What causes chest tightness and irritability? Is it fatigue syndrome?

I believe many people have experienced chest tightness and irritability in their lives. If these symptoms persist, you may be suffering from fatigue syndrome. So what is fatigue syndrome?

What is fatigue syndrome?

Fatigue syndrome is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The most common name for chronic fatigue syndrome is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS for short). Some people also call it myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or chronic fatigue immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS). Some people jokingly call chronic fatigue syndrome Yuppie Disease or Yuppie flu. This concept was first officially named by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in 1987. The current definition of chronic fatigue used by the US Centers for Disease Control is the one that was developed at the 1994 International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Panel Conference.

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Psychological symptoms

Sometimes, abnormal psychological manifestations of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome appear earlier than physical symptoms and are more prominent. Most of the symptoms are depression, anxiety, impatience, irritability, emotional instability, bad temper, confusion, slow reaction, memory loss, lack of concentration, lack of confidence and indecision.

Physical symptoms

Body shape and appearance: The body shapes of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome are often thin or fat. It should be said that most of them are thin, but it cannot be ruled out that a few may be obese. Chronic fatigue syndrome in the latter category of patients is not uncommon in modern society. The face is mostly manifested as premature aging, dull complexion, premature appearance of facial wrinkles or pigmentation spots; the skin of the limbs is rough, dry, and flaky; the nails lose their normal smoothness and luster; the hair falls out, becomes unkempt, breaks easily, and loses its luster.

Symptoms of the motor system

General fatigue, weakness in limbs, general malaise, and slow movements. Sometimes, cold-like symptoms such as myalgia and joint pain may occur. If the symptoms persist for a long time, accumulating for months or years, they will be particularly obvious and may give people a feeling of being seriously ill.

Digestive symptoms

The main symptoms are loss of appetite and lack of appetite for all kinds of food, especially greasy food. There is no feeling of hunger, and sometimes there may be picky eating, indigestion after eating, and abdominal distension; the shape of the stool often changes, such as constipation, dryness, or increased frequency of bowel movements.

Neurological symptoms

Symptoms include lack of energy or mental tension, often with dizziness, insomnia, palpitations, irritability, etc. in the early stages; in the later stages, symptoms include lack of sleep, frequent dreams, night terrors, early awakenings, insomnia, and even drowsiness, listlessness, laziness, and memory loss.

Urogenital symptoms

Urogenital symptoms

Along with mental abnormalities, urinary system symptoms such as frequent urination and urgency may occur. In addition, people who are too tired are most likely to produce foam when urinating in a container, and the foam stays for a long time. Reproductive system symptoms include nocturnal emission, impotence, premature ejaculation, and loss of libido in men; and irregular menstruation, premature menopause, and sexual apathy in women. If this continues for a long time, infertility may occur.

Sensory system symptoms

In the visual system, it mainly manifests as eye pain, blurred vision, light sensitivity, etc.; in the auditory system, it mainly manifests as tinnitus, hearing loss, etc.