausea or vomiting

  • difficulty concentrating

  • muscle weakness with cramps

  • salt cravings

  • headaches

  • stomach pains

The danger signs of an adrenal crisis include :

  • Extreme weakness, feeling terrible, vomiting, headache

  • Light-headedness or dizziness on sitting up or standing up

  • Feeling very cold, uncontrollable shaking; back, limb or abdominal pain

  • Confusion, drowsiness, loss of consciousness

If you suffer any of these you need to inject yourself with hydrocortisone immediately and call for medical assistance. 

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