What Are the Symptoms of CFS?
The symptoms of CFS vary from patient to patient and based on the severity of the condition. The most common symptom is fatigue that is severe enough to interfere
with your daily activities. For CFS to be diagnosed, fatigue must last for at least six months and must not be curable with bed rest.
Other symptoms of CFS may include:
- loss of memory or concentration
- feeling unrefreshed after sleep
- muscle pain
- headaches
- multi-joint pain without redness or swelling
- frequent sore throat
- tender lymph nodes in your neck and armpits
- gastro intestinal problems such as bloating, constipation, nausea
- sensitivity to light or noise
- sensitivity to alcohol
- food intolerances
- depression, anxiety, panic attacks
- tingling sensations
- dizziness
Some sufferers may also experience illness or extreme fatigue after physical or mental activities. This can last for more than 24 hours after the activity
Unfortunately the above symptoms are very common and too many people accept them as inevitable in today’s modern hectic lifestyle. While the severe debilitating
fatigue of CFS will keep people bedridden for days or weeks on end the more common Adrenal fatigue will see more people pushing through and accepting this
substandard level of health as normal.
It is estimated that 250,000 Australians suffer CFS with many more going undiagnosed. While Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has been recognized by the Medical profession
it is still poorly understood and often misdiagnosed. Both Adrenal fatigue and CFS are often treated with medications for depression, anxiety, insomnia, pain, infection
and digestive disorders.