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Chronic Fatigue Doctors - An Overview

The first step is to see if there is a medical cause for fatigue. Doctor will probably want to review your symptoms and medical history, and give you a physical exam. Your doctor may also want to do some blood tests, but lab testing is not often helpful. Some of the symptoms such as muscle aches, sleeping problems, anxiety and depression, can be treated with medicine. The medicine can only reduce your symptoms and allow you to be more active, not cure the fatigue. So far, there is no medicine that cures the entire syndrome. Most symptoms improve with time. Keep up some level of activity and exercise, within your abilities. Your doctor can help you plan an exercise program to maintain your strength at whatever level is possible.

Exercise can help your body and mind. Give yourself permission to recognize and express your feelings, such as sadness, anger and frustration. You need to grieve for the energy you have lost. Look for support groups or counseling in your community. Your doctor is another important source of help. Emotional support is important in coping with a chronic health problem. If your memory and concentration are affected by chronic fatigue, keep lists and make notes to remind yourself of important things. Also, give yourself more time for activities that take concentration. Medicine may also help you sleep better, which might improve your memory and concentration.

Doctor can help us to provide symptom relief and to help you find ways of coping with the way CFS changes your life. Chronic fatigue affects you physically, emotionally and socially. When you address all of these factors, you have the best chance of adjusting to your illness and feeling more satisfied with your life. If you have CFS, a good long-term relationship with your doctor helps. This relationship can be the key to helping you feel less frustrated. The doctor is not necessarily your friend. This is not to say that your doctor is your enemy, although there are some situations where this may be the case; (for example, if you are trying to collect on a private disability insurance policy and the company employs the physician; or if the Social Security Administration sent you to the physician.)

This is also not to say that there are not many fine, caring doctors out there. I have had the good fortune to know a number of them. But you cannot simply place your health in his or her hands. You must remember that you may have to build a legal case to collect disability at some point. How your doctor views you and your illness can make or break your case. Emotional support and counseling can help you and your loved ones cope with the uncertain outlook and the ups and downs of this illness.