What Is Adrenal Fatigue?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
3. What Are the Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue?
Feeling chronically tired is the primary symptom of adrenal fatigue, but diagnosis is usually made based on a patient presenting one or more associated symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue, depression, headaches, muscle pain, low blood sugar, restless leg syndrome, digestive problems, low blood pressure, or hair loss.
Blood tests can be performed to measure the level of adrenal hormones in the blood. These are the hormones released as part of the body’s fight-or-flight response to danger and those used to deal with long-term stress. A hallmark symptom of the condition is the existence of sub-clinical, or virtually undetectable, deficiencies of these hormones, so sometimes the tests are inconclusive.
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