Fatigue, sensitivity to emotional and physical stress, weight gain from inability to properly process carbohydrates. Many of these can be limited or negated through dosing schedules and addressing secondary issues often overlooked by physicians, such as Vitamin D deficiency and androgen deficiency.
Extreme fatigue
Weight loss and decreased appetite
Darkening of your skin (hyperpigmentation)
Low blood pressure, even fainting
Salt craving
Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
Nausea, diarrhea or vomiting
Abdominal pain
Muscle or joint pains
Irritability
Depression
Body hair loss or sexual dysfunction in women
Acute adrenal failure (addisonian crisis)
Sometimes, however, the signs and symptoms of Addison's disease may appear suddenly. In acute adrenal failure (addisonian crisis), the signs and symptoms may also include:
Pain in your lower back, abdomen or legs
Severe vomiting and diarrhea, leading to dehydration
Low blood pressure
Loss of consciousness
High potassium (hyperkalemia) and low sodium (hyponatremia)
Hi In my experience while living with Addison's Disease , my worse symptoms would have to be the SEVERE FATIGUE daily. This has impacted my life tremendously. . Just trying to get myself washed and dressed takes all the good from me. It exacerbates the fatigue. Next would have to be the PERFUSE PERSPIRING , then would come PAIN, .These symptoms in which I mention are daily and if I could rid any of the complete symptoms I would have to say the above. In saying that there are so many more which impacts my daily living. Feeling like I'm in a fog or even feeling stupid if you would.. Drunk like feeling. There are many more but the first three would be my wish to have gone from my life.
Tiredness, weakness, headache, pigmentation of the skin color tan and spotty in places where it is exposed to the sun, dizziness, nausea, cramps, confusion
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