Having Adrenal Fatigue Symptoms
September 5, 2008
I share an apartment with a friend and I am quite pleased that we are getting along well together. She is a very industrious one, handling two jobs which she both enjoys.
Last week she told me that she had a lot of work to do. Earlier, she was absent for a couple of days to attend some family activities and due to this, her tasks piled up. She put up an admirable endurance in accomplishing all of the unfinished tasks.
Now, lately however I notice some tell tale signs about her that seem to spell as signs of adrenal fatigue. According to what I have read concerning this condition, some major adrenal fatigue symptoms are poor digestion, extreme sensitivity to cold, concentration problems, feelings of being run down and overwhelmed susceptibility to colds and flus, tiredness in the morning and extreme reluctance to get out of bed even after a full night of sleep.
My friend seems to have all these symptoms and more, which somehow makes me worry about her. It is our adrenal glands that are responsible to assist us in capably handling the various daily stress we encounter, be it emotional, physical or psychological. If these two small glands sitting at the top of our kidneys become depleted and overworked, this is when adrenal fatigue symptoms start to bother us.
A full medical checkup and workup in order to gain an accurate diagnosis may be needed in order to ascertain if one indeed has adrenal fatigue. One or two symptoms is insufficient to conclude that it is the condition being experienced by the sufferer. However, based upon some analysis of my friend’s situation, she has the majority of the revealing signs of adrenal fatigue and cause enough to require a medical practitioner’s expertise. Tomorrow she promised me that she will consult with the company’s physician about it.
Having Chronic Fatigue Symptoms
September 3, 2008
Yesterday, I was laughing at myself for the bloopers I have committed. But after my friends and I have shared a good laugh at what I told them to be my “space out” sessions, I got to really reflect on what I am feeling for several weeks already.
I realized I was very tired of everything and I just needed a break. At least one week of just sleeping, eating and doing practically anything I prefer to do without any other concerns or considerations would suit me just fine. My friend told me I need to take stock of the hefty load I keep on loading unto my life for my “bloopers” are akin to revealing chronic fatigue symptoms.
According to her, chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease and the very first telltale sign of it is the prolonged feeling of exhaustion. This could last quite a long period, even up to 6 months. Twenty five percent of the people who suffer from chronic fatigue complain about this. I am now reeling at the thought that I may be among those 25%. And although I do not complain, I actually think that my space out sessions and funny blunders due to the feeling of being very tired are an expression of it.
There’s more. As I research on this possibility of my true condition, I begin to identify with some other chronic fatigue symptoms like postexertional malaise and cognitive dysfunction. I was becoming really bad in remembering where I put things and the phone numbers and names of my regular contacts. I once prided myself on remembering every one of them. But now I strain with effort at remembering them. Pathetic, huh? I cannot concentrate and I am extremely exhausted after very simple physical and mental exercise.
Whew. Seems like I really need serious rest and relaxation.
Handling Fatigue Symptoms of Menopause
August 31, 2008
Our mothers are the best. No doubt about that. Although their zealous worry about how we are getting on in life and boundless care or concern can be suffocating and unbearable at times. But when they enter the stage of menopause this is when they go real overboard. Whew! I know because my mother have reached and survived this stage. Thankfully, with the patience and love, we also survived with her.
When my mother passed through her menopausal period, her general demeanor went through a depressing her change. From the lively and happy mother we knew from way back, we see a depressed and sad woman that we hardly know and can tolerate.
According to what I have read and other women’s testimony about their menopausal period ordeal, it seems that what happened to my mom was one of the fatigue symptoms of menopause. Indeed a feeling of being worn out pervaded her life at that time. Mom, who was always there for us when we complain about being tired and sick and did not complain back even once about her being tired and sick of us kids, became such an irritable person. She started complaining of always being sick.
If one does not understand the fatigue symptoms going on with menopausal women, you would think that they were hypochondriacs. Physically, my mom also exhibited problems with her hearing and eyesight due to fatigue.
If your family have not yet gone through the ordeal of your mother’s menopausal, well I advice you to be prepared. Remember that menopause is linked with fatigue symptoms that can make coping with everyday activities such a burden for the sufferer. It can be the cause of an upheaval in your home life and you should best be more patient and loving to your mom to help her with this trying stage of life.
What are Chronic Fatigue Symptoms?
August 28, 2008
Having chronic fatigue syndrome means that you are feeling the symptoms of tiredness or exhaustion for over 6 months already! I felt fatigued for almost a week and it was very tiresome! I may not be able to bear it if I lack energy and go about feeling too worn out for the next six months of my life.
What causes chronic fatigue syndrome? Oftentimes, this kind of health condition arouses as a sign or symptom of many other chronic illnesses or health conditions. Three of these are lupus, fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis.
Until now there are no accurate data to present the exact reasons behind the occurrence of chronic fatigue. Our body’s hormone levels, infection and stress are some of the factors though, that are believed to play crucial roles in the surfacing of chronic fatigue symptoms.
More often than not, chronic fatigue is brought about by sleep disturbances, like insomnia and together with depression and chronic pain syndrome. Other factors like poor diet, certain medications, lack of exercise or physical inactivity and stress are factors that contribute to chronic fatigue symptoms. Do you have a mobility-limiting disorder? This condition can also lead you to suffer from chronic fatigue.
Aside from the physical aspects, there are also cultural and social factors that are believed to cause some of the symptoms of chronic fatigue.
Regardless of these causes, chronic fatigue symptoms, it is the glaring reality that chronic fatigue takes a great toll on our daily normal functioning. It brings about a major impact for those who are carrying on with normal, ordinary lives and an ordeal to the quality of life for an arthritis patient.
Watch out for exhaustion, unexplained soreness of muscles, sore throat, too painful and different kind of headache, concentration inability and sleep disturbance right after you have suffered from viral diseases like flu, cough and colds. These spells chronic fatigue syndrome.
Fatigue Symptoms: Signs Saying it is Time to Rest
August 26, 2008
When I was a university student, I was often caught up in quite a lot of extra-curricular work, like organizing the university pageants, literary and musical contests, skills seminars and student conferences. Although I was having the time of my life learning and meeting lots of new people because of these activities, I often feel my energy weakening to a certain point when I cannot even stir up from where I am sitting.
I know that the sensation of being worn out or exhausted comes naturally after using up most of our energy doing physically tiring chores.
Aside from physical exertion, lack of sleep also makes fatigue symptoms evident. I experienced this when I was working night shifts. I had fallen into the habit of sleeping only lightly for about 2 – 4 hours when I know I really need about 6 – 8 hours to declare that I have slept soundly and sufficiently. Even if I have fully darkened my room and tried my best to get out all sources of disturbance from it, I still cannot sleep comfortably.
Thus, instead of going to work well-rested and wide awake, I feel too tired to even think about my work. I drank huge quantities of coffee and smoked cigarettes hoping for their stimulating effect to perk me up. Still that sensation of fatigue never left me. Aside from feeling sleepy, I was quite weary and tired.
You could imagine my relief when I finally got to work day shifts and sleep regularly, sufficiently and deeply during the nighttime. I was quite worried before that because I already began to identify several symptoms of fatigue like palpitations, short of breath and vertigo.
Some people sometimes have fatigue symptoms that are alarming, like passing out or fainting. I’m glad I’m not the swooning kind.
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