Spywitnesses tell Star Magazine snitches that “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul has confessed that she suffers from Addison’s Disease, a sometimes fatal hormonal disorder. This disease is often characterized by fatigue, muscle weakness, and loss of sex drive.

Paula has come under fire in recent years after a series of on-air appearances in which the former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader appeared out of it. (Check out P.A’s secretly recorded telephone breakdown.)

“I’ve been going through…a difficult time,” the American Idol judge admitted in her recent meltdown, which was taped and posted on the internet on May 30. “I have had to keep a secret about my health. I have developed this thing called Addison’s disease.” To successfully treat Addison ’s, Paula would likely need daily medication or hormone injections. “Otherwise with Addison ’s, the person looses interest in life and gets depressed,” autoimmune specialist Ron Kennedy told Star.

“If she has untreated Addison ’s, that might make her look a little dizzy or fatigued,” says Dr. Kennedy.

According to Star:

This is not the first tome Abdul has come public with her health problems. In 2005, she confessed that she’d been diagnosed with a neurological disorder. Most recently, fans have been distressed by Paula appearing drunk and disoriented. In January, Paula was seen slurring her words during an interview and last month she began a May 15 visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live by asking the host: “What did your mother breast-feed you?” The next week the former Lakers Girl told fans that she broke her nose tripping over her pet Chihuahua !