How To Recognize Chronic Fatigue Disability

Chronic fatigue disability (CFD) affects more than a million citizens in the United States alone.  Researches indicate that CFD is more common among women than men with a ratio of 4:1. It is most common among men and women between 40 and 50 age range. CFD is a disease that is not easy to recognize. It is not like a common flu or fever that you can easily spot through obvious symptoms. This type of disease is not observed through physical signs and diagnosed through laboratory tests. In fact, the cause of CFD has not been established to this day. Chronic fatigue disorder is similar to fatigue only because it lasts a long period of time and no ongoing effort is exerted. Also, symptoms should persist for six months or more. You are unable to do even minor tasks due to total lack of energy. If your disease worsens, you may become bedridden and incapacitated.

How do you recognize chronic fatigue disability? Watch for these signs.

1. You suffer from severe fatigue condition, which does not improve despite rest and sleep. This situation is a bit tricky. CFD makes your breathing irregular while at sleep. This condition is medically referred to as apnea. You wake up every so often which interrupts your sleep significantly thus, you do not get enough sleep even though you spend eight hours or more in your bed.
2. You get too tired performing activities that you normally accomplished in the past. This can be very frustrating for active individuals engaged in sports and other physical activities. This in turn leads to depression and hypersensitivity among persons with CFD.
3. You get anxious and irritable with slight provocations and circumstances in general. Because you are unable to contribute to family responsibilities, you experience anxiety attacks and mood swings. Some CFD cases inflict people to a point that they are not able to work, which makes them economically dependent.
4. Your eating habits are affected. You do not have the appetite to eat regularly due to tiredness and weak body. 
5. Intimate and sexual activities seem too much of an effort.
6. You experience muscle and joint pains although there is no swelling or medical explanation for your condition. You may also get recurrent headaches. The immune system deteriorates due to lack of sleep and eating disorder.
7. You have inflamed lymph nodes or hyperthyroidism. It is important to note that symptom of hyperthyroidism alone should not be considered as CFD. You need to get treatment for such in order to rule out chronic fatigue disorder. If fatigue and other symptoms continue, that is the only time to consider CFD.
8. You find it difficult to remember basic facts and/or occurrences. Your cognitive capacity is significantly impaired.
9. Other observable symptoms include dizziness, night chills, balance problems, tendency to fall while standing, developing allergies to some foods and medicines; among others, sore throat, eye pain and blurred vision.

Since there is no established cause for this disorder, there is no medical treatment available. Doctors and other health professional treat chronic fatigue disorder by addressing symptoms.