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Overview. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complicated disorder. It causes extreme fatigue that lasts for at least six months. Symptoms worsen with physical or mental activity but don't fully improve with rest. The cause of ME/CFS is unknown, although there are many theories.
Diagnosis. There's no single test to confirm a diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Symptoms can mimic those of many other health problems, including: Sleep disorders. Fatigue can be caused by sleep disorders.
The Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Clinic on Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, offers comprehensive evaluation by doctors with expertise in caring for people with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
Most of the time fatigue can be traced to one or more lifestyle issues, such as poor sleep habits or lack of exercise. Fatigue can be caused by a medicine or linked to depression. Sometimes fatigue is a symptom of an illness that needs treatment.
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) Symptoms & causes; Diagnosis & treatment; Doctors & departments
Chronic fatigue syndrome — also called myalgic encephalomyelitis — is diagnosed after six months of extreme fatigue that doesn’t go away with rest. Around 1 million people in the U.S. have chronic fatigue syndrome.
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is one type of autonomic dysfunction. Specific definitions vary, but generally include chronic fatigue and two key components: Symptoms of orthostatic intolerance; Excessive postural tachycardia (more than 40 beats a minute) with supine to upright positioning on a tilt table
Fatigue. People with fibromyalgia often awaken tired, even though they report sleeping for long periods of time. Sleep is often disrupted by pain, and many patients with fibromyalgia have other sleep disorders, such as restless legs syndrome and sleep apnea. Cognitive difficulties.
Some people claim that adrenal fatigue is a mild form of adrenal insufficiency caused by chronic stress. The idea is that the adrenal glands can't keep up with the demands of the ongoing fight-or-flight state in the body that chronic stress causes.
Myalgic encephalomyelitis-chronic fatigue syndrome, also called ME-CFS. Mast cell activation syndrome. Fibromyalgia. Diabetes. Hyperlipidemia. People can get long COVID symptoms after catching the COVID-19 virus even if they never had COVID-19 symptoms. Also, long COVID symptoms can show up weeks or months after a person seems to have recovered.