hey I'm new - Addison's Disease Message Board

PAPAbear · 10-25-2002, 09:41 PM

hi I'm new my name is Barry and I do believe I have Adisons Disease but am not able to know since my family will not give me straight answers or the doctors for that matter. I believe I have it since I was tested for it at age 7 and I'm now 18. That and I have this wicked bad dark spot on my back that my mother asked if I had since the disease so. My mother says I have it but my dad does not think so. That and I'm darker than all my family members except those who get it by fake means such as tanning beds. I don't know I just wanted to talk to someone.

orion · 10-25-2002, 11:34 PM

They symptoms of Addisons include fatigue, salt cravings (like drinking pickle juice), brain fog, weight loss, muscle loss, darker skin especially in the folds, night sweats and rapid heart beat. If you have those symptoms then you need to get tested because you can die from Addisons very suddenly.