Do you feel tired most of the time, even when not doing anything? Do you have joint and muscle pains? Do you continuously feel tired even after sleeping and resting? Does any minor activity fatigue you? If you have these symptoms, you might be suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome.
Simply feeling exhausted almost all of the time would not would not necessarily imply you have chronic fatigue syndrome.In fact, it is rather a common symptom in many disorders. However if this is accompanied with symptoms like finding it hard to sleep and concentrate, consistent headaches, loss of memory, sore throat and the other symptoms mentioned above you could be suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. Normally if this condition remains for six months or more then definitely you need to get medical attention.
There is no accepted test as such to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. According to statistics ,nearly 4 out of 1000 adults in USA suffer from this disorder. Chronic fatigue syndrome mostly occurs in women and normally adults between 40 and 50 years have the most chance of being affected by it. However adults are not the only victims and there are children and teenagers who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome.
Often those who suffer from more minor cases of the syndrome could lead rather average lives, although others may not be so fortunate and would have struggle to do their normal day-to-day activities. Symptoms of chronic fatigue disorder could disappear and reappear in some instances and those who believe that they are cured of the disorder and involve themselves in too many activities face the risk of a relapse.
Various treatments such as symptomatic treatment, nutritional and herbal supplements, pharmacological therapy and other alternative therapies are often the recommendations of the medical professionals for the patients of this disorder.
Plenty of information on the topic is available. There are many websites and books that give comprehensive information on the subject, but if you have a suspicion that you have chronic fatigue syndrome, that is if you happen to have the primary symptoms mentioned then you should get professional medical attention as soon as possible. There may be other symptoms excluding the primary ones such as depression, chills, various allergies, eye problems and difficulty in maintaining balance.
Chronic fatigue syndrome may be treatable and children particularly have a rather good chance of leading regular lives after treatment.In cases where the disorder is untreated it could aggravate and in more acute cases could even result in death.
