A constant feeling of fatigue, lack of strength and appetite ... It seems that everything around has turned gray, I do not want anything, nothing pleases. We try to cheer ourselves up with coffee. Relatives accuse us of laziness, and we completely agree with them. In fact, many dangerous somatic and mental diseases can be accompanied by asthenic syndrome. That is why if the feeling of fatigue does not go away after a good sleep and rest, if you spend more and more time trying to force yourself to do something, do not hesitate, consult a doctor.
Asthenic syndrome is accompanied by a number of mental diseases - such as depression, epilepsy, neurasthenia. It is these symptoms - lack of strength and appetite - that can signal that not everything is in order in the body and in the soul. Often depression, which, according to scientists, will in a couple of decades become one of the most common diseases that makes a person unable to work, is accompanied by severe asthenic syndrome. Often, it is he who is the only manifestation of this disease. However, do not rush to buy stimulants and multivitamins. Untreated or neglected depression can lead to tragic consequences, therefore, the consultation of a competent specialist is simply necessary. If the doctor suspects that severe asthenic syndrome may have somatic causes, he should refer the patient for examination.
The state of increased fatigue, instability of mood, rapid exhaustion can also occur in the initial period of infectious (e.g. tuberculosis, flu, malaria, parasitosis) and cancer, can accompany cardiovascular or gastrointestinal (IHD, ulcer, pancreatitis) diseases. Cerebro-asthenic syndrome acts as one of the significant symptoms in cases of cerebral blood supply disturbances (in children, for example, due to birth trauma or problem of intrauterine development, in adults, due to encephalopathies of various origins) or hepatitis. During the examination, the doctor should exclude or confirm infectious causes or chronic intoxication. General and specific blood tests will help in this.
If such diseases are not detected, an endocrinologist may need to be consulted: very often, people suffering from asthenic syndrome have hormonal disorders. Increased exhaustion can be combined with the so-called irritable weakness: a person is quick-tempered, easily gets mad, tearful, but any emotions quickly fade away, tire.
After possible intoxication, infectious and hormonal causes are excluded, an examination can be prescribed - MRI or electroencephalography. In recent decades, it has been proven that people suffering from asthenic syndrome (otherwise - CFS, chronic fatigue) may have a virus that causes all unpleasant manifestations. However, specific therapy does not exist. Treatment will be aimed, first of all, at eliminating the causes of asthenia, and in addition - at general strengthening of the body.