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The fatigue must have lasted for 6 months or longer, and be present at least 50% of the time; Other symptoms are possible, such as muscle pain, mood problems, or sleep disturbance; Conditions known to cause severe fatigue and some mental conditions exclude a diagnosis. Post-infectious fatigue syndrome also requires evidence of a prior infection ...
Fatigue is a state of tiredness (which is not sleepiness), exhaustion [1] or loss of energy. [2] [3]Fatigue (in the medical sense) is sometimes associated with medical conditions including autoimmune disease, organ failure, chronic pain conditions, mood disorders, heart disease, infectious diseases, and post-infectious-disease states. [4]
Prolonged fatigue is fatigue that persists for more than a month, and chronic fatigue is fatigue that lasts at least six consecutive months, which may be caused by a physical or psychological illness, or may be idiopathic (no known cause). [1] Chronic fatigue with a known cause is twice as common as idiopathic chronic fatigue. [6]
People with ME/CFS experience persistent debilitating fatigue. It is made worse by normal physical, mental, emotional, and social activity, and is not a result of ongoing overexertion. [3] [2]: 12 Rest provides limited relief from fatigue. Particularly in the initial period of illness, this fatigue is described as "flu-like".
The Canadian Consensus Criteria require "post exertional malaise and/or [post exertional] fatigue" instead. [21] [22] [23] [19] [24] On the other hand, the older Oxford Criteria lack any mention of PEM, [25] and the Fukuda Criteria consider it optional. Depending on the definition of ME/CFS used, PEM is present in 60 to 100% of ME/CFS patients. [6]
Physical activity is proven to be effective against several mental disorders. In healthy individuals it improves cognition and confers protection against stress-induced symptoms. [64] Due to limitations in study design and size, the effects of physical exercise in fully developed exhaustion disorder is unknown. [63]
Many people complain of low mental energy, which can interfere with work and daily activities. [1] Low mental energy and fatigue are major public health concerns. [1] People may pursue remedies or treatment for low mental energy. [1] Seeking to improve mental energy is a common reason that people take dietary supplements. [6]
Lethargy is a state of tiredness, sleepiness, weariness, fatigue, sluggishness, or lack of energy. It can be accompanied by depression , decreased motivation, or apathy . Lethargy can be a normal response to inadequate sleep, overexertion, overworking, stress, lack of exercise, improper nutrition, drug abuse, boredom , or a symptom of an ...