Dealing With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is the name for disorders characterized by fatigue, weakness and other physical, psychological and psychological discomforts such as fatigue, attention deficit, headache, myalgia, arthralgia, difficulty sleeping, psychological disorders, sore throat, mild fever ...
Chronic fatigue syndrome is twice as common in women as in men, and is common in ages 25 to 45. Chronic fatigue is a common symptom of any illness and is about 20% of patients come to the clinic for consultation

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In the typical case, chronic fatigue syndrome has a sudden onset in people who were previously active. Some patients have some acute stress. Persistent or recurrent tiredness or prone to unbearable fatigue, does not help after resting
Other symptoms include headache, sore throat, swollen glands, muscle aches and joint pain.



Patients often have a mild fever that can be mistaken for some bacterial infections.
After a few weeks, these signs subside, and the other symptoms that are characteristic of the syndrome become more pronounced, such as sleep disorders, attention problems, and depression.
Patients often see allergy specialist, cardiology, infectious, psychiatric ... but often do not find the disease.
During periods of peak fatigue, patients often feel pain in many places and have difficulty concentrating attention
The person also feels excessively physically and mentally stressed and this can make their symptoms worse.




The majority of patients remain at home or work. Some people feel unable to do any work.
Some patients even ask for help with daily activities. Finally, feeling of isolation, resignation and depression may appear as the disease progresses.
Clinical examination and routine laboratory tests should be performed to find other causes of this fatigue symptom.
However, no subclinical test is specific to diagnosing this condition or measuring the severity of the disease.
In other words, chronic fatigue has no characteristic symptom but a set of symptoms and must be based on exclusion diagnosis.
Method of treatment and care
The patient needs to know about the disease and its pathogenesis, its effects on the body, psychologically and socially, as well as the prognosis of the disease.



Patients often feel more comfortable when their discomfort is taken care of by a doctor or family member.
Periodic follow-up visits are required to assess treatment progress as well as emerging symptoms.
There are many symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome that respond to treatment. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics relieve headache, diffuse pain and mild fever.
Rhinitis and allergic sinusitis are common in these patients, so antihistamines may be effective.
Although patients do not want to be diagnosed as mentally ill, they still need to face outstanding depressive symptoms.
Antidepressants soothe, improve mood and sleep disturbances thereby somewhat reduce fatigue.
Even a moderate improvement in symptoms can have a good effect on a patient's confidence and ability to feel the joy of life.




Physicians should offer advice on healthy living. Eating a lot, drinking alcohol and coffee at night can make it difficult to sleep along with feeling tired. Rest is completely harmful, it makes the condition worse and the patient considers himself disabled.
The feeling of being exhausted increases if too much effort is exercised, stress ... so will make the patient completely avoid exercise.
Therefore, it is advisable to advise patients to have a proper physical activity and work regime.



Physicians should encourage and motivate patients.
Psychotherapy is very effective to dispel misperceptions that prevent the person from being active and frustrated. Physicians should apply a combination of physical, psychological and social approaches..

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