Questions about possible Addison's

Indonesia
November 3, 2006 11:41pm CST
My friends a 39 y.o female who recently went thru a sudden unexplained early menopause. She have still been feeling horrible even on high doses of hormones. His gyno sent her to an Endo. She is total cortisol came back borderline low 7 range 4-22. The endo said he was a little surprized because estrogen usually raises cortisol. She is schedule for the acth stim test on the 20th. His symptoms are: Shaky episodes that last for an hour each 3 times a day. 1st episode occurs one hour after waking, next between 1-3 and again around 8pm. She general feel good between 5-8pm. His blood sugars have been dropping mostly in the 70's. She is extremely thirsty Extreme fatigue, muscle aches, muscle twitches, nauseated but have never thrown up, heart palpatations, headaches, visual disturbances. His blood pressure has actually been widely fluctuating. 96/68, 130/60, 152/92. She have always looked like she have a tan. She actually stay out of the sun though. His scars are very dark, his gums look bluish. She don't really have salt cravings but all of a sudden she constantly crave sweets. Do these symptoms sound like an adrenal issue? Even with the low normal cortisol? What can She expect from the acth test?
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