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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, as the name suggests, refers to a constant feeling of being tired physically and mentally, almost like the body’s vital systems are switched off or are working on a low battery. It is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis. Recently a new term has been introduced to denote this syndrome called Systemic Exertional Intolerance Disease (SEID). It is diagnosed when extreme tiredness remains for minimum six months that decreases the ability to do daily routine activities and is unexplained by any underlying medical condition.
Homeopathic Treatment
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can be very effectively treated with natural homeopathic remedies. Homeopathic medicines are completely safe with zero side effects. Sourced from natural substances, homeopathic medicines help the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients by increasing their body stamina and threshold for bearing fatigue against a particular level of exertion. They also help in energising the body’s immune system to come out of extreme physical or mental weakness and rejuvenate the person.
Top Homeopathic Remedies For Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The top-grade medicines for chronic fatigue syndrome are Kali Phos, Arsenic album, Coffea Cruda, Gelsemium, Rhus Tox, Belladonna and Ignatia.
1. Kali Phos – Top Remedy For CFS
Kali Phos leads the chart of homeopathic medicines for treating cases of CFS. It is recommended to manage multiple concerns in persons having this syndrome. To begin with, it is marvellous medicine to manage fatigue. It can be given when the slightest mental or physical exertion leads to extreme fatigue. Even a little work seems like a Herculean task. The person feels worn out with no energy. Secondly, it can be given to manage sleep issues. It is very effective to manage sleeplessness and restless sleep. Its use is indicated to manage weak memory, forgetfulness and impaired memory. Forgetfulness is noticeable while speaking or writing. Lastly, it can be used for persons having stressed mind, worries, sadness and depression.
When and How to use Kali Phos?
Kali Phos can be used as a first remedy in CFS cases. It works wonders in managing tiredness, sleep issues, memory problems and depressive feeling in such cases. Though Kali Phos can be used in different potencies, the best results have been witnessed from 6X potency that comes in tablet form. Kali Phos can be taken in 6X potency three to four times a day (4 tablets at a time makes one dose of this medicine).
2. Arsenic Album – For Extreme Tiredness
Arsenic Album is highly effective to manage extreme tiredness. It suits well those who feel like lying down all the time due to excessive fatigue. Even a little exertion leads to utmost lack of strength and weakness. Standing, walking and the slightest exertion result in fatigue. Such persons also hesitate to do anything due to fear of exertion because they anticipate exhaustion. Apart from disabling fatigue, Arsenic Album can also treat extreme anxiety.
When and How to use Arsenic Album?
Arsenic Album is an ideal choice of remedy to manage extreme tiredness in cases of CFS. It is available in different potenices from low (like 30C) to high (like 200C, 1M). To begin with it is advised to take this medicine in 30C potency once or twice a day. Kindly consult a homeopathic doctor to use its high potencies.
3. Coffea Cruda – For Sleep Issues
Coffea Cruda is a natural medicine to manage sleep issues. It is a top remedy to manage sleeplessness. Persons needing it have a lot of thoughts and ideas in mind at night that keeps them awake. It is also indicated for restless sleep and frequent waking from sleep. Its use is also considered when a person is able to sleep only specifically till 3:00 am after which no sleep occurs.
When and How to use Coffea Cruda?
Coffea Cruda can be used in cases of sleeplessness and restless sleep. This medicine works wonders in 30C potency. Coffea Cruda 30C can be taken two times a day.
4. Gelsemium – For Weakness, Dizziness, Muscle Pain, Poor Concentration
Gelsemium is a herbal medicine to manage weakness and dizziness. Persons needing Gelsemium have marked weakness and sleepiness throughout the day. Heaviness in head may also be felt. Dizziness and vertigo are also marked. It gets worse when walking and from head movement. Muscle weakness and pain also show their impact on them. The muscle pain is mostly present in neck, shoulders, back, hips and legs. The patient may also experience trembling and weakness in limbs. Besides above indications, it is also useful when there is dullness of mind and poor concentration.
When and How to use Gelsemium?
A person having weakness, dizziness, muscle pain, concentration issues can find this medicine highly effective. Its use is usually recommended in 30C power that can be taken twice a day.
5. Rhus Tox – For Muscle Or Joint Pain
Rhus Tox is the most widely used homeopathic medicine for muscle or joint pain. It is usually the first choice of medicine of most physicians to manage muscle or joint pain. The key indication for its use is worsening of pains from rest and relief from movement. There may also occur relief in joint pain from massage or warm applications.
When and How to use Rhus Tox?
Rhus Tox can be given in any case of muscle or joint pain in any of the body part. It brings tremendous relief in pains in a very effective manner. This medicine can be used in different potencies like 30C, 200C, 1M. In the beginning, Rhus Tox 30C can be used two to three times a day. When pain decreases, its dosage can be reduced. Do not self – medicate with its high potencies like 200C, 1M.
6. Belladonna – To Manage Headaches
To treat headaches though there are numerous medicines in homeopathy, but Belladonna tops the list. It is most commonly used medicine for managing headache. In most cases that need it, headache is throbbing, pulsating type. It may get worse from noise and light exposure. Binding head tightly brings relief.
When and How to use Belladonna?
Use of Belladonna should be preferred to manage headache in cases of CFS. It is usually used in 30C potency. This medicine can be taken in 30C potency two to three times a day as per severity of complaint.
7. Ignatia – For Managing Depression
Ignatia is a prominent natural homeopathic remedy to deal with depression in chronic fatigue syndrome. It is best suited when there is sadness along with weeping spells. Consolation worsens the complaint. Next there may be desire to remain alone, aversion to meet people and go out of home. At times there are mood swings.
When and How to use Ignatia?
This medicine can be given to persons who feel sad and depressed from CFS. This medicine can be used in 30C potency twice a day.
What Are The Symptoms Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
1. Fatigue: It is the main symptom. Fatigue is marked to such an extent that it hinders daily routine work and taking resting does not bring much relief. It gets worse from activity, either physical or mental.
2. Sleep issues: Sleeplessness or unrefreshing sleep
3. Pain:There may occur pain in muscles or joints. Headache can also occur
4. Poor memory, difficulty thinking, indecisiveness, confusion or poor and difficult concentrating power
5. Sore throat
6. Depressed feelings and mood swings
7. Dizziness
8. Enlarged lymph nodes in neck or axillae (armpits)
What Are Causes/ Contributory Factors Behind It?
The exact cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not clear, but various factors have been linked to it though not confirmed. These contributory factors include:
1. Viral infection (Epstein Barr virus, herpes simplex virus1 and 2, human herpes virus 6, measles virus, cytomegalovirus)
2. Dysfunction of immune system
3. Genetic predisposition toward Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
4. Hormonal imbalance: Imbalance of hormones produced by pituitary glands, adrenal glands is suspected
5. Stress: It may include either mental stress or physical stress as caused by some injury or surgery
Complications
Some complications of CFS include depression, anxiety, social isolation and restricted lifestyle.
My mother is stomach cancer patient.after having 4 sessions of cheemotherapy she becomes very weak that she can not walk or even sit.always have the the desire to lay down .have stomach pain and also body pain.
Become angry when force to eat.she doesn’t take any diet only some liquids.
For her extreme weakness kindly suggest any medicine.
Hello Dr.Sharma,
Thank you very much for your article and good volition to help people!
I start to feel very tired from life 8 years ago. This means that everything that I start to do makes me tiered in a very short time. I just don’t have any energy to do ordinary thinks from daily life. I feel drowsy, sleepy and even the thought about doing something makes me feel very tired. I have also back, neck and hips pain. Life is so miserable for me.
Hi,
Thank you for your article about chronic fatigue. Very interesting. I just wonder in which dilutions you’ll recommend to take some of them? Is it possible to mix them for exemple arsenic, kali, gelsemium, sarcolacticum and onosmodium?
Thank you very much for your answer. Here in Sweden there is no good homeopath…
Best regards,
Jeremy Lindberg.
What remedy addresses chronic fatigue and cold fingers toes and nose following an emotional upset?
Hi doctor
My name is pavan Kumar working as assistant professor. Recently I had problem with my neck and it was diagnosed as spondilosis by nuerologist after x Ray and scan . For sticky Ness and for sleep I was given madicunes. I am facing vertigo problem mostly in the morning time. I am not able to do my routine work. I am under pressure to finish my research work for the past few months. My eyes getting blurred.became alcoholic and depressed. I put up more weight. About 15 kgs excess. I am single and age 43. Recently suffering from high blood pressure and high pulse rate.
Could you please suggest me how to come out of this.
Thanking you
Hi i am a care giver to someone that has suffered a stroke and has cfs we are experiencing a lot of tiredness from the rehab of the stroke she has meditations that helps at bedtime but the cfs has increased more since stroke and she is older and said the last time she seen a specialist they told her exercise is not good i tried to explain technology and medicine has came along way things change can you please help give me ideas
Hello doctor
I m MOHAMMAD ASLAM I am suffering from ankylo spondilysis and my body exhaust very fast though I m taking alopathic medicine for ankylo but my main problem is fatigue since i exhaust very fast.
Sir
I have snoring problem
When I wake up , I did not feel fresh, feel sleepy.
The whole day goes with laziness .it seems eyes closes sometimes when I work in computer.
Please suggest medicine. I am 42 yr old with 85 kg weight with tummy
Hi my name is Patricia I am suffering from sever fatigue falling asleep at work at times well driving. I am on pain meds as well as blood sugar meds, BloodPressure? Lyerica. I am on social security and not eating as well as I need to what can I do?
Dr. Sharma,
I have post viral flu fatigue that has lasted almost a month. I also have stomach distress as in constipation and indigestion. I would like to try Sarcolacticum acidum but what potency should I use? How often–3-5x a day?
Good Morning Doctor
My son is 21 years old studying in IIT. He is not able to cope up with his studies and has little depression. He was on drugs (Weeds and alcohol ) for a year or so. He is taking Flunil and Modalert Madicines for last 2 months . He is not going to classes for last 6 months. He sleeps from 2 AM to 6 PM – 14 hours a day. He looks tired.Now not taking drugs. Hypersomnia may be a withdrawal symptom. Kindly prescribe some homeopathic medicine.
Hi, in 2016 I had several bouts of extreme fatigue, which would last 1-2 months. Almost always following dental surgery (& anesthesia & penicillin). I had 5-6 surgeries that year, including a MOHS surgery for basal cell cancer near my lip. Received lots of anesthesia that day since it took 5 attempts, and I was there for 7 hrs. That was the first time I got the fatigue which lasted 2 months — other than in 1987 for 4 months after I contracted Epstein Barr virus. My symptoms are only extreme fatigue, and some muscle aches. I’m unable to do anything more than mild exercise on a good day. Usually I swim, bike, hike, etc. Western doctors told me nothing showed up in their tests. Nothing was wrong. I found acupuncture helped some & I tried taking homeopathic phosphorus. Almost immediately I felt better. And After the dental surgeries were over I had a good year–2017. Then in Jan this year, I got strep throat, got a shot of penicillin, then came down w the flu the next day. My sense is my immune system works overtime when I’m sick & can trigger this fatigue — after something like the flu. But The phosphorus and acupuncture have not been helping currently. Do you have any suggestion for a different homeopathic remedy? Thank you so much!!
Dear Dr Sharma
I suffer from a few conditions such as depression, fibromyalgia, a blood condition which all make me suffer chronic fatigue. I don’t sleep very well at night because of these conditions and also because I’m sore with arthritis.
Any advice would be appreciated thanks
Dear Sir,
I am 45 years old I am a smoker and I drink 3 times in a week. I am feeling no energy in the morning of every day. I am suffering with leg cramps also in morning.
Please advice me medicine.
Thanking you sir.
Regards
Ramesh
Sandepudir @yahoo.com
I am Krishnan, 38 years old, after sex I feel very tired, my eyes get dry and burning and side of the liver is paining, nowadays my soles also burning during day and evening, please suggest me the medicine
Dear Dr Sharma, I’ve been suffering with SEVERE CHRONIC FATIGUE for years now . I tried everything from adderall other medications & stimulants supplements & I always suffer with bad side effects. I think a lot of my fatigue is caused from having insomnia at night. I have taken the strongest sleep aid at night but no matter what I always wake up constantly so when it’s time form me to get up in the morning it feels like death . It’s even hard for me to wake up in their early afternoon. I’ve tried eating healthy & exercising but exercising only makes me more tired . Could you please tell me the best homeopathic treatment that could me . So DESPERATELY TIRED OF ALWAYS BEING SLEEPY TIRED & HAVING LOW MOODS . PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAY COULD HELP . Thanks in Advance Shan
Dear Dr Sharma
My son who is 22yrs old is suffering from conditions similar to CFS for the past 7 years. Recently the condition is very severe to the points it’s become difficult for him to perform simplistic tasks. He feels fatigue all the time, even when resting, pain all over his body, under the ribs and head seems difficult to hold up. He has to focus on his body to walk straight.
How could you assist him?
Sir my father unable to stand or walk and donot desire eat anything with somewhile vomiting or gas form in stomach
Dear sir,
I feel so tired after food (eat biscuits also). I am 40 years old. I had back pain in neck and muscle pain also. Please suggest me a medicine.
On the start of cold season.Even people could not know the start of cold season but my body recognize it and u catch cold and which is also heavy type. Start with inflammation of mucous membrane of throat a D chest followed by thick plegm in nostrils , throat. Please suggest constitutional medicine.