What are the symptoms of an adrenal insufficiency or low cortisol levels?
An adrenal insufficiency usually makes a person feel weak, dizzy, and tired when lying down or when standing up after sitting. Other findings may be: darkening skin, black freckles on the forehead, face and shoulders, weight loss, dehydration, appetite loss, muscle aches, vomiting, itchy eyes and a runny nose, skin rashes, a low resistance to infection, and nausea and diarrhea. In serious cases, cold becomes intolerable. Conventional medical treatments may help relieve the symptoms of an adrenal insufficiency, but they do not address the root of the problem. By addressing imbalances in the body, as natural medicine treatments do, an adrenal insufficiency may be alleviated permanently. Does this sound like you? If you feel tired – just really really tired – it could be related to low adrenal function. You need a comprehensive natural medicine evaluation by Dr. Hauser so he can help you figure out what is going on! Often we order a hormone panel that includes checking cortisol levels thr
