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Some of the symptoms include extreme weight loss, loss of appetite, low blood pressure, dark and patchy skin, mood swings, muscle weakness, and about half of patients experience nausea and vomiting.
You must take substitute steroids daily
If you get a minor illness you should remember to get extra fluids and salt into your body
1 in 100,000 people have this disease. It usually appears in patients around the age of thirty to fifty most often it occurs in women more often then men
Your life expectancy is not shortened very much by this disease
Right now , scientists are studying other adrenal hormonal abnormalities, along with Addison's disease, and their using an experimental chemical compund with radioactive idodine in it. They inject it into the patient's vein and they are able to see any abnormalities with the gamma imaging devices
There aren't any major physical or occupational restrictions. You are advised to avoid becoming dehydrated and to wear something that tells of your disease
It can be found in dogs, if not treated. it can be fatal. It is chronic condition, meaning once you have it, you have it forever
You must measure the amount of cortisol and aldosterone in the blood and urine to determine if you actually have Addison's Disease
Also, if you get cancer and certain infections in the kidneys, it causes an autoimmune response that makes it attack them which then damages them so they do not function properly
This lack of hormone production is caused by damage to the adrenal glands.
The cause of Addison's disease is the inadequate amount of cortisol and aldosterone being produced by the adrenal glands