Symptoms - Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)

Symptoms vary from person to person, but the severity of symptoms varies from day to day.

The main symptoms of CFS / ME are extreme physical and mental fatigue (fatigue) and will not disappear by rest or sleep. This may make it difficult to do daily jobs and activities.

Most people with CFS / ME state their fatigue as overwhelming, and about the different kinds of fatigue that we have experienced before.

Exercise usually exacerbates symptoms of CFS / ME. Sometimes the effect will be delayed, and you will feel very tired after hours or even the next day of exercise.

Most CFS / ME cases are mild or moderate, but up to one quarter of people show severe symptoms. If your symptoms are serious, experts should be involved in your treatment.

Moderate - Although you can do daily activities such as work, study, domestic affairs, you may need to give up hobbies and social activities in your free time.

Moderate - you may not be able to move or perform everyday activities and you may not be able to continue your work or be unable to keep education, you need to rest frequently maybe

Serious - You may only be able to do very basic everyday jobs like tooth brushing; you may be at home or bedding; you may need a wheelchair to walk around It takes a long time to recover after activities that require extra effort, such as leaving home or talking for a long time

The symptoms of CFS / ME are similar to other diseases, such as attitude tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), abnormal elevation of heart rate after sitting or standing, and may cause symptoms such as dizziness and fainting .

If you think that you may have a CFS / ME it is important to consult with your family doctor to confirm that you get the correct diagnosis.

There is no cure or approved treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME / CFS). However, some symptoms can be treated or managed. Treating these symptoms may alleviate some ME / CFS patients, not other patients. Other strategies such as a new way to learn management activities may also be useful. Patients, their families, and health care providers need to cooperate to determine which symptoms are causing the most problems. We need to process this first. Patients, families, and healthcare providers should discuss possible benefits and harms of any treatment plan, including medications and other treatments.

Everyone with chronic fatigue syndrome has its own unique symptoms and its intensity may change. Symptoms necessary for diagnosis of ME / CFS are fatigue, discomfort after exercise, sleep disorder. In addition, you need to pay attention to cognitive impairment (brain fog) and worsening symptoms, you are upright (upright intolerance). Fatigue level and activity level must be reduced for at least 6 months. Features of fatigue include that it can not be relieved by sleeping or resting, that it is not the result of intense exercise, and in most cases the ability to function normally decreases markedly. After physical or mental effort, your symptoms may worsen from 24 hours to several days, even weeks.