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I have had several debilitating symptoms for some time (years) now.
I am a 28 year-old female. Over the past month, after periods of
stress (including surgery), the symptoms have grown worse:

*Severe Fatigue. Forced to stop exercising regularly, can barely
walk a mile.

*Mental Fog. Including forgetfulness - seems to be aggravated by
fatigue.

*Muscle Weakness. All over, but most extreme in arms and legs.

*Paleness (particularly after exercise), a slight yellowish hue to
the skin.

*Weight Loss. No appetite.

*Diarrhea Alternating with Constipation.

*Low Blood Pressure and Heart Rate. Light-headed upon standing.
Generally hi-80's to 90/60. HR between 50-60 bmp at rest (measured
as low as 48 bpm).

*Continuos infections. During the past month: A serious eye
infection, severe sinus drainage, a particularly bad bout of
diarrhea (stomach flu?) which lasted for a week.

*Low body temperature (consistently below 97.5)

*Cold hands and feet - almost painful at times.

*Water seems to go right through me - always running to the bathroom.


My TSH test and electrolyte blood serum numbers are within
the `normal' range - excluding my bun/creatinine, which was high.

I differ from the 'classic' addison symptoms in that I have no hypo-
pigmentation, and my menses are heavy - not low - or particularly
irregular.





Thu Apr 24, 2003 4:40 am

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I have had several debilitating symptoms for some time (years) now. I am a 28 year-old female. Over the past month, after periods of stress (including...
mnicole10022
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Apr 24, 2003
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Hi- This definitely sounds like a lot of the problems I had right before I was diagnosed! My Dr. told me if I hadn't been diagnosed when I was, I probably...
Sherwood, Tahnya
blondi7544
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Apr 24, 2003
12:45 pm

Tahnya, Thanks so much for your response. Thank goodness you caught it before something terrible happened. Did the doctor say this is something you were born...
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