What Is It Like For Those Who Suffer From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

A common complaint from people who have been diagnosed with having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is an overwhelming and extreme fatigue. A fatigue that is not associated with a busy day at the office or from running a 10-mile marathon. This is a fatigue that can be felt upon waking; a fatigue that has nothing to do with physical activity. The fatigue can keep you from living a normal, active life. It can even interfere with normal activities like getting dressed, making meals, or being able to function at work or school.

It is difficult for those who suffer from symptoms like depression and pain and who have CFS because every so often they can not tolerate medications due to experiencing side effects from taking them. This increases the anger over the disease because you so badly want to get rid of the symptoms and often times the very medications that could alleviate your symptoms cannot be taken due to experiencing side effects. This anger can lead to more depression and a vicious cycle can begin that just aggravates some of the symptoms of CFS like anxiety, depression  and just being tired of the whole situation.

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A lot of CFS patients seem to agree that they experience weight gain, perhaps as a result of not being able to be as active as those without CFS. Some have found it helpful to decrease sugars and carbohydrates from their diet and to be sure to eat balanced nutritious meals.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients deal with chronic pain. The pain is felt in their muscles and in multiple joints in their bodies. Chronic pain can easily lead to a person becoming depressed. Most of us who have suffered an injury can relate to not being able to wait to feel some relief from the pain. Those who suffer from CFS do not receive that relief. They live every day with pain as a constant companion. The pain can vary in intensity and can even change from mild to more severe.
Sometimes knowing what others go through can help us to be more compassionate to them when we come in contact with them. It is a difficult disease to deal with whether you are the patient or someone who cares about the person with CFS. Those who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome deserve our support and our empathy.