How to track adrenal crisis symptoms
Adrenal crisis is a medical emergency. Day-to-day tracking of energy, nausea, dizziness, blood pressure symptoms (if you monitor at home), and illness episodes helps you spot when you are slipping under-replaced — but any severe or sudden symptoms need urgent help.
- Know your personal red-flag symptoms (many people notice deep fatigue, vomiting, or feeling "grey").
- Log illness, fever, diarrhoea, or vomiting promptly — these often need sick-day steroids.
- Track mood and energy trends, not just single bad days.
- Share a short summary with carers so they recognise when you are unwell.
- If in doubt with severe symptoms, call 999 — do not wait for an app to decide.
Tracking without obsessing
Useful adrenal crisis symptom tracking takes under a minute: energy, nausea, dizziness notes when relevant. The aim is early conversation with your team, not daily anxiety.
Emergency help for chronic illness when symptoms spike
If symptoms are severe or sudden, seek emergency help — call 999 in the UK. A tracker supports awareness; it never replaces emergency services.
How MyAddi helps
MyAddi combines symptom and mood check-ins with SML emergency guidance and Medical ID so patterns are easier to review and crises are easier to navigate with support.
Questions
Which symptoms should I log daily?
Useful fields include energy, mood, nausea, pain, temperature notes when ill, and whether you took extra sick-day doses. Keep it simple enough to maintain every day.
Can an app diagnose adrenal crisis?
No app diagnoses a crisis. MyAddi supports awareness and emergency guidance; diagnosis and treatment are medical.
What should carers watch for?
Carers should know your emergency plan, injection kit location, and when to call 999. Clear written steps reduce hesitation.