Fatigue

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  A guide to the cognitive and behavioral symptoms common in Parkinson's disease, and how they can be treated.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Tired No More: New Drug Can Treat Cancer Fatigue

  New research shows that the narcolepsy drug Provigil can treat cancer fatigue.

• Blog Post - Should Cancer Patients Take a Chemo Vacation?

  Most news headlines about cancer treatment trumpet...

• Blog Post - Heart Attack! Do You Know the Warning Signs?

  Nearly half of patients with heart disease don't know the signs of heart attack. Here's a list of symptoms and what to do if heart attack strikes.

Questions & Answers

• Question - What can be done to help my mother's fatigue, caused by her heart failure meds?

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• Question - What can be done about excessive sleepiness after a stroke?

  I had a stroke, and now I'm experiencing excessive sleepiness. What causes sleepiness after a stroke and how can it be treated?

• Question - Using VP160 on a 79 year old father for his lung cancer

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• Question - Does chemo make you so weak that you can not get out of bed?

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• Question - Can low hemoglobin be causing my father's fatigue, and, if so, what can I do to help him feel better?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How can I help get my father's sleep schedule back on track after his stroke?

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• Question - Are nausea and fatigue a sign that the end is near from congestive heart failure?

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• Question - Why doesn't my mother's doctor want to perform a red blood cell transfusion, just because she's never had one before?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - If I stop chemo, my doctor says my colon cancer will return. When?

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• Question - How can I help my elderly father use a bedpan?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - How do we help my brother-in-law, who is receiving chemo and radiation, get ready to leave the house a little quicker?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Should I take my 80-something parents with me to check out assisted living facilities for them or go alone?

  This question has been answered by two Community Members

News

• News - Long-Term Fatigue Plagues Cancer Survivors

  MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Half a year after...

• News - Muscle Fatigue Drug May Fight Heart Failure

  TUESDAY, Feb. 12 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental...

• News - A Bone Marrow Disease With a Brighter Prognosis

  SUNDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Blood is life...

• News - Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue

  FRIDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise may help...