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About Tiredness
Tiredness is one of the most common symptoms patients report to their doctor. Tiredness may simply be due to overexertion or it could be due to a medical condition or both. Any symptoms of excessive tiredness should be investigated.
Western Medicine View
Chronic tiredness can have many causes, the seven most common ones are: Chronic Nephritis, Glandular Fever (Mononucleosis), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Carcinoma, Addison's Disease, Hypothyroidism, Diabetes Mellitus and Anaemia.
Chinese Medicine View
There are three basic reasons for chronic tiredness: Deficiency, Combined condition of deficiency and excess (e.g stagnation of Liver-Qi (Qi meaning energy) which produces a deficiency of Spleen-Qi and causes tiredness) and Excess. Excess can cause tiredness by stopping the movement of Qi and blood.
Treatment Options
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Deficiency, Combined condition of deficiency and excess, and Excess can all be treated with both acupuncture and Chinese herbs.
Lifestyle Advice
You should avoid excessive mental or physical work and make sure you get adequate rest. Rest is often the only treatment necessary to treat chronic tiredness. If you do not get enough rest, this could lead to Kidney-Essence (a kidney deficiency).
Also, avoid doing too much physical activity, either at work or through sport or exercise. Too much physical activity without adequate rest will weaken the muscles and the spleen. You should eat a balanced diet, as an unbalanced diet could be a major cause of chronic tiredness. Avoid excessive sexual activity, as this could cause a deficiency of the kidneys and effect tiredness.
If pregnant, you should make sure, that soon after childbirth, you take adequate rest and eat well (if this advice is not taken it could lead to Liver-Blood and therefore chronic tiredness).
Avoid use of drugs such as cannabis, LSD or heroine, as these could be very detrimental to energy levels and cause chronic tiredness.
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Case History
"I have been seeing Dr Chen for about 10 months now. I was suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and a number of other ailments. Having had herbs and acupuncture, my appetite is back, digestive system better and getting more energy as time goes by. When I first came I was 95% unwell, now I am 95 per cent well and 5 per cent unwell."