What is adrenal insufficiency?

Adrenal insufficiency, also known as adrenal failure or adrenal crisis is a condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones.

How do members experience adrenal insufficiency?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with adrenal insufficiency*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for adrenal insufficiency*

Who has adrenal insufficiency on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 11
30s 33
40s 62
50s 84
60s 75
70+ 44

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 45
Female 261

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What is adrenal insufficiency?

Adrenal insufficiency, also known as adrenal failure or adrenal crisis is a condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones.



Common symptoms reported by people with adrenal insufficiency

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for adrenal insufficiency

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Compare treatments taken by people with adrenal insufficiency

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Got a question about living with adrenal insufficiency? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has adrenal insufficiency on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 108 say adrenal insufficiency is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 11
30s 33
40s 62
50s 84
60s 75
70+ 44
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 13
20-29 years 21
30-39 years 29
40-49 years 25
50-59 years 23
60-69 years 7
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 45
Female 261

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 159
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from adrenal insufficiency patients who have completed their condition history
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