What do you need to worry about when diagnosed with a problem like adrenal insufficiency?

ADDISON'S DISEASE: Adrenal insufficiency sx: hypotension, hyperpigmentation, weakness and fatigue leading to adrenal crisis with cardiovascular collapse.

Cause and Management: It is important to determine the reason for the insuffiency so that things likely to be associated with the different causes of adrenal insufficiency are properly followed. Treatment of adrenal insufficiency is vital to survival. It involves replacing cortisol with other steroids, like with hydrocortisone. Also important is how to deal with adrenal insufficiency during other illnesses.