| There are certainly some parallels to be drawn | | | | anger, fear, frustration and anxiety which coincide |
| from chronic fatigue syndrome and anxiety | | | | with the physical pain of sore joints, headaches, |
| disorder symptoms. Anxiety, depression, panic | | | | muscle pain etc. and ultimately exacerbate the |
| attacks and mood swings are just a few of the | | | | effects of the disease. |
| symptoms which can be associated with chronic | | | | |
| fatigue syndrome (CFS) or post-viral fatigue | | | | This is why chronic fatigue syndrome and anxiety |
| syndrome which it is also known whereas they | | | | disorder often tend to be diagnosed together. |
| pretty much sum up anxiety disorders. | | | | One is a bi product of the other. It is similar in |
| | | | | fact to irritable bowel syndrome. It is often |
| Basically these symptoms can result because of | | | | questioned whether stress causes IBS of |
| chronic fatigue syndrome, they certainly do not | | | | whether IBS causes stress when in truth it is |
| cause it. It is a real disease and its causes are | | | | generally a combination of both cases. |
| physical. The anxiety symptoms which can occur | | | | |
| are a result of the disease and the stress and | | | | However in the case of chronic fatigue syndrome |
| strains it causes to the mind and body. | | | | and anxiety disorders it is a one way street, the |
| | | | | post viral fatigue syndrome causes the anxiety |
| Because it can be a severely debilitating condition | | | | and not the other way around. |
| it can cause many emotional responses such as | | | | |