The specialist explainsSometimes extreme fatigue can signal health problems. Read more about diseases that can make you feel overworked in the material. Discuss lead to abnormal fatigue” alt=”What diseases or conditions lead to abnormal fatigue” What diseases or conditions lead to abnormal fatigue />
According to an expert from Anna Andreasson (Institute for Stress Research, Department of Psychology at Stockholm University, Faculty of Medicine, Karolinska Institute in Sulna), severe fatigue can be a sign of many diseases. True, for this it is necessary that it does not pass even after rest.
Most often, such overwork is associated with the following diseases or conditions.
- Malnutrition. If you feel weak, then it is quite possible that your body is not getting enough food. In addition, in women, heavy bleeding during menstruation can be associated with endometriosis, which also causes overwork.
- Hypothyroidism. This is a condition in which the level of thyroid hormones is reduced. Also in this case, a person can often freeze, feel depressed.
- Diabetes, depression. If a person has type 1 diabetes, then he feels tired more sharply, while there are other signs: profuse urination, thirst. In type 2 diabetes, fatigue is felt all the time. Fatigue is often associated with depression.
- Fatigue Syndrome. It occurs due to lack of rest. Also, a person with this syndrome can become irritable.
- ME/CFS, or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. With such a diagnosis, it is very difficult for a person to perform even simple tasks. If you have ME, then you will feel muscle pain, you will have inflammation in the spinal cord and brain.
- Post covid syndrome. Fatigue in this case is very common.
- Rheumatoid arthritis. With such a disease, a person also loses his appetite. In addition, there is a lack of energy, pain in the joints.
- Sleep apnea. One of the symptoms of this disease is snoring. There is also drowsiness. In this condition, a person temporarily stops breathing during sleep.
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