Diseases accompanied by asthenic syndrome

A constant sense of fatigue, lack of strength andappetite ... It seems that everything around has become gray, you do not want anything, nothing pleases. We try to cheer ourselves up with coffee. Close people accuse us of laziness, and we fully agree with them. In fact, many dangerous somatic and mental illnesses can be accompanied by asthenic syndrome. That's 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, contact a doctor.

Asthenic syndrome accompanied by a number ofmental illnesses - such as depression, epilepsy, neurasthenia. It is these symptoms - lack of strength and appetite - that can signal that the body and soul are not all right. Often depression, which, according to scientists, will become in a couple of decades one of the most common diseases, due to which a person is disabled, is accompanied by a pronounced asthenic syndrome. Often it 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, so a competent specialist's consultation is simply necessary. If a doctor suspects that a severe asthenic syndrome can have physical causes, he should refer the patient to a checkup.

The state of increased fatigue, instabilitymood, fast exhaustion can also occur during the initial period of infectious diseases (for example, tuberculosis, influenza, malaria, parasitosis) and oncological diseases, can accompany cardiovascular or gastrointestinal (CHD, ulcer, pancreatitis) diseases. As one of the significant symptoms, the cerebro-asthenic syndrome acts in cases of blood flow disorders in the brain (in children, due to, for example, birth trauma or problem intrauterine development, in adults with encephalopathies of various origins) or hepatitis. The doctor at the examination should exclude or confirm infectious causes or chronic intoxication. Help in this general and specific blood tests.

If such diseases are not identified,Endocrinologist consultation is required: very often people with 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, tire.

After the possibleintoxication, infectious and hormonal causes, 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. Nevertheless, there is no specific therapy. Treatment will be directed, first of all, to the elimination of the cause of asthenia, and in addition to the general strengthening of the body.