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Fatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness, or lack of energy. It is different from drowsiness which is feeling the need to sleep, while fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy (a feeling of indifference or not caring about what happens) can be symptoms of fatigue. Read more...Click to read more below


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Symptom Severities

Fatigue severity pie chart

Treatments Patients Take For Fatigue

Treatments Patients Take For Fatigue
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Modafinil 521 9% Modafinil: 9%
Handicapped parking permit 268 5% Handicapped parking permit: 5%
Naps 164 3% Naps: 3%
Amantadine 155 3% Amantadine: 3%
Vitamin B 70 1% Vitamin B: 1%
Heat avoidance 62 1% Heat avoidance: 1%
Walking Stick/Cane 59 1% Walking Stick/Cane: 1%
Methylphenidate 57 1% Methylphenidate: 1%
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine 52 1% Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine: 1%
Wheelchair (manual) 36 1% Wheelchair (manual): 1%
Electric scooter/chair 31 1% Electric scooter/chair: 1%
Vitamin B12 Injection (cyanocobalamin) 31 1% Vitamin B12 Injection (cyanocobalamin): 1%
Caffeine 27 0% Caffeine: 0%
Shower/Tub Chair 25 0% Shower/Tub Chair: 0%
Coffee 24 0% Coffee: 0%
Vitamin B Complex 23 0% Vitamin B Complex: 0%
Walker 20 0% Walker: 0%
Multiple Vitamins 17 0% Multiple Vitamins: 0%
Stress reduction 17 0% Stress reduction: 0%
Wheelchair (powered) 17 0% Wheelchair (powered): 0%
4-Aminopyridine (4-AP) 13 0% 4-Aminopyridine (4-AP): 0%
CoQ10 13 0% CoQ10: 0%
Diet and exercise 12 0% Diet and exercise: 0%
Water water and more water 12 0% Water water and more water: 0%
Glatiramer acetate 11 0% Glatiramer acetate: 0%
Vitamin D (calciferol) 11 0% Vitamin D (calciferol): 0%
Acetyl L-Carnitine 10 0% Acetyl L-Carnitine: 0%
Cold Showers 8 0% Cold Showers: 0%
Cooling Vest 8 0% Cooling Vest: 0%
Fluoxetine 8 0% Fluoxetine: 0%
Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection 8 0% Interferon beta-1a SubQ injection: 0%
Omega 3 7 0% Omega 3: 0%
Rolling Walker 7 0% Rolling Walker: 0%
Vitamin B12 Sublingual 7 0% Vitamin B12 Sublingual: 0%
Vitamin Supplements 7 0% Vitamin Supplements: 0%
Baclofen 6 0% Baclofen: 0%
Interferon beta 1a IM Injection 6 0% Interferon beta 1a IM Injection: 0%
Naltrexone 6 0% Naltrexone: 0%
Alpha Lipoic Acid 5 0% Alpha Lipoic Acid: 0%
Amitriptyline 5 0% Amitriptyline: 0%
Dextroamphetamine 5 0% Dextroamphetamine: 0%
Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection 5 0% Interferon beta-1b SubQ Injection: 0%
Iron 5 0% Iron: 0%
Acupuncture 4 0% Acupuncture: 0%
Ambien 4 0% Ambien: 0%
Daily activity at home 4 0% Daily activity at home: 0%
DHEA 4 0% DHEA: 0%
Lisdexamfetamine 4 0% Lisdexamfetamine: 0%
Methylprednisolone 4 0% Methylprednisolone: 0%
Prednisone 4 0% Prednisone: 0%
Trazodone 4 0% Trazodone: 0%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 4 0% Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): 0%
Walking 4 0% Walking: 0%
White & green Tea 4 0% White & green Tea: 0%
Centrum 3 0% Centrum: 0%
Clonazepam 3 0% Clonazepam: 0%
Ginseng 3 0% Ginseng: 0%
Gluten Free Diet 3 0% Gluten Free Diet: 0%
GNC Vitamin B Complex 3 0% GNC Vitamin B Complex: 0%
Korean Ginseng 3 0% Korean Ginseng: 0%
Levothyroxine 3 0% Levothyroxine: 0%
Natalizumab 3 0% Natalizumab: 0%
Sertraline 3 0% Sertraline: 0%
Sleep Study for Sleep Apnea 3 0% Sleep Study for Sleep Apnea: 0%
Stretches, weights, treadmill, bicycle 3 0% Stretches, weights, treadmill, bicycle: 0%
Unable to work 3 0% Unable to work: 0%
Vitamin E 3 0% Vitamin E: 0%
Yoga 3 0% Yoga: 0%
Alprazolam 2 0% Alprazolam: 0%
Deep Tissue Massage 2 0% Deep Tissue Massage: 0%
Focalin 2 0% Focalin: 0%
Gabapentin 2 0% Gabapentin: 0%
Glyconutrients 2 0% Glyconutrients: 0%
Intravenous Immuno Globulin (IVIG) 2 0% Intravenous Immuno Globulin (IVIG): 0%
Lorazepam 2 0% Lorazepam: 0%
Mobility scooter 2 0% Mobility scooter: 0%
Mona Vie 2 0% Mona Vie: 0%
MRI 2 0% MRI: 0%
Nature Made Vitamin B Complex 2 0% Nature Made Vitamin B Complex: 0%
Nature's Bounty Vitamin B Complex 2 0% Nature's Bounty Vitamin B Complex: 0%
Nutritional supplements 2 0% Nutritional supplements: 0%
Paroxetine 2 0% Paroxetine: 0%
Phentermine 2 0% Phentermine: 0%
Physical Therapy (PT) 2 0% Physical Therapy (PT): 0%
Strattera 2 0% Strattera: 0%
Super B Complex 2 0% Super B Complex: 0%
Swimming and weightlifting 2 0% Swimming and weightlifting: 0%
Testosterone 2 0% Testosterone: 0%
Venlafaxine 2 0% Venlafaxine: 0%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 2 0% Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 0%
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) 2 0% Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol): 0%
Acai Berry 1 0% Acai Berry: 0%
Amphetamine 1 0% Amphetamine: 0%
Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO 1 0% Ankle-Foot Orthosis AFO: 0%
Armour Thyroid 1 0% Armour Thyroid: 0%
Aspirin 1 0% Aspirin: 0%
Astaxanthin 1 0% Astaxanthin: 0%
B Complex 50 1 0% B Complex 50: 0%
Blue-Green Algae 1 0% Blue-Green Algae: 0%
Bupropion 1 0% Bupropion: 0%
Butalbital, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine 1 0% Butalbital, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine: 0%
Candida Cleanse 1 0% Candida Cleanse: 0%
Carbidopa-Levodopa 1 0% Carbidopa-Levodopa: 0%
Carisoprodol 1 0% Carisoprodol: 0%
Citalopram 1 0% Citalopram: 0%
Creatine 1 0% Creatine: 0%
Dexedrine 1 0% Dexedrine: 0%
Dexedrine Spansule 1 0% Dexedrine Spansule: 0%
Dextroamphetamine CR 1 0% Dextroamphetamine CR: 0%
Douglas Laboratories Vitamin D 1 0% Douglas Laboratories Vitamin D: 0%
Duloxetine 1 0% Duloxetine: 0%
Dynamic Greens 1 0% Dynamic Greens: 0%
Escitalopram 1 0% Escitalopram: 0%
Eszopiclone 1 0% Eszopiclone: 0%
Ferrous Gluconate 1 0% Ferrous Gluconate: 0%
Folic Acid 1 0% Folic Acid: 0%
Foltx 1 0% Foltx: 0%
Glutathione 1 0% Glutathione: 0%
Glutathione-ATP injections 1 0% Glutathione-ATP injections: 0%
GNC Vitamin C Slow Release 1 0% GNC Vitamin C Slow Release: 0%
Green Tea Capsules 1 0% Green Tea Capsules: 0%
Guarana 1 0% Guarana: 0%
Hydrocortisone Oral 1 0% Hydrocortisone Oral: 0%
Ibuprofen 1 0% Ibuprofen: 0%
Kalawalla 1 0% Kalawalla: 0%
Keppra 1 0% Keppra: 0%
L-Arginine 1 0% L-Arginine: 0%
L-Carnitine 1 0% L-Carnitine: 0%
Lift chair 1 0% Lift chair: 0%
L-methylfolate 1 0% L-methylfolate: 0%
Magnesium 1 0% Magnesium: 0%
Massage therapy 1 0% Massage therapy: 0%
Methylprednisolone (Infusion) 1 0% Methylprednisolone (Infusion): 0%
N-Acetylcysteine NAC 1 0% N-Acetylcysteine NAC: 0%
Nature's Life Vitamin D 1 0% Nature's Life Vitamin D: 0%
Nature's Plus Vitamin B Complex 1 0% Nature's Plus Vitamin B Complex: 0%
Neck brace 1 0% Neck brace: 0%
Occupational therapy 1 0% Occupational therapy: 0%
One-A-Day Vitamins 1 0% One-A-Day Vitamins: 0%
One Source Women's Multivitamins 1 0% One Source Women's Multivitamins: 0%
Physical Exercise 1 0% Physical Exercise: 0%
Pramipexole 1 0% Pramipexole: 0%
Pregabalin 1 0% Pregabalin: 0%
Prokarin 1 0% Prokarin: 0%
Reliv 1 0% Reliv: 0%
Rozerem 1 0% Rozerem: 0%
Saba Immune System booster 1 0% Saba Immune System booster: 0%
Steroid IV Infusion 1 0% Steroid IV Infusion: 0%
Steroids 1 0% Steroids: 0%
Vitamin World Royal Jelly 1 0% Vitamin World Royal Jelly: 0%
Weight training 1 0% Weight training: 0%
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