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Health Encyclopedia: Fatigue

Definition

Fatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness, or lack of energy.

Alternative Names

Tiredness; Weariness; Exhaustion; Lethargy

Considerations

Fatigue is different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep, while fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy (a feeling of indifference or not caring about what happens) can be symptoms of fatigue.

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Expert & Community Posts

Dealling With Anxiety Symptoms: Fatigue

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Tiredness... exhaustion... fatigue, no matter how you may refer to it, this symptom of anxiety zaps... Read more »

Fatigue: RA's Inconvenient Truth

By Sara Nash , Health Expert

...to fight it back, ignore it or deny it, the fatal fatigue has already slipped in to begin what I... Read more »

ADHD vs. Depression in Children

By Dr. Ballas , Health Expert

...depressed adults. Loss of interest, lack of energy, and fatigue are experienced in children who... Read more »

You Can't Be Happy All the Time!

By Dr. Rick Wirtz , Health Expert

...include headaches, stomach distress, muscular tension, fatigue, and increased blood pressure... Read more »

Women, Hormones & Depression

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...activities and relationships Trouble concentrating Fatigue or low energy Food cravings or binge... Read more »

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Methemoglobinemia

...membranes. In patients with acquired methemoglobinemia from chemical or drug exposure: headache, fatigue, shortness of breath, lack of energy, and potentially shock, seizures, and death. ... Read more »

You Cant Be Happy All the Time!

...manifest in the body in a number of forms. These include headaches, stomach distress, muscular tension, fatigue, and increased blood pressure among others. As research began to look at the effects... Read more »

Major depression

...sleeping or excessive sleeping A dramatic change in appetite, often with weight gain or loss Fatigue and lack of energy Feelings of worthlessness, self-hate, and inappropriate guilt ... Read more »

Hemochromatosis

Joint pain Fatigue Lack of energy Weight loss Generalized darkening of skin color (often referred to as bronzing) Abdominal pain Loss of sexual... Read more »

ADHD and Depression

...Restlessness and agitation Feelings of worthlessness and guilt Lack of enthusiasm and motivation Fatigue or lack of energy Difficulty concentrating and making decisions Thoughts of... Read more »

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Muscle fatigue

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