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Buzzfeed: 19 Facts About The Disease That Makes You Tired All The Time
More than 1 million Americans suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome. Here’s what you need to know.
posted on Oct. 24, 2016, at 3:03 p.m.
Imagine being constantly exhausted, like you’re physically and mentally depleted for months — even years — and no one can figure out why.
This is what over one million people experience every day with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which is defined by the CDC as an overwhelming fatigue lasting six months or more, plus a host of other symptoms that don’t get better with rest, and get worse after physical or mental exertion.
CFS is a wildly misunderstood and complex chronic disease, sometimes also referred to as “myalgic encephalomyelitis” (ME) or chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS). Many patients prefer to use the term ME/CFS, because the term “chronic fatigue” can be stigmatized. However, for the purpose of consistency with current medical literature and clarity for readers who are unfamiliar with the condition, we will use “chronic fatigue syndrome” and “CFS” in this article. [...]
https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolinekee/19-facts-about-chronic-fatigue-syndrome