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From NIH.gov "Fatigue" (last update 24 April 2015): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003088.htm
"CFS" is not included in the list of illnesses. Instead, information about fatigue and medication is listed, and then a note about "CFS" (not ME or SEID) is tacked on at the end.
And followed immediately by (but presumably as "treatment" for all fatigue):
Note: The Wayback Machine has a record of this page dating back to 2001. At that time, the term "chronic fatigue" was used within the general info on fatigue, but neither "chronic fatigue" nor "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" are listed with fatigue-causing illnesses. The term "chronic fatigue" however links to a page on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, described as a "condition". (Alternative names includes Yuppie flu.)
By 2004, it seems that "chronic fatigue" was replaced with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on the fatigue homepage. Here too, it's described as a "condition" and is not included in the list of illnesses in which fatigue is a common symptom.
Fatigue is different from drowsiness. Drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep. Fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy (a feeling of not caring about what happens) can be symptoms that go along with fatigue....
The pattern of fatigue may help your doctor determine its cause. For example, if you wake up in the morning rested but quickly develop fatigue with activity, you may have a condition such as an underactive thyroid....
Fatigue can also occur with the following illnesses....
"CFS" is not included in the list of illnesses. Instead, information about fatigue and medication is listed, and then a note about "CFS" (not ME or SEID) is tacked on at the end.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a condition that starts with flu-like symptoms and lasts for 6 months or more. It is diagnosed based on the presence of a specific group of symptoms and after all other possible causes of fatigue are ruled out. Most people with CFS do not get much relief from rest
And followed immediately by (but presumably as "treatment" for all fatigue):
Home care... Exercise regularly...Learn better ways to relax. Try yoga or meditation...Change or reduce your stressors, if possible. For example, take a vacation or resolve relationship problems... Take a multivitamin. Talk to your doctor about what is best for you..."
References: Bennett RM. Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds.Goldman’s Cecil Medicine [and] Griggs RC, Jozefowicz RF, Aminoff MJ. Approach to the patient with neurologic disease. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds.Goldman’s Cecil Medicine
Updated [21 April 2013] by: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.
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Page last updated 24 April 2015.
Note: The Wayback Machine has a record of this page dating back to 2001. At that time, the term "chronic fatigue" was used within the general info on fatigue, but neither "chronic fatigue" nor "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome" are listed with fatigue-causing illnesses. The term "chronic fatigue" however links to a page on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, described as a "condition". (Alternative names includes Yuppie flu.)
By 2004, it seems that "chronic fatigue" was replaced with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome on the fatigue homepage. Here too, it's described as a "condition" and is not included in the list of illnesses in which fatigue is a common symptom.
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