Many people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome develop or share symptoms of depression. Because CFS often comes bundled with depression, antidepressants are often used to treat the illness, with varying degrees of success.
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Antidepressants To Treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sunday, May 17th, 2009Fibromyalgia Self Treatment
Saturday, May 16th, 2009Fibromyalgia is a difficult disease to manage, but at home care is critical to successful treatment.
Managing stress is one of the most significant self treatments, as it is a controllable symptom. Taking steps to avoid emotional stress and over exertion can help reduce fatigue and keep other symptoms, such as muscle pain, from flaring up. [...]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment For CFS
Friday, May 15th, 2009Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is recommended for some Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients as an effective tool to manage fatigue, stress levels and pain. Many patients affected by CFS, a chronic illness, feel helpless as symptoms of the disease are difficult to control, curb, and cure. CBT offers patients strategies tand techniques for thinking differently [...]
Risk Factors for Fibromyalgia
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Fibromyalgia is a complicated disease that has many symptoms and manifests itself differently in most sufferers. It is difficult to diagnose, difficult to treat and there is no one one cause though stress, diet, genetics, chemical imbalance and lack of deep sleep are among some of the common causes. No one knows exactly what causes [...]
Difficulties of Diagnosing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can be difficult to diagnose as it’s symptoms are similar to many other illnesses including mononucleosis, lyme disease, lupus and fybromyalgia. Additionally, diagnostic complications arise from the fact that there is no diagnostic laboratory test or biomarker for CFS and symptom sets vary severely from patient to patient.
Treat Your Fybromyalgia with Physical Therapy
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Physical therapy, in lieu of or in addition to medication, may help relieve pain and stiffness caused by fibromyalgia. While there is no known cure for fibromyalgia, physical therapy helps patients make lifestyle changes that can make a significant difference in treating pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety caused by fibromyalgia.