ABOUT chronic fatigue(CFS) is known to almost every inhabitant of modern megacities. Due to poor nutrition, poor health, non-compliance with work and leisure schedules, the disease is increasingly manifesting itself. Fatigue can develop at any age, but according to statistics, women are more likely to suffer from this type of disorder than men.
The process is simple, but requires immediate action. At the first sign, you can overcome the disease using folk remedies. It is important to treat the issue thoroughly.
CFS is a feeling of constant overwork, a feeling of weakness that is present even after proper rest and long sleep.
The sensations are similar to the state at the beginning of the disease or after recovery, immunity is lowered, the body is weakened, and strength is depleted. People can live in this state for months, years.
A frequent source of malaise is the absence or insufficient amount of sports activity. Most city residents choose intellectual work and spend a lot of time sitting in front of computer monitors.
Minimum time is allocated for physical exercise. The autonomic nervous system suffers from such an imbalance. The result is exhaustion, depression, nervousness, insomnia, feelings of anger, and fear.
The disease factor may be a viral infection. Evidence may be elevated temperature, increased lymph nodes, sore throat. Diseases weaken the immune system, deplete the body's strength, and lead to exhaustion nervous system.
An abundance of fast food, unhealthy foods, constant snacking, and overeating at night disrupt the functioning of the immune system. Insufficient consumption of fruits, nuts, and vegetables leads to a lack of vitamins and microelements. With a weakened immune system, it is easier to catch various viruses.
Fatigue is a physical and psychological disease. Violation of sleep and wakefulness, lack of quality rest, constant lack of sleep, frequent stress lead to serious consequences. Depression, passivity appears, and mood worsens.
Don't confuse CFS with normal fatigue. After a long, hard day, it’s enough to sleep for 9-10 hours and take a day off to feel cheerful and energetic again. In such a case this method won't work.
On initial stages It’s enough to adjust your work and rest schedule, develop a proper diet, and do exercises.
First of all, you need to pay attention to the products. It is recommended to eliminate or reduce the consumption of strong tea, coffee, and carbonated drinks. Completely eradicate bad habits: alcohol, smoking, snacking, fast food. Required to drink mineral water, compotes, natural juices.
Increase your intake of high protein foods. Fish, lean meat, and vegetables are recommended. The body also needs iodine contained in large quantities in caviar, seaweed. You can replace regular table salt with iodized salt, which will provide the required daily dose of iodine for the body.
You need to eat a variety of fruits. Apple, grape, carrot juice. It is recommended to drink a vitamin complex.
Cross off from your grocery lists:
“Junk food” does not benefit the body, does not replenish daily requirement in vitamins. Empty calories lead to weight gain, obesity, diabetes mellitus, clog the intestines.
Such products do not fill the body with vitamins, strength, energy, they only remove the feeling of hunger. If your diet consists entirely of specified products, completely change your diet, otherwise fatigue will be permanent.
Chronic fatigue syndrome: symptoms and treatment at home begins with proper rest from external irritants. Sleep 7-9 hours every day, fall asleep and wake up at the same time, the rule also applies to weekends. For insomnia, it is recommended to drink valerian tincture. 10 drops a day before bed is enough.
Avoid situations that provoke nervous irritation, fatigue, and blues. Avoid conflicts and do not react to provocations.
Need to go for more walks fresh air, sunbathing in the sun. Start exercising. This could be swimming, aerobics, yoga, dancing, or going to the gym. If you don't have time, it is recommended to do 10 minutes of daily exercise.
A visit to a psychologist will help you understand the roots of overwork. You may need to change your job or profession. A psychologist will teach you how to cope with emotional stress and find a way out of difficult situations. Will tell you how to cope with insomnia, restless sleep how to find a way out of depression.
A psychologist can be replaced by keeping a diary, paper or electronic. Fill out daily, honestly revealing the emotions that happened during the day. Indicate what you ate and how much physical activity you did.
After analyzing a week or a month, you will be able to understand the reasons for poor health and lethargy. Knowledge will help you correctly determine the method of therapy. And in the future it will help in prevention.
Prevention of CFS requires integrated approach, the event is long and complex. You need to take the problem more seriously, even if you have never encountered a similar problem. The disease does not need to be treated, but rather prevented through prophylaxis.
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disease characterized by excessive physical and mental fatigue, lasting at least 6 months, not relieved by rest or sleep, and accompanied by numerous joint, muscle, infectious and neuropsychological symptoms.
Thus, it becomes clear that fatigue can be considered a disease only if it exists for at least six months and in combination with other symptoms.
The first mention of chronic fatigue syndrome dates back to the 30s of the twentieth century, but until 1988 the wording was different. Synonyms for CFS are the following: benign myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic mononucleosis, myalgic encephalopathy, post-viral fatigue syndrome. This is exactly what this disease was called throughout the 20th century. Such different formulations of the same condition were associated with the search for the immediate causes of CFS.
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a constant feeling of fatigue and overwork, loss of strength that does not go away even after a long rest. This disease is especially typical for residents of developed countries and populated cities. The main reason The occurrence of the syndrome is considered to be long-term psycho-emotional stress on the human nervous system.
The disease received its name after an epidemic in Nevada (USA) in 1984. Dr. Paul Chaney, who practiced in the small town of Incline Village, located on the shores of Lake Tahoe, recorded more than 200 cases of this disease. Patients felt depression, worsening mood, and muscle weakness. They were found to have the Epstein-Barr virus or antibodies to it and to other viruses - “relatives” of the herpes virus. Whether the cause of the disease was a viral infection or something else, for example, a poor environmental situation, remained unclear.
Outbreaks of the disease have been observed before: in Los Angeles in 1934, in Iceland in 1948, in London in 1955, in Florida in 1956. The syndrome is not limited to any geographic or sociodemographic groups. In the United States, about 10 patients per 100 thousand people suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. In Australia in 1990, the incidence was higher: 37 people per 100 thousand population. Women aged 25 to 45 years are most susceptible to the syndrome.
In 2009, scientists from the United States became the authors of an article that described the effect on the human body of the chronic fatigue syndrome virus that affects mice. A few years later, these data were refuted, since the virus was not detected in the blood of the sick people studied. However, other biologists have recently announced their results. Their conclusion proved the presence of a certain virus in the blood of the sick: it appears when the immune system is in a state of constant tension.
In January 2016, a group of British scientists published their research, according to which the chronic fatigue syndrome virus exists, and adolescents are especially susceptible to infection. According to experts, more than two percent of UK teenagers have chronic fatigue syndrome. Characteristic symptoms This disease includes insomnia, fatigue, headaches and frequent cramps.
The exact causes leading to chronic fatigue syndrome have not yet been established. However, there are certain risk factors that can provoke the occurrence of this disease:
Chronic fatigue syndrome has a variable clinical picture, and identifying any specific signs is quite problematic. And yet, doctors highlight following symptoms chronic fatigue syndrome:
In general, this condition can last for several months in a row - in some cases, patients report similar symptoms for 5-8 months. And this does not mean at all that a person has specifically developed chronic fatigue syndrome - identical symptoms may indicate other pathologies in the body. Therefore, carefully analyze your condition - doctors highlight characteristic features each of the symptoms.
Since chronic fatigue syndrome until now is a pathology with an unclear etiology, a large-scale examination of the patient is required to identify the disease. To establish the causes of loss of strength, it is initially necessary to check the person for the presence of pathologies such as:
Due to the fact that there are many reasons for the exhaustion of the body, it is important to exclude all types of diseases internal organs and functional systems. To do this, you will need to undergo testing for markers of viral hepatitis, a virological examination (herpeviruses, chlamydia).
For an accurate diagnosis of CFS, consultations with specialized specialists - an infectious disease specialist, gastroenterologist, neurologist, immunologist, rheumatologist, cardiologist, psychologist, psychiatrist, endocrinologist - will be required. This approach is justified by the fact that chronic fatigue syndrome can be both an independent disease and one of the side signs of hidden internal diseases.
The doctor decides on the prescription of therapy and treatment regimen for chronic fatigue syndrome, based on the severity of fatigue. Sometimes only psychotherapeutic treatment is enough, but medication may also be recommended.
To treat chronic fatigue syndrome at home, the following medications are prescribed:
Doctors assure that chronic fatigue syndrome cannot be cured solely with medications and long rest/sleep. Patients must undergo a course of physical procedures - they can be different and carried out in a complex, but the doctor can choose one thing.
Effective physical procedures for the disease in question include:
The duration of the course of physiotherapy depends on how long the doctor prescribes certain medications. If treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome is carried out without medications, then it is recommended to attend the procedures described above according to a strict schedule drawn up by the doctor.
Among folk remedies, water tinctures have become popular. Especially when it comes to chronic fatigue syndrome in a child. The bottom line is that water tinctures allow you not to resort to medications.
At home for the treatment of CFS among water tinctures can be used:
These are the remedies and basic folk recipes that can be used in such a matter as the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.
A healthy diet, adequate physical and mental stress, objective self-esteem and a proper daily routine are what will help avoid the development of chronic fatigue syndrome. If possible, you should avoid stressful situations and avoid overwork. If this was not possible, then after stress or overload you should fully rest and relax.
While working, you need to take a short break every 1-1.5 hours. If the work is mental and sedentary, then during a break it is useful to do physical exercise. This allows you to temporarily switch from mental to physical work and relieve fatigue from constant sitting. Pauses and switching of attention are especially necessary when monotonous work. Industrial noise is important, causing increased fatigue. If possible, it is necessary to reduce the influence of this harmful factor.
Useful for normal mental activity a person is a change of environment and impressions. Therefore, sometimes you should go out into nature and travel during your vacation.
Very often, chronic fatigue syndrome gradually progresses over a period of one to several years, which significantly aggravates the psychoemotional and physical condition patients, especially in case of inadequate treatment. Chronic fatigue syndrome can only conditionally be classified as a dangerous pathology; with timely and comprehensive treatment, painful symptoms and manifestations of permanent fatigue can be quickly eliminated. However, for every patient who has encountered this problem at least once, it is extremely important to reconsider their lifestyle, sleep patterns, physical and emotional rest, diet, and pay attention to strengthening the immune and cardiovascular systems.
Even high-quality therapy and complete recovery do not guarantee that CFS cannot recur if a person does not draw the appropriate conclusions and change his life. IN difficult cases disease in the absence of proper psychological and therapeutic assistance, CFS can significantly affect the human psyche. It is important to treat chronic fatigue syndrome without letting the process take its course. In some cases, people with severely advanced CFS have shown signs of mild schizophrenia.
For the first time in the CIS, the disease in question was described in 1991, although it was officially recognized by world medicine in 1988, and over the years of studying chronic fatigue syndrome, doctors/scientists have elucidated its causes, its specific symptoms, and treatment methods. It is interesting that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is diagnosed more often in women, but in general this disease is characteristic of people who are in age category 25-45 years old. It has often been noted that the syndrome in question is more characteristic of people with a profession that involves increased responsibility - for example, pilots, doctors, professional rescuers. Despite numerous studies of the disease in question, modern medicine and now cannot accurately formulate the reasons for its occurrence. But certain factors have been identified that are in this case provoking. These include:
Well, besides this, the syndrome in question can appear against the background of poor nutrition, with a deficiency in the body, against the background of disturbances in metabolic processes - they are “guided” minerals. Please note:there is a theory that chronic fatigue syndrome can be triggered by viruses - it is often diagnosed in patients with early identified,. But this is just a theory, so when identifying the above viral pathologies, you should not expect the inevitable development of chronic fatigue syndrome.
Chronic fatigue syndrome has a variable clinical picture, and identifying any specific symptoms is quite problematic. Still, doctors recommend paying attention to the following indicators:
In general, this condition can last for several months in a row - in some cases, patients report similar symptoms for 5-8 months. And this does not mean at all that a person has specifically developed chronic fatigue syndrome - identical symptoms may indicate other pathologies in the body. Therefore, carefully analyze your condition - doctors highlight the characteristic features of each of the symptoms.
The first sign of overstrain of the nervous system is considered to be throbbing pain in the temples. Headache may have different character at various diseases, but specifically for chronic fatigue syndrome there will be pulsation in the temples and diffuse pain over all areas of the skull of low intensity manifestation.
Man at developing syndrome Chronic fatigue cannot occur even after heavy, prolonged exercise. He has the feeling that sleep will come as soon as his head touches the pillow, but in fact the person tosses and turns for a long time, looking for a comfortable position for sleeping, and various disturbing thoughts begin to visit him. By the way, the disease in question is characterized by night attacks of fear and a groundless feeling of anxiety.
This symptom includes apathy, constant muscle weakness, severe fatigue even after doing minimal work (for example, washing dishes, ironing clothes, driving a car for a short distance). It is this condition that is unconditional evidence of developing or already fully present chronic fatigue syndrome. 
If a person experiences tremor of the upper extremities, intense muscle pain, and a reluctance to make any body movements, then this is a sure sign of the disease in question.
Chronic fatigue syndrome can provoke a decrease in memory and concentration, the inability to quickly and competently respond to questions, and the perception of information (educational, general) does not occur in full.
Chronic fatigue syndrome provokes frequent relapses of colds, immediate infection with respiratory viral diseases during epidemic periods, and prolonged healing of even small wounds on the skin.
People with chronic fatigue syndrome are often subject to “attacks” of depression; they are constantly in a bad mood, have unreasonable fears, and an excessive feeling of anxiety. And irritability and outbursts unmotivated aggression only confirm the diagnosis. It is noteworthy that in a state of chronic fatigue syndrome, a person begins to look for a way out of the situation on his own - this disease is often perceived as ordinary fatigue. And doctors often recorded an increase in cigarettes smoked per day - in this way, patients try to get their body into working condition, and in the evenings, patients necessarily drink a certain amount alcoholic drinks- this is how they “relieve” physical and mental stress. Naturally, such measures will not help solve the problem, and a long rest for desert island is also unlikely to relieve chronic fatigue syndrome - you will need the help of medical professionals. 
Only a specialist can diagnose the disease in question - this procedure involves studying large and small criteria that indicate precisely this pathology. Major criteria include all of the above symptoms, patient complaints of prolonged, continuous fatigue for 3 months or more. Please note:Against the background of the above symptoms, the doctor will definitely refer the patient for a full examination of the whole body. And only the absence of any somatic diseases chronic/acute nature, infections and viral pathologies may be the reason for diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome. Minor criteria for diagnosing the disease in question are (increase in body temperature up to 38 degrees) of a sudden, uncontrollable nature, muscle pain, aching joints, clearly expressed. The diagnosis of CFS is confirmed if at least 3 major and 6 minor criteria are present. Only after this will the doctor refer the patient to donate biomaterial for laboratory research, will give recommendations for examination by more specialized specialists (endocrinologist, cardiologist, infectious disease specialist, oncologist, and so on).
Treatment of the disease in question is a set of measures aimed at restoring the body’s strength. Patients must not only adjust their own daily routine, strictly adhere to a diet and visit a physiotherapy room, but it is very important to obtain medication prescriptions from the attending physician. Please note:the use of medications as part of the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome is not at all necessary - it all depends on how much the disease progresses and how intense the symptoms of the disease are. Drug treatment can be prescribed/selected exclusively by the attending physician - both the patient’s age and existing somatic diseases are taken into account.
After a full examination of a patient diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, the attending physician may prescribe a set of medications. The most effective are:
Please note:antidepressants and nootropic drugs In no case should you prescribe them to yourself - only a specialist can select them without harm to general health.
The duration of the course of treatment is individual - it depends on the severity of chronic fatigue syndrome, the “neglect” of the process, general condition patient's health.
Doctors assure that chronic fatigue syndrome cannot be cured solely with medications and long rest/sleep. Patients must undergo a course of physical procedures - they can be different and carried out in a complex, but the doctor can choose one thing. Effective physical procedures for the disease in question include:
The duration of the course of physiotherapy depends on how long the doctor prescribes certain medications. If treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome is carried out without medications, then it is recommended to attend the procedures described above according to a strict schedule drawn up by the doctor.
Both medications and physiotherapy will certainly help cope with the intense manifestations of chronic fatigue syndrome. But as part of diagnosing the disease in question, you definitely need to visit a nutritionist and get recommendations on how to adjust your diet. The fact is that chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by two extremes - some patients completely lose interest in food and literally go hungry for days on end. But other patients, on the contrary, begin to absorb foods in huge quantities– obesity occurs very quickly, especially considering the characteristic physical inactivity of chronic fatigue syndrome. Nutritionist recommendations:
Don't limit yourself to eating chocolate. But exclusively dark chocolate, and not an endless amount of sweets, marmalade and ice cream. But you should give up strong coffee; if you absolutely cannot live without this drink (you are addicted to coffee!), then make it with the addition of milk. 
There are a lot of remedies for getting rid of progressive chronic fatigue syndrome in the traditional medicine category. It is not advisable to take them uncontrollably - after all, prescriptions and consultation with your doctor will be needed. But exactly folk remedies make it possible in many cases to do without the use of a complex of medications.
Recipes for water tinctures are very simple, anyone can prepare them. But the effect specifically for the disease in question will be excellent. How to prepare water tinctures:
Such simple products, which are available in every home, will help you quickly cope with chronic fatigue syndrome, but only if it is in initial stage development and has not yet led to severe pathological changes in the functioning of the body. Kefir should be drunk every evening, but first it is mixed with regular warm water in a 1:1 ratio, then a teaspoon of honey is added to the composition. Onions Finely chop - you should get the amount that fits in a regular glass. Then add a glass of honey to the onion and leave in a dark place for 3-4 days. Then the received medicine Place in the refrigerator and take 1 teaspoon 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 14 days, then you need to take a week break and, if necessary, repeat the course. Mix 100 g of honey and 3 teaspoons, take 1 teaspoon per day (no more!) for 10 days. This remedy actively restores vitality, gives vigor and energy. Add 1 teaspoon of honey to a glass of warm water, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar and 3-4 drops of iodine. The recommended dosage is 1 glass per day, duration of use is no more than 5 days in a row. This product can be easily compared to an energy drink. Please note:The listed recipes are strictly contraindicated for people with previously diagnosed pathologies of the stomach, intestines and kidneys. It is not recommended to use recipes with honey and onions for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome in women during menopause or menopause. In general, these medicinal products very aggressive - preliminary consultation with your doctor is required!
This root has long been famous for its healing properties - tincture and tea from ginger root perfectly improve immunity, strengthen strength and even correct the psycho-emotional background. How to prepare the medicine:
Important: be extremely careful - use alcohol tincture Not for those who are drivers, suffer from gastritis, or have a history of psychological disorders.
To avoid the development of chronic fatigue syndrome, you need to work less and rest more - this is what many people think. But in fact, doctors give the following recommendations:
Chronic fatigue syndrome is an independent disease that is treated not with sleep and complete rest, but with complex therapeutic measures. You should not rely solely on the body’s own strength - it can quickly become depleted, which will lead to serious consequences.
In the 19th century, it was condescendingly called “hypochondria.” In the 20th century, it became known as “chronic fatigue,” and in the 21st century, “the disease of the century.” The symptoms are the same, but the age and extent of the spread have changed significantly. The disease is like an epidemic; more and more young people, residents of megacities, and the population of economically prosperous countries are falling into its sphere of influence.
Scientists are at odds arguing about the causes of various nervous system disorders characteristic of this syndrome, and cannot come to a common denominator. However, they are unanimous on one thing: CFS is a diagnosis officially recognized by medicine..
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease in which a feeling of weakness and fatigue accompanies a person for a long time (more than six months). Moreover, this condition does not disappear even after prolonged sleep and rest.
Figures and facts: Chronic fatigue syndrome has been considered an independent disease since 1988, with recognition of the need for treatment.
Symptoms of CFS have been identified in 20% of the inhabitants of planet Earth. And this figure is growing.
2% of teenagers suffer from CFS.
80% of cases are women.
There are many versions about the mechanism and causes of the disease, but there are three main ones that deserve attention.
Scientists from the Netherlands have discovered a connection between the syndrome and a lack of iodine in the body or chronic problems with the thyroid gland. Composition of the blood of patients suffering from deficiency TSH hormones and T4, as well as people with CFS, is similar. If this conclusion is correct, then an iodine diet can return a patient with the syndrome to normal life.
Thus, the main factor leading to the occurrence of CFS is of a nervous nature - nervous stress, insomnia, mental fatigue. All this provokes endocrine and metabolic disruptions in the body, reducing protective forces immunity.
What to look for when diagnosing CFS
Jamming the nervous system in a constant state of emergency is fraught with serious health problems and far-reaching consequences, so it is important to recognize the “enemy” in the early stages in order to know how to deal with it.
Symptoms of CFS are divided into mental and somatic.
Mental symptoms
Somatic symptoms
Symptomatic diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome
Availability listed symptoms- a reason to see a doctor so that he can prescribe necessary research and analyses. And based on the results obtained, he made an expert opinion and prescribed treatment. It is useless to wait for it to “go away on its own”, just as it is useless to hope that this is normal overwork and that it is enough to go to the seaside and sleep on the weekend. Neither a change in activity nor a change in environment will help with CFS. Qualified treatment is required.
Note: a full examination is also important because such symptoms are cleverly disguised as chronic fatigue syndrome. dangerous diseases, like oncology in the early stages, tuberculosis.
Doctors you should contact
The disease requires complex therapy, which includes 4 important components:
Note: it is important to treat diseases that can provoke constant hypoxia - sinusitis, rhinitis or chronic inflammation- carious teeth, tonsillitis.
In addition to psychotherapeutic treatment, medications are often prescribed for CFS. There are 5 groups of drugs that are used for therapy.
It is a myth that taking tonics, such as eleutherococcus and lemongrass, is useful for raising vitality. In fact, they are not able to eliminate any of the causes of decreased vitality. Taking them by people with chronic fatigue syndrome will only lead to increased consumption of internal reserves, which are already in short supply. As a result, worsening health problems.
Taking tonic drugs is only indicated healthy people who are facing serious physical or nervous stress
Simple folk remedies and preventive measures are available at home, and there is also nothing complicated about them.
You can resort to traditional medicine methods and prepare an “invigorating oil”.
For this you will need:
Mix and use when cooking.
Licorice root is an excellent anti-inflammatory agent that reduces cortisol levels in the blood. Its regular use (2 g each) can restore vitality in 2 weeks.
Aromatherapy with lavender, rosemary or sandalwood oil. A few drops on a handkerchief and inhale. Helps you relax and promote healthy sleep.
Preventive measures
Acupuncture is often used to combat chronic fatigue.
The answer to this question is not as simple as it seems. On the one hand, there is a common misconception that laziness is an excuse for those who avoid work. In fact, laziness can be a manifestation of a natural instinct - the desire to save vitality.
Important: if the desire to lie down and rest arises often and becomes regular, then this is alarm signal that the body is on the verge and its supply of vitality has dried up. Laziness can be evidence of both CFS and another serious illness.
On the other hand, there is another persistent myth: “Chronic fatigue will go away if you rest a little.”
It won't work! If a person is healthy, then even with great physical activity his strength will be restored after a night's sleep. With CFS, you can not bother with anything, sleep all night and the next morning feel completely broken and empty.
If the causes of fatigue lie in illness, then a regular “chill” will not help.
The causes of fatigue are internal, not external. For example, it could be a malfunction thyroid gland, which slows down metabolism and deprives the brain of adequate nutrition.
Fact: 14% of patients referred to a psychiatrist with signs of depression and weakness actually suffer from a low thyroid function.
The question arises: what causes the thyroid gland to malfunction? Psychologists believe that the imbalance between stimuli is to blame for this - those that are sent to us by the external environment and those that we give in response.
Most often this occurs among housewives and people with monotonous work. They don't get enough stimulation to their nervous system. In other words, they lack impressions, a certain dose of stress, so that the body has the opportunity to shake itself up, mobilize and react properly.
When there are few such incentives, the settings begin to go astray. A similar situation occurs when there is too much stress.
Everything is good in moderation. Achieving the golden mean, finding harmony with oneself and the world around us will be the very antidote that will save humanity from the disease of the 21st century - chronic fatigue syndrome.
Content
Every person experiences fatigue or loss of strength at the end of a working day or workout. Sometimes a person experiences the occurrence of CFS - chronic fatigue, which is a pathology and a real medical diagnosis, which must be diagnosed by a doctor. The disease is characterized specific symptoms that must be treated by all available means: medication, physiological methods, folk recipes.
This condition is characterized constant feeling overwork, apathy, severe loss of strength that does not recover even after a long, proper rest. Chronic fatigue syndrome is more often diagnosed in megacities of developed countries. The main cause of the pathology is considered to be prolonged emotional and mental stress, which negatively affects the state of the human nervous system.
People aged 25-45 years are at risk of developing the syndrome. At this stage, a person has maximum performance, strives for career growth, success and exposes himself to serious stress. About 90% of people suffering from fatigue syndrome live in large cities, where the pace of life is faster and the level of environmental conditions is lower. According to statistics, Australia and the USA are in 1st place in terms of the number of registered cases.
The exact provoking factors that cause the appearance of the syndrome have not been established. There are certain conditions that can trigger this state. The following are distinguished: probable reasons chronic fatigue:
There is a significant difference between CFS and simple fatigue. The latter goes away after proper rest and sleep, but chronic fatigue does not subside even with a decrease in the load on the body. This is the main sign of the presence of the disease; other symptoms include the following manifestations:
The diagnosis cannot be made based solely on the symptoms described above. CFS is confirmed only if all pathologies that are accompanied by chronic fatigue and weakness are excluded. This especially applies to oncological diseases 1-2 stages. In the early stages, the symptoms of cancer, when the patient can still be helped, are very similar to pathological fatigue.
Doctors need to exclude tuberculosis, which is initially asymptomatic, and other somatic pathologies that have an erased form, a sluggish form. When diagnosing the syndrome, doctors should exclude helminthic infestation. Before being diagnosed with CFS, a person must undergo full examination, which includes the following analyses:
The doctor makes a decision on prescribing therapy and treatment regimen based on the severity of chronic fatigue. Sometimes only psychotherapeutic treatment is enough, but medication may also be recommended. The treatment is complex; the following methods are recommended to get rid of chronic fatigue:
The drugs are part of a complex therapy and are prescribed depending on the source of the chronic condition. Your doctor may prescribe the following anti-fatigue pills:
This is another area of treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome. Below is a list of what to do for chronic fatigue:
This is a psychotherapeutic technique that is aimed at restoring homeostatic mechanisms in the human body after stress. Autotraining is a powerful tool for restoring emotional balance. The patient uses self-hypnosis to achieve maximum muscle relaxation. It helps to influence mental, vegetative processes with XY syndrome. The principle of action is based on conscious control using visual images, verbal formulas on the walls of blood vessels, and the tone of skeletal muscles.
To treat XY syndrome, you can use the knowledge of traditional medicine. There are recipes that help cope with stressful situations, apathy, insomnia, decreased performance, and lethargy. This is a treatment of symptoms, but not the root cause, so traditional medicine is part of the complex treatment of the syndrome. You can use the following recipes:
This syndrome does not pose a threat to human life; as a rule, the prognosis is favorable and ends with recovery. Restoration of health may be the result of treatment or a spontaneous phenomenon. A number of people experience relapses of XY syndrome after suffering from somatic diseases or stressful situations. The danger to human health is the likelihood of significant abnormalities in the functioning of the immune system.
An important factor in preventing the development of XY syndrome is timely identification of symptoms. If you are plagued by insomnia, muscle and emotional stress, other signs of chronic fatigue, it is necessary to avoid aggravation of the condition. It is necessary to try to form an objective self-esteem, give yourself adequate mental and physical stress and create a daily routine. Try to get away from stressful situations and avoid overwork. If this was not possible, then try to fully relax and rest.
Attention! The information presented in the article is for informational purposes only. The materials of the article do not call for self-treatment. Only a qualified doctor can make a diagnosis and give treatment recommendations based on the individual characteristics of a particular patient.
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