Frustrated by Chronic Fatigue?
expert_opinion · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29272600.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1080/00913847.1993.11947600.
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Abstract
In brief When active patients relate brief chronic fatigue, three basic questions must be answered: Is there an underlying medical or psychiatric disorder? Could the fatigue be from overtraining or a sleep disturbance? Does the patient have chronic fatigue syndrome or the far more common idiopathic chronic fatigue? Answers may come from sensitive history-taking and targeted physical and laboratory exams. And the patient must play an active role in treatment, which includes reassurance, stress relief, and regular exercise.