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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Overview

Background

Fatigue usually occurs after a viral illness or during or after a particularly stressful period or event. The onset of the fatigue may be without any reason and can occur at any point of the illness or stressful period.

Causes

Although fatigue has no single cause, there are a variety of physical and emotional reasons for the onset of fatigue. The following list is not exhaustive. The presence of any or several of these is not a reason for fatigue. It can appear for no reason at all.

  • Low blood sugar
  • Low blood pressure
  • Anemia
  • Allergies
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Expert Articles

Tactile Stimulation in Fibromyalgia Treatment

by: Suneetha
May 6, 2008

In a study performed by the Department of Stomatognathic Physiology of the Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education, Jonkoping at Sweden, ten women suffering from fibromyalgia were given tactile stimulation for ten weeks at the rate of once a week.  The culmination of the trial indicated improved sleeping patterns and quality, and improved pain management.References:1.

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Dark Chocolate Consumption may Reduce Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

by: Suneetha
May 6, 2008

Hull York Medical School scientists conducted a study on ten patients half of whom received dark chocolate and the rest who received milk chocolate dyed dark.According to their study, 45 grams of dark chocolate per day significantly alleviated chronic fatigue symptoms. Professor Steve Atkin who led the study also found that the participants did not add weight during the study.References:1.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome News and Blogs

Fatigue, Not Always an Off Shoot of a Hectic Life Style?

www.naturalnews.com - May 27, 2008

Fatigue is not always something to solve by catching up on your sleep. If it lasts more than 2 weeks, then its time you took it seriously and sought the help of a health worker says Leigh Erin Connealy, an M.D. in Integrative Medicine.

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Six Reasons for Being Tired, Fatigue Defined

women.webmd.com - May 18, 2008

Being superwoman and having a life style to fit may not really be the reason why one feels tired all the time says cardiologist Nieca Goldberg, MD, Director of the NYU Medical Center Women's Heart Program and associate professor at the NYU School of Medicine. She lists seven hidden causes of fatigue in this Web MD article for women.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Latest Reviews

I take a supplement that contains Iron and high doses of B-12. I have found that it really makes a difference. I suspect that iron would be really really effective if a person is anemic as well.

Iron and B-12   June 16, 2008
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