How do you know if your adrenals are burnt out?

Signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency may include: Fatigue. Body aches. Unexplained weight loss. Low blood pressure. Lightheadedness. Loss of body hair. Skin discoloration (hyperpigmentation)

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Is there such a thing as adrenal fatigue? Answer From Ann Kearns, M.D., Ph.D. Adrenal fatigue isn't an accepted medical diagnosis. It is a lay term applied to a collection of nonspecific symptoms, such as body aches, fatigue, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive problems. Your adrenal glands produce a variety of hormones that are essential to life. The medical term "adrenal insufficiency" refers to inadequate production of one or more of these hormones as a result of an underlying disease or surgery.

Signs and symptoms of adrenal insufficiency may include:

Fatigue

Body aches

Unexplained weight loss

Low blood pressure

Lightheadedness

Loss of body hair

Skin discoloration (hyperpigmentation)

Proponents of the adrenal fatigue diagnosis claim this is a mild form of adrenal insufficiency caused by chronic stress. The unproven theory behind adrenal fatigue is that your adrenal glands are unable to keep pace with the demands of perpetual fight-or-flight arousal. Existing blood tests, according to this theory, aren't sensitive enough to detect such a small decline in adrenal function — but your body is. It's frustrating to have persistent symptoms your doctor can't readily explain. But accepting a medically unrecognized diagnosis from an unqualified practitioner may leave the real cause — such as depression or fibromyalgia — undiagnosed, while it continues to take its toll.

With Ann Kearns, M.D., Ph.D.

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Where do you feel pain from your adrenal glands?

The most common symptom reported by patients with adrenocortical cancer is pain in the back or side (called the flank). Unfortunately, this type of pain is common and does not directly suggest a disease of the adrenal cortex.

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Symptoms

Most adrenocortical cancers are found after they have been growing for years. Fewer than 30% of adrenocortical cancers are confined to the adrenal gland at the time of diagnosis. The most common symptom reported by patients with adrenocortical cancer is pain in the back or side (called the flank). Unfortunately, this type of pain is common and does not directly suggest a disease of the adrenal cortex. In adrenocortical cancer, these symptoms usually are due to pressure caused by the tumor as it compresses organs, nerves and other structures around the adrenal gland. Some patients describe feeling full with no appetite because of pressure on the stomach and other abdominal organs. They secrete hormones and are called functional tumors, or they do not and are called non-functional tumors. Some adrenal cancers, and even some benign adenomas, are functional and secrete excessive amounts of hormones. Approximately 60% of patients will experience symptoms because of these high levels of hormones in the blood. These symptoms include:

Weight gain and fluid retention

Early puberty in children

High blood pressure (more common in adenomas and pheochromocytomas)

Excess facial and body hair growth in women

Excess breast tissue in men

Easy bruising

Muscle weakness

Diabetes

Osteoporosis

Mood changes

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