Fatigue

Fatigue
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in physiology, inability to perform reasonable and necessary physical or mental activity.
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Fatigue can occur for many reasons. The extreme stress that people with cancer experience over a long period of time can cause them to use more energy, leading to fatigue. However, there may be other reasons that cancer patients suffer from fatigue.
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Fatigue can be a normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or lack of sleep. However, it can also be a nonspecific sign of a more serious psychological or physical disorder.
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Fatigue
What factors can trigger fatigue?
There are numerous causes at the root of this disruptive condition including stress, over work, lack of sleep, an inadequate diet, long term dieting and illnesses such as ME, Candida or anaemia.
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Fatigue: A condition characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of weariness and tiredness. Fatigue can be acute and come on suddenly or chronic and persist.
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An abnormality in practically any body system can produce fatigue. That's why the physician needs to treat each case of fatigue like a detective. His or her job is to find the clues necessary to solve the mystery.
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Fatigue is a common symptom among teens. There are a number of causes for fatigue, including stress, lack of sleep or interrupted sleep, depression, "mono," chronic illnesses, low thyroid, and anemia (low red blood cells).
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Fatigue can also be a symptom of a heart attack, especially in women. It usually is new and severe fatigue that starts a day or two or just a few hours before a heart attack. Sometimes the fatigue starts a couple of weeks before a heart attack.
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Fatigue can be a symptom of many illnesses, such as infections or psychological disorders. In general, see your doctor if you have persistent or excessive fatigue.
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Fatigue
Alternate Names
: Exhaustion, Lethargy, Tiredness, Weariness
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Chronic fatigue syndrome: A debilitating and complex disorder characterized by profound fatigue of six months or longer duration that is not improved by bed rest and that may be worsened by physical or mental activity.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complicated illness characterized by at least six months of extreme fatigue that is not relieved by rest, and a group of additional symptoms that also are constant for at least six months.
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CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME - An unusual illness, of uncertain cause, that is characterized by unexplained fatigue, weakness, muscle pain, lymph node swelling, and malaise.
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Chronic fatigue syndrome
Dr Rob Hicks
Many of us feel tired every now and again, but for some people their tiredness is debilitating. We look at the causes and the symptoms that lead to a diagnosis of chronic fatigue, sometimes also known as ME.
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Your muscles may hurt at first because they're burning carbohydrates without oxygen and producing a waste product called lactic acid that causes fatigue.
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Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic - A syndrome characterized by persistent or recurrent fatigue, diffuse musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbances, and subjective cognitive impairment of 6 months duration or longer.
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Fatigue accompanies malaise in many common diseases.
Common Causes:
The following lists give examples of the diseases and conditions that can cause malaise.
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Fatigue or weakness that prevents you from engaging in your usual activities.
Difficulty breathing during routine activities or exercise that did not previously cause problems.
Shortness of breath when you lie down.
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Fatigue and malaise
Low blood counts
Difficulty or pain swallowing
Erythema
Edema
The shedding or sloughing-off of the outer layer of skin (desquamation)
Increased skin pigment (hyperpigmentation)
Atrophy
Skin itching (pruritus)
Skin pain ...
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Fatigue - extreme in flu and can last 2-3 weeks; there is only mild fatigue with a cold.
General aches - common and often severe in flu; slight in a cold.
Runny nose - occasionally in flu; common with a cold.
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fatigue
A condition marked by extreme tiredness and inability to function due lack of energy. Fatigue may be acute or chronic.
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Fatigue
Difficulty in concentrating or making decisions
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Fatigue
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Anemia and Fatigue
Anemia is a condition in which the red blood cells in the body are low. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the cells in the body. Without oxygen, cells can't use the energy from food. Someone with anemia may tire easily and look pale.
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CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
Chalazion
Chancroid
Change of Life (Menopause)
Change of Life (Postmenopause)
Changes in Vision (Vision Changes)
CHD (Coronary Heart Disease)
Cherry Angioma
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Symptoms include fever, breathing problems, and fatigue. Cytomegalovirus (SI-to-MEG-uh-lo-VI-rus), or CMV, is an infection that may cause fatigue, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, or muscle or throat pain.
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Performing the drill when you are fatigued can lead to a lack of concentration and poor technique. Remember that practice does not necessarily make perfect, but it will certainly make permanent.
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The most common early signs of pregnancy include: fatigue nausea and/or vomiting (aka morning sickness) breast changes such as soreness, fullness, tingling nipples, darkening of the areolas, ...
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Shain also noticed that exercising throughout her pregnancy helped her avoid many of the typical pregnancy discomforts, including swollen ankles and fatigue.
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Diagnosing FMS usually focuses first on eliminating other conditions such as a thyroid disturbance, Lyme disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, or other similar conditions.
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Pain is generally accompanied by sleep disorders, fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders, and depression. Many of its symptoms are similar to those of chronic fatigue syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome, and temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ).
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Ampligen An investigational high-molecular-weight RNA drug for intravenous administration in clinical trials (various phases, depending on indication) for the treatment of: CFS/CFIDS (chronic fatigue syndrome/chronic fatigue immune dysfunction ...
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Early symptoms of CO poisoning, such as headaches, nausea, and fatigue, are often mistaken for the flu because the deadly gas goes undetected in a home. Prolonged exposure can lead to brain damage and even death.
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MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICITY: Damage to the mitochondria, often characterized by muscular weakness and fatigue. It can lead to life-threatening conditions, such as lactic acidosis. Nucleoside analogs may cause mitochondrial toxicity.
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Deficient activity of the pituitary gland causing slowed growth in children, fatigue and decreased appetite in adults, and cessation of menstrual periods in women.
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" For most women, symptoms are usually mild -- fatigue, irritability, anxiety and bloating. But for some, PMS is not mild, it's debilitating -- causing severe depression, panic attacks, and even violent behavior.
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Frequent urination (polyuria)
Thirst (polydipsia)
Blurred vision
Unintentional weight gain or weight loss, although little weight change may occur
Fatigue
Many people have no noticeable symptoms ...
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