Helping You Understand Adrenal Fatigue Symptoms

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Helping You Understand Adrenal Fatigue Symptoms Adrenal fatigue (also known as hypoadrenia) is an alternative medicine term. This term is used to state that fatigue or exhaustion occurred to the adrenal glands and caused them to lower hormone production levels. The main hormone which is improperly produced as a result of adrenal fatigue is the cortisol hormone. The term, adrenal fatigue, is often used to describe a variety of symptoms or may be classified as a symptom in itself. The scientific findings are limited for this condition and it is not a real diagnosis but the term is still widely used to describe fatigue of the adrenal glands and relevant symptoms of this. There are other types of adrenal conditions which can be diagnosed and are similar to this, such as Addison’s disease and adrenal insufficiency. If you believe that you have adrenal fatigue then you could speak with your doctor to get their opinion. There may be other causes that your doctor could pinpoint the adrenal fatigue symptoms to. It may be another type of adrenal condition or something different altogether as there is such a wide selection of symptoms that are common with adrenal fatigue.

Symptoms of Adrenal Fatigue There are many different possible symptoms of adrenal fatigue. Some of the more commonly noted adrenal fatigue symptoms include chronic fatigue, disturbed or non-refreshing sleep, insomnia, light sensitivity, poor stamina, concentration problems, and much more. There are nearly 75 symptoms which are regularly claimed by people with adrenal fatigue. This is not to say that you will experience all or most of these symptoms but rather you will definitely notice a few from the list are true for you.


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