Excessive Anxiety Can Be Dangerous

Watching a horror movie or watch your favorite football clubs could certainly be a very fun. Moreover, we may experience a sense of tense and anxious at once until the heart pounding. But apparently all that could be dangerous for some people who have special health problems.

A 58-year-old woman in England her health deteriorated after witnessing Manchester United, her favorite team, was competing in a match. How can it be? Apparently she suffered from a rare medical condition which is often referred to as ‘Addisonian crisis’.

Addisonian crisis occurs in someone who has very little of the hormone cortisol, the hormone that controls the sense of stress in humans. In the 58-years woman case, she suffered very great panic attacks and anxiety while watching the game at the stadium. Fortunately the woman soon realized she left the stadium after feeling unwell.

When the woman came to the hospital, doctors immediately perform blood tests and discovered that she had a low cortisol levels and treatment should be done immediately to replace the missing hormone.

Addison disease itself was found in 1849 by Dr. Thomas Addison, a physician in England. Medical experts revealed that the disease is very difficult to diagnosed, moreover the symptoms such as tiredness, lethargy, or a bad mood also experienced by someone who is healthy. The experts also added that a person with Addison disease is at increased risk of heart disease.

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