“Teacher, I’m tired of sleeping, it’s not spring, it’s not spring fatigue… Why?… … .”A woman in her 40s called a working mom!
A, who felt very tired while undergoing a health checkup through a rectal examination, performed tests related to the thyroid gland and liver disease in addition to tests. As usual, she did not have any special diseases, and there were no abnormal findings in her examination results. There are many people who complain of constant fatigue for no reason. In this case, what should I do?
These days, modern people are rapidly getting tired of body and mind due to various kinds of mental stress, chronic diseases, and recently, Corona 19. As a result, many people suffer from fatigue for no particular reason. In general, chronic fatigue syndrome can be overcome by finding causes such as physical diseases, taking appropriate measures, taking adequate rest, coping with stress, food, and regular exercise. The condition accompanied by
According to the criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ‘Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’ (CFS) is a condition in which fatigue does not recover even following sufficient rest, and more than half of daily activities cannot be performed properly without a specific cause. Extreme fatigue that lasts for more than 6 months.
In Korea, regarding 2-5% of people who complain of chronic fatigue are diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. It shows a tendency to gradually increase in the age group of 40-59 years, and it is usually regarding 1.5 times more common in women than in men.
What are the most common symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome??
-Difficulty with memory and concentration, sore throat, sore throat
– Pain from compression of the lymph glands in the neck or armpits
-Muscle pain
-Multiple arthralgia
– new headache
– I’m not feeling refreshed even following sleeping.
-Severe malaise following exercise or hard work
If you have 4 or more of these, you may have chronic fatigue syndrome. However, the causes of chronic fatigue syndrome can be estimated from various angles, and it is thought that infectious diseases, immune system abnormalities, endocrine metabolism abnormalities, stress, transient trauma or shock, etc. act in a complex way. If there is a causative disease, it is important to find it and treat it appropriately.
Diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome?
When diagnosing chronic fatigue syndrome, the most important thing is to determine whether there is an underlying disease. In general, if fatigue does not go away even following 1 to 3 weeks, or if fatigue continues even following adequate rest, weight loss or loss of appetite is accompanied by other symptoms, it is good to have a test.
In particular, it is necessary to check for anemia, hypothyroidism, diabetes, fatty liver, tuberculosis, and infection through blood tests. In addition, it is necessary to check whether the functions of the thyroid gland and adrenal cortex are working well through various hormone tests. Through consultation with a psychiatrist, it is necessary to examine from various angles whether there are any psychological factors such as depression, and whether there are any medications that have a sedative effect among the medications being taken. Chronic fatigue syndrome can be diagnosed if no other causes are identified as a result of these examinations.
What is the treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome??
Methods known to be effective in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome include drug therapy (antidepressants, vitamins), exercise therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Since most patients with chronic fatigue syndrome are accompanied by depression, and symptoms of pain or sleep disturbance often improve with the use of antidepressants, antidepressants are used for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. In addition, drugs such as vitamins that restore fatigue by increasing metabolic activity in the body are also recommended, but the method has not yet been established. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a method of inducing behavioral changes such as rest, sleep, and activity by changing a patient’s perception of a disease, and inducing a gradual increase in activity. In addition, it is known that aerobic exercise therapy such as walking and swimming improves the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome patients. Most of the studies on exercise therapy showed that the degree of fatigue and physical function improved, and the state of health also improved.
Chronic fatigue is like a silent killer. It depresses the mind, lowers the will to work, and makes it difficult to conduct daily life. In such a case, it is better to consult a hospital according to the symptoms rather than ignore the ‘fatigue’, a warning light that demands rest from the body. If there is a causative disease, it is important to find it and treat it appropriately. Just as a healthy mind resides in a healthy body, you should make efforts to maintain a healthy body by making exercise a habit.
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