Your healthcare provider will immediately use a small needle and tube to deliver a hydrocortisone injection (hydrocortisone phosphate or hydrocortisone sodium succinate) and a saline solution into your vein in your arm or hand (intravenously).
No longer taking glucocorticoid medications (prednisone) after taking them for a long time. Damage to your adrenal gland, including adrenal gland diseases or surgery. Not receiving treatment for an adrenal insufficiency such as Addison’s disease. The following stressors may trigger an adrenal crisis: Dizziness, confusion, light-headedness, fainting or coma. Other warning signs of adrenal crisis may include: Darker patches of skin ( hyperpigmentation). Abdominal pain or pain in your side (flank). The most common symptoms of an adrenal crisis include: What are the symptoms of an adrenal crisis? Some studies suggest that up to 25% of people who have an adrenal crisis die from it. In the United States, adrenal insufficiencies affect 1 in 100,000 people. Studies estimate that 42% of people with an adrenal insufficiency will have an adrenal crisis. How common are adrenal crises?Īdrenal crises aren’t common. However, it most commonly affects people between the ages of 30 and 50. Who do adrenal crises affect?Īn adrenal crisis can affect anyone. Without treatment, up to 20% of people in shock may die from an adrenal crisis.Īn adrenal crisis may also cause seizures or a coma. Shock progresses quickly and may damage your organs. Why is an adrenal crisis an emergency?Īn adrenal crisis may cause a lack of blood flow (shock). Other names for an adrenal crisis include Addisonian crisis and acute adrenal crisis. Regulating your body’s stress response. These signals tell your body what to do and when to do it.Ĭortisol affects almost every organ and tissue in your body. 
Hormones are chemicals that coordinate different functions in your body by carrying messages through your blood to your organs, skin, muscles and other tissues.
Your adrenal glands are just above each kidney. If you suspect that you have an adrenal crisis, reach out to your healthcare provider immediately. It’s a life-threatening complication of adrenal insufficiency ( Addison’s disease). An adrenal crisis is a condition in which your adrenal glands don’t make enough of the hormone cortisol.
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