Overview
Incidence
Risk Factors
Symptoms
addisonian crisis
Evaluation
Treatment
questions for doctor
specialist
Home Care
anorexia
constipation
diarrhea
warning signs
Complications
Underlying Cause
primary disease
secondary disease
Anatomy
Physiology
aldosterone
cortisol
epinephrine
norepinephrine
Adrenocortical Deficiency Symptoms
Symptoms of Addison's disease include:
- Anorexia
- Chronic diarrhea
- Chronic constipation
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Excessive weakness
- Excessive fatigue
- Chronic headaches
- Nausea
- Darkening of the skin
- Loss of consciousness
- Seizures
- Tremor
- Vertigo
- Vomiting
- Weight loss
- Muscle aches
- Joint pains
Less common symptoms of Addison's disease include:
- Abdominal pain:
- Low back pain
- Leg pain (bilateral)
- Depression
- Hallucinations:
- False perception of something that does not exist
- Visual hallucinations: seeing things that do not exist
- Auditory hallucinations: hearing sounds or voices that do not exist
- Episodes of low blood sugar
- Oral lesions
- Low blood pressure
- Insomnia
- Irregular menstrual periods
- Absent menstrual periods
- Irritability
- Memory loss
- Cold intolerance
- Mood swings
- Salt craving
- Coma
Adrenocortical Deficiency Addisonian Crisis
An illness or accident may trigger a serious form of Addison's disease, known as an acute adrenal crisis, or Addisonian crisis.
Symptoms of Addisonian crisis:
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Last Updated: Jan 22, 2011 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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