Treating Chronic Fatigue

Series Summary

Everyone has felt tired or run down at some point in their life, but when that exhaustion becomes more regular, and interferes with your life, you may be dealing with a case of chronic fatigue. Chronic fatigue can manifest itself in many ways, but most often includes muscle weakness, decrease of attention, sleepiness, depression and a general feeling of malaise. There are several causes of fatigue, most frequently it is the result of work and mental stress, but it can also be the product of lack of sleep, diseases, depression, certain medications or vitamin deficiencies.

If you feel like you are dealing with fatigue on a regular basis, it is important to see a doctor before beginning any treatments, but in this free video series, our expert will offer up some easy lifestyle changes that may help treat the symptoms of chronic fatigue. You will learn how to identify the symptoms of fatigue and get tips on how exercises, proper diet, massage and light treatments may help alleviate the some of the feelings of exhaustion. You will also learn how certain foods and drinks can cause fatigue, and how repetitive routines may also contribute to chronic fatigue. Let our expert doctor teach you how to determine if you have some of the symptoms of fatigue and what you can do to live a happier, healthier life.

Video Transcript

"DR. SUSAN JEWELL: Hello. My name is Dr. Susan Jewell, and on behalf of Expert Village today, I'm going to talk to you about how to treat fatigue. Now, before I start, let me introduce myself. I'm a clinical research physician in the area of oncology, and that's cancer, and also a stem cell scientist in AIDS and HIV, and I've studied at the National Cancer Institute and also at UCLA School of Medicine. Now, in this series of clips, as I said, we're going to look at how to address the condition of fatigue. Now, we're going to talk about the definition of fatigue, the causes, which are many causes that can cause fatigue in a person, some of those general signs and symptoms that you will find, and a lot of the different ways to treat, treatment options, both conventional and alternative ways, to treat fatigue and how to prevent it, and how to reduce the symptoms of fatigue. So, we're going to talk about the definition of fatigue, and usually most people--fatigue affects many, many people, and usually, fatigue comes with lethargy, apathy, have low motivation. Also, one of the major causes is lack of exercise and terrible diets and lifestyle choices. So, these are some of the issues that we will address later on in this series of clips on how to treat fatigue."