| Could improving your sleep lessen the
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| | imagining their symptoms. But CFS is very
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| symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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| | real and can lead to broken marriages and
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| (CFS)?
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| | wrecked careers.
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| Our aim here is to understand the
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| | It is very important for those who
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| connection between the two as it may be
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| | suspect they have CFS to seek medical
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| possible to confuse the symptoms of CFS
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| | attention straight away. If you feel your
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| and sleep deprivation. There are however
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| | doctor is not taking you seriously, get a
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| definite differences.
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| | second and even a third opinion. It helps
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptoms
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| | if you have been seeing the same doctor
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| The main symptom of CFS and probably the
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| | for some time, as they know you and can
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| hardest to live with, is constant and
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| | recognize that you are not a
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| persistent fatigue lasting 6 months or
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| | "hypochondriac" or a time waster looking
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| more. Others include:
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| | for sympathy.
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| Feeling feverish
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| | CFS is certainly not new, although the
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| Sore throat
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| | association of symptoms under the name
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| Muscle aches and pains
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| | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome only took place
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| Tender or swollen lymph nodes
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| | in the 1990s. Previously it was largely
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| Joint pain
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| | overlooked or thought to be something
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| More headaches than usual
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| | else, for example low blood sugar, Lyme
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| Abnormal lethargy after exercise
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| | disease, allergies, fybromyalgia, yeast
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| Poor concentration
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| | infections etc.
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| Depression
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| | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment
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| Poor quality sleep
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| | These vary from antidepressants,
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| Although not everyone who suffers with
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| | steroids, immune system medications and
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| CFS will display all of the above, two or
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| | anti-histamines to the more holistic
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| more of these symptoms would definitely
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| | treatments like evening primrose oil,
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| bear further investigation. By contrast,
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| | diet therapy, cognitive behavioural
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| sleep deprived people would not usually
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| | therapy, removal of dental fillings
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| experience swollen lymph nodes, joint
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| | (mercury poisoning) and gentle exercise
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| pain, feverishness or sore throat.
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| | programs.
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| CFS often follows a bout of flu or other
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| | Although lack of a definite treatment for
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| respiratory disease. It's onset can be
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| | CFS leaves a lot to be desired, the above
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| quite sudden following recovery of the
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| | treatments, whether all or a combination,
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| initial disease. It occurs more
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| | can prove fairly effective. The broad
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| frequently in middle age and elderly
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| | answer seems to be to treat the symptoms
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| people, and twice as often in women as
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| | as they occur and make the effort to
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| men. Sleep deprivation is not so choosey!
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| | improve quality of sleep.
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| It can affect male, female and all ages
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| | The quality of sleep of patients must
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| alike.
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| | have a direct effect on the severity of
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| CFS is a debilitating illness which is
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| | the disease. If depression is the main
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| hard to diagnose due to the symptoms
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| | problem, treatment of that can
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| being non specific. Also the symptoms
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| | significantly improve the quality of
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| described by the sufferers often cannot
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| | sleep, thus relieving somewhat the
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| be verified. For instance, patients often
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| | persistent fatigue.
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| describe feeling feverish although their
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| | In conclusion. a combination of better
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| temperature is normal.
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| | quality sleep with gentle exercise,
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| Recent studies indicate CFS may in fact
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| | optimal diet and cognitive behavioural
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| be an immune disorder due to inflammation
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| | therapy would go a long way to improving
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| of the immune system, but there are
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| | the lives of patients with CFS.
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| medical practitioners who still believe
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| | This article is for informational
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| it to be a disease of "malingerers". In
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| | purposes only and should not be taken as
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| fact some of those suffering with CFS
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| | medical advice. Please see your health
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| often wonder sometimes if they are
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| | care provider.
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