Have you ever been tiered for about 3 month straight? Than you might have CFS or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, yet another Silent Disability.
It goes by other names as well - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS), Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS).
It usually starts suddenly - people report getting a case of a flu-like or other respiratory infection such as bronchitis, from which they seem never to fully recover and which evolves into CFS.
"About a million American adults suffer from the condition, symptoms of which range from mood swings to joint pain to flu symptoms. No one's sure what causes it, which explains why it goes undiagnosed in more than 80 percent of sufferers."
Here's a little questionnaire from an article recently published on tampabay.com that might help determine if one might have CFS:
- Have you felt generally "unwell" for three months or longer? This is where "chronic" comes into play. If you feel constantly run-down, you should get checked out. If it's been six months and you're still not feeling any better, you might have CFS.
- Do you have at least four of the following eight symptoms? Weakness and exhaustion lasting more than 24 hours; unrefreshing sleep; short-term memory or concentration problems; muscle pain; joint pain (without swelling or redness); unfamiliar headaches; tender armpits or lymph nodes; or a recurring sore throat.
- Did your feelings of unwellness gradually become worse until you had to make major changes in your life? CFS often comes on suddenly, or at least over several days. You're feeling fine, and then boom, your body starts to slow down.
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