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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS) covers a wide range of debilitating symptoms.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is characterized by profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina (chronic fatigue).
Chronic fatigue syndrome is also associated with problems affecting the ability to concentrate and short-term memory impairment. Many times flu-like symptoms such as pain in the joints and muscles, sleep disorders, tender lymph nodes, sore throat and headache accompany chronic fatigue syndrome.
Post-exertional malaise is a hallmark of chronic fatigue syndrome, which as the name (post-exertional malaise) implies is a period of profound fatigue following mental or physical activity. Typically post-exertional malaise requires twenty-four hours (or longer) to recover.
People with chronic fatigue syndrome have varying symptoms that differ from person to person while fluctuating in severity. Specific symptoms tend to come and go, which complicates treatment and the patient’s ability to cope with the illness. Many chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms are shadowy making it difficult for others to understand the vast array of debilitating symptoms that patients have to contend with.
Other symptoms frequently reported by patients with chronic fatigue syndrome include:
- word-finding difficulties
- inability to comprehend and retain what is read
- inability to calculate numbers
- impairment of speech
- reduced ability to reason.
Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome many times also suffer from:
- visual disturbances (blurring, sensitivity to light, eye pain, need for frequent prescription changes)
- psychological problems (depression, irritability, anxiety, panic attacks, personality changes, mood swings)
- chills and night sweats
- shortness of breath
- dizziness and balance problems
- sensitivity to heat and/or cold
- alcohol intolerance
- irregular heartbeat
- irritable bowel (abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, intestinal gas)
- low-grade fever or low body temperature
- numbness, tingling and/or burning sensations in the face or extremities
- dryness of the mouth and eyes
- menstrual problems including PMS and endometriosis
- chest pains
- rashes
- ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- allergies and sensitivities to noise/sound, odors, chemicals and medications
- weight changes without changes in diet
- light-headedness
- feeling in a fog
- fainting
- muscle twitching
- seizures.
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