You’ve probably noticed that villagers get up with the roosters and feel great all day long, which can’t be said about city dwellers. Sometimes even a cup of espresso doesn’t help to perk up, and on weekends after a sound sleep, for no apparent reason, lethargy and drowsiness roll in. Do you feel like a squeezed lemon? Most likely, you have chronic fatigue syndrome. Here are a few steps that will help you regain your strength and energy.

CFS, or chronic fatigue syndrome, is not just a condition, but a serious illness characterized by rapid fatigue and a feeling of persistent tiredness even after sound sleep and prolonged rest.

The most common symptoms of the disease are:

— Rapid fatigue even after a long rest;

– Insomnia;

– Fatigue after a good night’s sleep;

– Migraine;

– Short-term memory loss;

— Decreased performance;

– Mood swings without reason;

— Decreased concentration and attention;

— Pain in muscles and spine with minimal physical activity;

– Allergy;

— Reduced immunity and frequent illnesses;

— Enlarged lymph nodes in the armpits and neck.

Most often, CFS occurs in women aged 25-45 years, but in recent years it has also been diagnosed in school-age children. There is no exact reason why it occurs, but the following are distinguished:

– Mental and physical fatigue;

– Reduced immunity;

— Poor nutrition and lack of vitamins in the diet;

— Living in an area with poor ecology or radiation;

– Mental problems (depression, anxiety, PTSD, etc.);

How to get rid of chronic fatigue syndrome?

First of all, you should make an appointment with a doctor to rule out other diseases. In addition, it is important to take care to exclude any factors that aggravate the poor condition. According to one theory, chronic fatigue syndrome appears because a person exhausts himself with mental or physical stress so much that his body is constantly in survival mode. Due to neurosis, the brain cannot relax with the usual types of rest. Another theory says that chronic fatigue syndrome is caused by a virus.

First, the doctor prescribes medication treatment, that is, taking antidepressants, antiviral drugs, vitamins, immunomodulators, homeopathic and anti-inflammatory drugs. The patient is also prescribed physiotherapy: exercise therapy, massage, hydrotherapy, acupuncture.

To prevent chronic fatigue syndrome, you need to:

– To walk outside;

– Exercise regularly;

— Get rid of bad habits;

— Get enough sleep;

— Eliminate sources of anxiety (stop communicating with toxic people);

— Limit time spent on the computer and smartphone;

— Distribute the workload rationally throughout the day.

It is worth saying that CFS has many common symptoms characteristic of asthenic syndrome (psychopathic disorder) and anemia (low blood count).