HELP TOPIC
LACK OF ENERGY
Every day you can barely get out of bed, you feel constantly tired, you are sleep-deprived, and you do not feel like doing anything. Are you still tired, drowsy, and low on energy? You promise yourself that what you need is a good night’s sleep. But the cause of chronic fatigue does not have to be lack of sleep. A constant feeling of drowsiness, lack of energy, irritability, and difficulty concentrating can have a negative impact on our professional, social, or personal functioning.
If this condition persists for many months, it should set off alarm bells. In that case, we are talking about chronic fatigue. Its long list of symptoms includes weakness, drowsiness, physical lack of strength, apathy, muscle pain and headaches, concentration problems, irritability, memory problems, dizziness, and indecisiveness. If everything you do seems to require a disproportionate amount of effort, and your mood also worsens, it cannot be ruled out that this is more than just a temporary dip in form. You may have one of the following conditions:
- Sleep apnea
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Depression
- Kidney failure
- Diabetes
- Thyroid disorders-Hepatitis C (hepatitis C)
According to doctors, chronic fatigue and lack of energy that persist without an identifiable reason are currently among the most common health complaints patients report. Unfortunately, diagnosing and treating this condition is not simple because of the large number of possible causes and risk factors.
Causes
In general, the causes of persistent weakness can be divided into three groups:
- Psychological
- Physical
- Lifestyle-related
Psychological causes include severe stress, emotional shocks, depressive states, and anxiety disorders. Most psychological causes lead to reduced sleep quality or insomnia, which causes fatigue during the day. At the same time, the source of severe stress in daily life may be not only negative or unpleasant experiences, but also positive events, such as moving, getting married, a favorable job change, or childbirth.
Treatment
Diagnosing the specific cause of lack of energy is very difficult, because the accompanying symptoms may also suggest other conditions (for example anemia, hypothyroidism, diabetes, diseases of the heart, lungs, or kidneys, Lyme disease, and some mental disorders). The doctor must first rule out these diseases. In addition, because the reasons for lack of energy are often not clearly defined, there is no single proven treatment method. Depending on the doctor’s diagnosis, patients may be offered:
- taking antidepressants,
- psychotherapy, especially a cognitive approach,
- doing physical exercises.
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