- Listen to your body. Alternate rest with exercise. Gradually increasing your exercise may help decrease your fatigue.
- Limit medicines that might contribute to fatigue. Tranquilizers and cold and allergy medicines often cause fatigue.
- Improve your diet. Eating a balanced diet may increase your energy level. Do not skip meals, especially breakfast.
- Reduce your use of alcohol or other drugs, such as caffeine or nicotine, which may contribute to fatigue.
- Cut back on watching television. Spend that time with friends, try new activities, or travel to break the fatigue cycle.
- Get a good night's sleep. This may be the first step toward controlling fatigue.
- Eliminate all sound and light disturbances.
- Do not eat just before you go to bed.
- Use your bed only for sleeping. Do not read or watch TV in bed.
- Get regular exercise but not within 3 to 4 hours of your bedtime.
- For more information, see Insomnia: Improving Your Sleep.
Symptoms to watch for during home treatment
Call your doctor if any of the following occur during home treatment:
- New symptoms develop along with the weakness and fatigue.
- Symptoms last longer than 2 weeks.
- Symptoms become more severe or more frequent.
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