Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
I had been intending to post this since the article came out a week so so ago. =__=

...CFS is recognized medical condition and is used to describe a cluster of symptoms-including sudden onset of disabling tiredness, loss of concentration and short-term memory, sleep distrubances, muscle pain and headaches. In some cases, it can last for years. Researchers believe that the condition, which is also associated with fibromyalgie (illness characterissed by widespread muscle pain and fatigue), is the result of a nervous system thrown out of sync by a combination of factors like stress, sleep disturbances and illness.

While there are no local statistics on the number of people affected by it, CFS is said to affect up to 4 per cent of the population in the United States and Europe. Current data also suggests CFS is more common among women. However, no single cause has been pinpointed....

Why CFS is of concern to me. Well, a few weeks ago, some people on the LOTR_Costume ML mentioned it and I was wondering WHAT in the world is it. They were saying about getting tired easily and having to go on medication.

More infos in case any of this Blog readers think they are suffering from it:

• Unexplained fatigue
• Great reduction in levels of occupational, educational, social or personal
  activities
• Problems with short-term memory or concentration
• Sore throat
• Tender lymph nodes
• Muscle pain
• Multi-joint pain without swelling or redness
• Headaches of a new type, pattern or severity
• Unrefreshing sleep and
• Post-exertional malaise lasting more than 24 hours.

These symptoms must have persisted or recurred during six or more consecutive months of illness and must not have predated the fatigue.