Tiredness during pregnancy

Tiredness is a common symptom during pregnancy and there are several common reasons why this should be so.

Tiredness during pregnancy is most likely to happen in the first three months and again in the last three months before the baby is born. Most women generally feel at their best in the middle few months.

In the first part of pregnancy the tiredness is likely to be due to the effect of the pregnancy hormones. Towards the end, tiredness during pregnancy, is due to the physical effort of carrying the baby. Other possible causes include anemia, diabetes or other underlying medical conditions. If you do feel very tired during pregnancy then make sure you mention it to your doctor or midwife.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? What are the symptoms of chronic fatigue?

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a multifaceted disorder. It has many possible causes and often more than one of these causes will contribute to the overwhelming sense of fatigue in any one sufferer.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome causes severe physical and psychological or mental exhaustion - it arises in a previously healthy and active person. There are also other symptoms that commonly go along with those of the chronic fatigue.

Most chronic fatigue syndrome cases start after a period of stress in the year before although many also have a history of a recent viral illness.

A huge amount of research has been carried out but still no one clear cause has been found to link all cases. It might be the case that the actual chronic fatigue syndrome has more than one possible underlying cause.

You can read more about the different types of fatigue by searching this site. Follow the links or use the search box on your left.

Wikipedia also has a very comprehensive section devoted to chronic fatigue syndrome.

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Always Tired?

Why am I always so tired?

If you browse around on this website you'll find the answers to many causes of tiredness.

Tiredness can be fleeting and clearly related to something you've done or to something thats happened in your life - but sometimes it can creep up unnanounced and without warning.

If you are always tired then here are the things to consider. In general its best to seek an opinion from a doctor and its quite likely you will need some blood tests done to sort things out properly.

Always Tired - some causes:

Medication - are you taking any regular medication? All sorts of drugs and medication can cause a feeling of being always tired. The common culprits are medication for blood pressure or for depression but almost any prescribed drug will list fatigue or tiredness as a side effect.

Low blood counts or anemia - if your blood count drops low enough to cause anemia then you are likely to feel always tired. The red blood cell count is the one that triggers anemia if it drops. The white blood cell count can also cause fatigue if it is low but this usually only happens in people with a suppressed or deficient immune system.

Low thyroid blood levels - an underactive thyroid gland can cause you to feel always tired or always fatigued.

High blood sugar - a high blood sugar, which is a sign of diabetes - nearly always leads to fatigue or a sense of always feeling tired. Paradoxically, a low blood sugar can do the same thing but the tiredness in this case is usually short lived.

Depression - low mood or a depression illness can cause an overwhelming sense of fatigue. If you feel low in mood and are always tired then its possible you have a significant depression.

Other medical conditions than can cause you to feel always tired include kidney problems, liver problems and other serious underlying disease. Also, ladies, don't forget that early pregancy can be a cause of extreme tiredness - sometimes even befort you've missed your first period.

Dont rely on the information on this site - seek advice from a doctor.

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