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Article #117: Chronic Fatigue vs. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Fatigue is an ongoing part of life for individuals, the symptoms become
many individuals today. Lack of sleep incredibly disabling. Many individuals
for busy parents, students, and others cannot function normally - at least for a
trying to find ways to fit all of their period of time.
"to do's" into one twenty four hour Because the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue
period is simply something that modern Syndrome are non-specific, medical
man learns to deal with. However, for professionals have difficulty diagnosing
some people, fatigue cannot be remedied the illness. Even more frustrating for
by a good night's sleep. sufferers, many medical professionals
Chronic fatigue can be an early warning continue to hold the belief that Chronic
sign that something has gone awry with Fatigue Syndrome is not a valid illness,
one or more bodily systems. Diseases and but is a psychosomatic disorder instead.
disorders such as depression, diabetes, Even with this built in prejudice, it is
hypothyroidism, and even certain cancers still wise for an individual who believes
count fatigue as a primary symptom. For he or she suffers from CFS to undergo a
individuals who suffer from one of these complete medical examination to rule out
diseases, fatigue is a result of the one of the underlying medical conditions
disease or disorder - fatigue is caused mentioned above before receiving
by the disease. For an even smaller treatment for CFS.
group of individuals, chronic fatigue is Individuals who suffer from Chronic
an illness unto itself. Fatigue Syndrome are not merely
Unlike Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue depressed, overtired, or crazy. Chronic
Syndrome (CFS) IS the illness, not merely Fatigue Syndrome is a valid medical
a symptom. Although characterized by, illness. Research into the causes, and
and having extreme fatigue as its ultimately cure, of CFS is still in its
hallmark symptom, Chronic Fatigue infancy, but medical professionals have
Syndrome includes many other frustrating determined that CFS does in fact exist
symptoms. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and that sufferers may be able to find
sufferers find that they can include relief - if not yet a cure. With
multiple mysterious symptoms such as continued research and medical
flu-like symptoms and unexplained brain intervention, CFS sufferers may one day
fog among their woes. For some realize a life without symptoms.






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