| Did you know that spending long hours at your | | | | The CDC or Center for Disease Control and |
| computer can put your health at serious risk? | | | | Prevention estimated that over 500,000 people in |
| Most people does not even consider that | | | | the US have been diagnosed to have Chronic |
| possibility, but it does. | | | | Fatigue Syndrome. Diagnosis of CHF is difficult |
| Working at a desk is extremely hard on your | | | | because it has similar symptoms as the other |
| body, and I would like to share this with you so | | | | illnesses. |
| maybe you can avoid some of the most | | | | The physician will first evaluate your condition and |
| common health risks. | | | | ask questions to rule out other diseases that may |
| One of the most common one is: Chronic Fatigue. | | | | have the same symptom. |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | | | | When everything has been eliminated, it is only |
| Tired and troubled? Experiencing severe fatigue | | | | then that the physician will come to a diagnosis of |
| that lasts for months and go back over and | | | | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. |
| over? | | | | It is important that patients who are suffering |
| Feeling tired is common, and depression is a | | | | from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome learns how to |
| condition that everyone goes through from time | | | | manage their moods and know what to do |
| to time. However, the chronic fatigue syndrome is | | | | whenever the disorder hits. Health providers |
| not similar to the simple emotional ups and downs | | | | suggest that people suffering from Chronic |
| that we experience sometimes. | | | | Fatigue Syndrome should try to always try to get |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome is medically known as | | | | adequate rest. |
| myalgic encephalomyelitis, post-viral fatigue | | | | Patients should also try to get a regular exercise, |
| syndrome. It targets the central nervous system. | | | | eating a balanced diet, and trying to pace yourself |
| People who have this disorder usually complain of | | | | whenever stress gets too much that you find it |
| severe fatigue that is aggravated even by simple | | | | difficult to handle. |
| exertion. | | | | Patients will also benefit from medications to treat |
| The cause of chronic fatigue syndrome is not yet | | | | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The doctors usually |
| known, but some researches show that this | | | | prescribe a lower dose of anti-depressant |
| might be incurable. Some cases disappear over | | | | because it might increase the level of fatigue of |
| time and some people use medications to relieve | | | | the patient or the frequency it occurs. But it also |
| them of this disorder. | | | | helps to reduce the pain of people with the |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is medically defined as | | | | disorder. |
| a severe chronic fatigue thats lasts six months or | | | | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may be mistaken with |
| over but other medical conditions should have | | | | other illnesses which have the same presentation. |
| been ruled out before a diagnosis of CFS can be | | | | These are fibromyalgia syndrome, neurasthenia, |
| made. | | | | and chronic mononucleosis. |
| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may be precipitated by | | | | Other conditions that may also result in fatigue |
| an illness. It may be a cold, or a stomach upset, | | | | include thyroid problems especially hypothyroidism, |
| or may even begin after major stress. | | | | eating disorders, autoimmune diseases, hormonal |
| The symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome are | | | | disorders, infections, narcolepsy, alcohol |
| headache, muscle pain, inability to concentrate, | | | | dependence, substance abuse, drug reactions, |
| tenderness in the lymph nodes, and fatigue that | | | | psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and |
| will not go away or may recur over the next | | | | bipolar affective disorders. |
| several months. Patients also suffer from | | | | It is important to consult with a physician to |
| headache, non refreshing sleep, sore throat, | | | | evaluate the symptoms the patient is having and |
| myalgia or muscle pain, and body malaise for over | | | | to make sure that the patient does not have any |
| a day. | | | | other organic or systemic diseases that might |
| In the past, people call CFS "yuppie flu" because it | | | | cause excessive long-standing fatigue. |
| usually occurred on well-educated, well-off | | | | Some people also find it comforting to seek the |
| middle-ages women. Doctors also noticed that this | | | | help of other people like rehabilitation experts to |
| disorder often occurred in people from mostly | | | | fully understand the patient's condition. Some also |
| English speaking countries all over the world. | | | | talk to other patients who are undergoing the |
| Women have a two to four times increased risk | | | | same condition. |
| of getting the chronic fatigue syndrome than men. | | | | |