Are you feeling tired all the time, even when not doing anything? Do you have joint and muscle pains? Do you continuously feel tired even after sleeping and resting? Does any slight activity exhaust you? If so you might be having chronic fatigue syndrome.
Just feeling exhausted most of the time would not mean that you have chronic fatigue syndrome. After all, it is quite a common symptom in many disorders. However if this is accompanied with symptoms like finding it hard to sleep and concentrate, consistent headaches, loss of memory, sore throat and the other symptoms mentioned above you could be suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. Usually if this condition prevails for six months or more then definitely you need to get medical attention.
There is no accepted test as such to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. Statistics show that around 4 out of 1000 adults in the country are suffering from the disorder. It is most common in women and usually adults between the ages of 40 50 years have the greatest chance of being affected by the disorder. However it is not limited to adults and there are children and adolescents who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome.
Some who suffer from less severe cases of the disorder could lead fairly normal lives but for the other in becomes a real struggle to do their normal everyday life activities. Symptoms of chronic fatigue disorder could disappear and reappear in some cases and those who believe that they are cured of the disorder and involve themselves in too many activities face the risk of a relapse.
There are numerous treatments with regard to chronic fatigue syndrome. Symptomatic treatment, various nutritional and herbal supplements, pharmacological therapy and other alternative therapies are recommended by medical experts to those suffering from the disorder.
Plenty of information on the subject is available. There are many websites and books that give comprehensive information on the subject but if you have a suspicion that you have chronic fatigue syndrome, that is if you happen to have the primary symptoms mentioned then you should get professional medical attention as soon as possible. There may be other symptoms excluding the primary ones such as depression, chills, various allergies, eye problems and difficulty in maintaining balance.
Chronic fatigue syndrome could be treated and especially children have a fairly good chance in returning to their normal lives. In cases where the disorder is untreated it could worsen and in extreme cases could even result in death.
