Adrenal Fatigue” Diagnosis May Risk Missing Detection Of Other Treatable Disease, Physician Says.

reports that there is no medical evidence supporting the diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue.” According to a fact sheet from the Endocrine Society, “‘Adrenal fatigue’ is not a real medical condition. There are no scientific facts to support the theory that long-term mental, emotional, or physical stress drains the adrenal glands and causes many common symptoms.” The article quotes Dr. Marilyn Tan, an endocrinologist with Stanford Health Care and clinical assistant professor of medicine at Stanford School of Medicine, who said that “there really is harm in believing” the “adrenal fatigue” myth and “waiting for the research to catch up.” She explained that “symptoms of fatigue, body aches, trouble sleeping, indigestion, and nervousness are non-specific and could be due to a variety of other diseases, including sleep disorders, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, and thyroid disease.” Dr. Tan added that attributing “all symptoms to a single diagnosis of ‘adrenal fatigue’ risks http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/06/23/what-is-adrenal-fatigue-facts-about-this-controversial-medical-condition.html