Addisons Aware

This website is initiated and funded by Atnahs Pharma UK Ltd, a member of the Pharmanovia Group

Living with Addison’s disease

Whether you have spoken to your GP about your symptoms or not, this guide could help you ensure you get appropriate help towards diagnosis and treatment.

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ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY OR ADRENAL CRISIS?

To help in identification, the figure below summarises the different signs and symptoms to look for in adrenal insufficiency and those signs and symptoms that occur when a patient is actually experiencing an adrenal crisis.11

The distinction is important as, at least at the outset, signs and symptoms can be similar for both conditions.

Patients may present with some, but not all of the symptoms in the image below.

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