| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS is a very | | | | 1. Symptoms relapse after physical and mental |
| debilitating and complex disorder. If you have CFS, | | | | exertion |
| the foremost thing you will experience is that | | | | 2. Sudden and severe fatigue, especially after a |
| feeling of profound fatigue or extreme tiredness | | | | flu |
| which cannot be improved even by taking a rest. | | | | 3. Not refreshing sleep |
| When you suffer from chronic fatigue, mental or | | | | 4. Significant impairment of memory and |
| physical activities become such a burden and | | | | concentration |
| make you feel worse than ever. | | | | 5. Muscle pains |
| Chronic fatigue sufferers are able to function, yes, | | | | 6. Multiple joints aches and pains |
| but they cannot anymore cope with the higher | | | | 7. Different types of headaches |
| level of activity they have done before they | | | | 8. Sore throat |
| suffered from these syndrome. Unfortunately, | | | | 9. Tender armpit and/or neck lymph nodes |
| even with the giant leaps in modern medicine and | | | | Symptoms of chronic fatigue can be very severe |
| complex medical researches nowadays - nobody | | | | and disabling on certain patients. It can even be as |
| is really sure about the causes of chronic fatigue | | | | debilitating as having multiple sclerosis. Still, it would |
| syndrome. | | | | depend on its severity. |
| Furthermore, no diagnostic tests have yet been | | | | Other symptoms of CFS to watch out for: |
| developed or available to particularly diagnose | | | | 1. Irritable bowel syndrome |
| chronic fatigue itself. Health care professionals are | | | | 2. Intolerance to alcoholic beverages |
| aware that before diagnosing their patient as | | | | 3. Dry mouth and eyes |
| having this Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, they must | | | | 4. Impaired hands and feet circulation |
| first eliminate other conditions that can be treated | | | | 5. Painful menstrual periods |
| which may have caused extreme fatigue. | | | | 6. Visual disturbances |
| A patient with CFS must have felt extreme | | | | If you have trouble identifying if your fatigue is |
| fatigue for no less than 6 months. Before | | | | already severe, here are four criteria to guide you |
| declaring that you are suffering from CFS, it is | | | | in analyzing such condition: |
| important to identify that your fatigue has not | | | | 1. Your fatigue is not relieved even after sufficient |
| been the result of an ongoing effort, it has not | | | | time of sleep and/or rest. |
| been significantly relieved even after resting well, | | | | 2. Your fatigue has not been the result of |
| and it has caused you to significantly reduce your | | | | strenuous physical exercise or labor. |
| daily activities. | | | | 3. Your ability to function normally on most |
| Having CFS also means that you will be | | | | familiar situations is significantly lowered. |
| experiencing the following characteristic | | | | 4. Your fatigue becomes worse than it is after |
| symptoms: | | | | physical or mental exertion or after being sick. |