Chronic Fatigue
Chronic fatigue syndrome or CFS is an epidemic condition which literally saps the life out of affected individuals. CFS is a very difficult diagnosis to overcome, since it is poorly understood and even more poorly managed by medical science.I have read (and written) many scathing critiques of the reason how and why CFS was organized into one diagnostic theory. Experts tell of patients who are diagnosed simply to pump them full of expensive and risky drugs which were not designed for their condition, nor proven to do anything to resolve it. This is criminal medical negligence at its highest level. No wonder some patients with CFS are inclined towards drastic solutions for their suffering, often including thoughts of suicide.
Chronic Fatigue Symptoms
CFS
is characterized by a variable symptomology which seems to affect every patient differently. However, there are many commonly experienced symptoms, with the most typical including:* Extreme tiredness, both physical and mental, not due to overexertion or any obvious reason. * Pain in the muscles and joints, often diagnosed as
fibromyalgia.
* Headaches
* Mental impairment, such as the inability to focus or collect one’s thoughts. * Insomnia, despite incredible tiredness. * Immune disorders or dysfunctions CFS is far worse than simply being tired. It is generally a syndrome which controls a patient’s very life, making a normal existence virtually impossible.
Causes of Chronic Fatigue
CFS is a real mystery to scientists and doctors, which is no surprise. As a
psychologically induced pain syndrome,
the symptomology makes complete sense, but trying to blame a universally accepted physical cause has proven impossible. Instead, the exact cause is often left to each care provider to determine (guess at) and the patient is often put into treatment, when the real source of pain and tiredness has not even been discovered. This is also very typical of the healthcare system, in general, and the
back pain industry,
in particular…Some of the suspected physical sources of CFS symptoms include: * Disease process * Viral contamination * Environmental contamination * Immune dysfunction * Dietary sensitivity * Side effect of drug use or drug interactions This
diagnostic eclecticism
is very similar to fibromyalgia, so it is no surprise that these 2 syndromes are associated and often pronounced as existing concurrently in the same patient. Realizing that CFS is a severe form of
psychosomatic pain
is logical and sensible, since the condition generally responds well to appropriate
knowledge therapy
treatment. Unfortunately, many patients do not understand the implications of a
mindbody disorder
and do not accept that this possibility might apply to them. It never ceases to amaze me that some people would rather suffer with a physical diagnosis which is incurable, then find permanent relief by embracing the possible
psychosomatic
nature of their pain…
Chronic Fatigue Advice
Of course, not every case of CFS is psychosomatic. Some people have truly been poisoned or damaged in some way, as to experience such severe symptoms. However, most of these people can achieve a very accurate and confirmed reason for why they suffer… All told, these confirmed cases of positively identified CFS from a physical or environmental cause amount to about 2% of total CFS diagnoses…
What about the rest of you? Well, that is the point of this article… Medicine has failed CFS patients, with very few exceptions. The disorder is true misery personified, yet is simply another reason for the symptomatic treatment industry to make tons of free $$$ at the expense of suffering people. There is no cure… just therapy after therapy; treatment after treatment… Try a different approach and see what happens… You have nothing to lose and the potential for a real cure to gain. Consider learning more about using knowledge therapy as a possible solution to your pain and extreme fatigue. It has worked for many and hopefully, it will work for you too!
Chronic Fatigue to Back Pain
2/25/09 Revised 11/20/11
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