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Bookmark or Share- Addison's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicAddison's disease, also called adrenal insufficiency, is an uncommon illness that occurs when the body doesn't make enough of certain hormones. In Addison's disease, the adrenal glands make too little cortisol and, often, too little of another hormone, aldosterone.
- Orthostatic hypotension (postural hypotension) - Mayo ClinicThyroid conditions, adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) and low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can cause orthostatic hypotension. So can diabetes, which can damage the nerves that help send signals that control blood pressure.
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding adrenal insufficiencyPrimary adrenal insufficiency occurs when adrenal glands are diseased or damaged. Most often, this takes the form of a long-term (chronic) disease — Addison’s disease — that occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys adrenal gland tissues.
- Salt craving: A symptom of Addison's disease? - Mayo ClinicAdrenal insufficiency, also called Addison's disease, is a disorder that happens when the body doesn't make enough of certain hormones. In Addison's disease, the adrenal glands, located just above the kidneys, make too little cortisol and, often, too little aldosterone.
- Adrenal fatigue: What causes it? - Mayo ClinicAdrenal insufficiency and Addison's disease. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/adrenal-insufficiency-addisons-disease.
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