The weird symptoms of adrenal fatigue are cravings for salt and sugar, joint pain and stiffness, moodiness or depression, weight gain and stimulant use like caffeine to get you through the day.
Other symptoms of adrenal fatigue are loss of body hair, change in skin color called pigmentation, lightheadedness, low blood pressure, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite and weight loss, body aches and fatigue.
Adrenal fatigue also called hypoadrenia is a pseudo-scientific term that is used by alternative medicine providers to suggest that the adrenal glands are exhausted and unable to produce adequate quantities of hormones, primarily cortisol, due to chronic stress or infections.
The symptoms of a tumor on the adrenal gland are weight gain, muscle weakness or cramping, tiredness, depressed mood, diabetes, high blood pressure and easy bruising.
Tumors in your adrenal gland can be benign or cancerous, and can cause a variety of symptoms depending on the type of tumor and how it affects the body's hormones.
An adrenal tumor also known as an adrenal adenoma is a benign and non-cancerous tumor which forms within an adrenal gland which is the hormone producing gland located on top of each kidney.
Whether or not an adrenal adenoma causes symptoms depends on if it is classified as “functional” (hormone-producing) or “non-functional” (non-hormone producing).
After the detection of an adrenal tumor, you will have blood drawn to evaluate the concentration of hormones in your body.
If the adrenal glands are producing too much of a hormone, this is referred to as a functional adrenal tumor.
Most of these tumors require surgery, called an adrenalectomy, to remove them.
Certain types of adrenal tumors can be removed safely without removing the entire adrenal gland.
This approach may be recommended for people with tumors on both adrenal glands, like pheochromocytomas.
The only known risk factors for adrenal masses and cancer are certain genetic syndromes and mutations.
The most common of these are multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome types 2A and 2B (MEN 2A and 2B), von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome (VHL), Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1)).