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Chronic Fatigue System - How does it affect sleep
Or to turn it around - How does improving your sleep lessen the symptoms
of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)'
Our aim here is to understand the connection between the two as it
may be possible to confuse the symptoms of CFS and sleep deprivation.
There are however definite differences.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Symptoms
Constant and persistent fatigue lasting 6 months or more
Feeling feverish
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Sore throat
Muscle aches and pains
Tender or swollen lymph nodes
Joint pain
More headaches than usual
Abnormal lethargy after exercise
Poor concentration
Depression
Poor quality sleep
Although not everyone who suffers with CFS will display all of the
above, two or more of these symptoms would definitely bear further
investigation.
CFS often follows a bout of flu or other respitory disease. It occurs
more frequently in middle age and twice as often in women as men.
CFS is a debilitating illness which is hard to diagnose due to the
symptoms being non specific. Also the symptoms described by the sufferers
often cannot be verified. For instance, patients often describe feeling
feverish although their temperature is normal. Recent studies indicate
CFS may in fact be an immune disorder.
There are medical practitioners who still believe it to be a disease
of "malingerers". In fact some of those suffering with CFS often
wonder sometimes if they are imagining their symptoms. But CFS is
very real and can lead to broken marriages and wrecked careers.
It is very important for those who suspect they have CFS to seek medical
attention straight away. If you feel your doctor is not taking you
seriously, get a second and even a third opinion. It helps if you
have been seeing the same doctor for some time, as they know you and
can recognize that you are not a "hypochondriac" or a time waster
looking for sympathy.
CFS is certainly not new, although the association of symptoms under
the name Chronic Fatigue Syndrome only took place in the 1990s. Previously
it was largely overlooked or thought to be something else, for example
low blood sugar, Lyme disease, allergies, fybromyalgia, yeast infections
etc.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment
These vary from antidepressants, steroids, immune system medications
and anti-histamines to the more holistic treatments like evening primrose
oil, diet therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, removal of dental
fillings (mercury poisoning) and gentle exercise programs.
Although lack of a definite treatment for CFS leaves a lot to be desired,
the above treatments, whether all or a combination, can prove fairly
effective. The broad answer seems to be to treat the symptoms as they
occur.
Therefore the quality of sleep of patients must have a direct effect
on the severity of the disease. If depression is the main problem,
treatment of that can significantly improve the quality of sleep,
thus relieving somewhat the persistent fatigue.
A combination of better quality sleep with gentle exercise, optimal
diet and cognitive behavioural therapy would go a long way to improving
the lives of patients with CFS.
About the Author
Want to know how to have better sleep' Find out how. Check out
http://www.insomnia-connection.com
your resource for detailed information on better sleep and curing
stress. The author, Wendy Owen, has had a lifetime interest in general
and alternative health as well as being an ex insomniac!
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