Your Body: Are You Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
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Monkey Business/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor
Are you sleepy-tired, or tired-tired?
When do you know whether your fatigue is caused by just a bad mattress, or some more severe and serious medical condition, like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Those who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome are often treated with skepticism. Some people think it’s all “in your head.”
But researchers hope that more studies will help them treat people with this debilitating condition. It could be a daunting task.
In their commentary, the researchers note that the syndrome has 163 possible combinations of symptoms and up to two-and-a-half million people may suffer from it.
If you think you’re one of them, talk to your doctor. If she or he doesn’t have the answer, see another one –just don’t give up.
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