Fatigue as a symptom to watch out for.
Everyone feels tired from time to time.
Fatigue is feeling severely overtired. Fatigue makes it hard to get up in the morning, go to work, do your usual activities and make it through your day. You might have an overwhelming urge to sleep, and you may not feel refreshed after you rest or sleep.
Fatigue often occurs along with other symptoms, such as:
- Depression.
- Trouble concentrating or focusing.
- Very low energy and motivation.
- Anxiety.
- Irritability.
- Nervousness.
- Muscle weakness and pain.
- Tired eyes and legs
- Whole-body tiredness
- Boredom
- Sleepiness
Fatigue can be caused by a number of conditions, disorders, certain medications, and even lifestyle changes.
Fatigue may be temporary or develop as a chronic form.
Causes of fatigue include:
- Excessive alcohol
- Unhealthy diet;
- You don't eat an adequate amount of food, you don't get products rich in calories;
- Too much stress
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Insomnia or other sleep problems
- A kind of side effect of some medication or surgical manipulation.
Fatigue may develop against the background of some diseases, pathologies:
- Cancer, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, flu and other infections;
- Depression, anxiety;
- Autoimmune diseases;
- Hormonal imbalance;
- Heart and lung problems;
- Anemia;
- Lack of various vitamins in the body;
- Obesity or healthy, lower than recommended weight (both conditions are noteworthy);
- Eating disorder.
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21206-fatigue
