| Do you know that about 20% of the American | | | | - Nutritional disorders - obesity, malnutrition and |
| population claim to having fatigue that is very intense, | | | | vitamin deficiency like B12, thiamine, folate, vitamin C, |
| it actually interferes with getting on a normal life? | | | | B6) |
| Surely, millions of other people around the globe have | | | | - Disturbances in the electrolyte - low magnesium, |
| felt debilitating fatigue symptoms, which cause them | | | | low potassium, low or high calcium, low sodium |
| not to enjoy life at its fullest. | | | | - Disorders in the endocrine - high or low thyroid, low |
| This goes to show that fatigue is a universal health | | | | cortisol or Addison disease, high cortisol or Cushing |
| complaint and people the world over has experienced | | | | disease, diabetes |
| one or several fatigue symptoms at least once in | | | | - Disorders in the gastrointestinal region - peptic ulcer, |
| their lifetimes. However, common fatigue is, though, it | | | | gastro esophageal reflux disease or (GERD) |
| is also among the terms that are hardest to define. | | | | - Neurological disorders - stroke, multiple sclerosis, Lou |
| Moreover, if there are symptoms of fatigue, fatigue | | | | Gehrig disease |
| in itself is a symptom to many kinds of medical | | | | - Infections - Hepatitis, mononucleosis, chronic fatigue |
| conditions. | | | | syndrome, urinary tract infections, tuberculosis, HIV |
| Fatigue is known as synonymous to many other | | | | AIDS and any chronic disease. |
| terms like exhaustion, lethargy, tiredness and | | | | - Disorders in the connective tissue - arthritis |
| weariness. Generally, it is defined as the lack of | | | | (rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis), Fibromyalgia, |
| energy or strength. Fatigue must be distinguished | | | | Lupus (SLE), Acromegaly |
| with drowsiness, though our desire for sleep may | | | | - General health disorders - Anemia, Cancer |
| also be accompanied with feelings of fatigue. On the | | | | - Gynecologic - menopause, pregnancy |
| other hand, apathy can also exist in a person | | | | - Disturbances in the exercise - lack or too much |
| independently or it can also be accompanied with | | | | exercise and excessive workload. |
| fatigue, which is why we are acting indifferently. | | | | - Psychological - grief, stress, anxiety, depression |
| There are several causes of fatigue symptoms. | | | | - Medications - blood pressure medications, calcium |
| Generally, they are the following: | | | | channel blockers, diuretics, beta blockers, ACE |
| - Sleep disturbances - too much sleep, not enough | | | | inhibitors, heart medications, psychological medications |
| sleep, sleep apnea, alcohol, shift work like night shifts | | | | (antidepressants, antipsychotic, antianxiety), narcotics, |
| and changing shifts. | | | | muscle relaxants |
| - Heart diseases - Cardiomyopathy or dysfunction of | | | | It is advised to consult with a qualified medical |
| the heart muscles and Congestive heart failure or | | | | practitioner in order to have an accurate diagnosis of |
| fluid in the lungs. | | | | your fatigue condition. Make sure that you identify |
| - Lung diseases - emphysema or chronic obstructive | | | | exactly what is causing your feelings of fatigue in |
| pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pneumonia | | | | order to apply the best treatment. |