4 Topic Commentaries

Frequent fatigue may signal functional difficulties

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  Daniel Z. Sands, MD, MPH

  Internal Medicine, Primary Care

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  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  But fatigue is different — everyday things like walking to the bathroom or doing the dishes wear you out.

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  Soheyla Dana Gharib, MD

  Internal Medicine, Primary Care

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  Brigham and Women's Hospital

  I get worried when people have stopped doing the things they love — like going for walks, babysitting their grandchildren, or cooking.

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  Erica Fischer-Cartlidge, DNP, CNS, AOCNS, EBP-C

  Oncology Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist

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  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  They may not be able to physically do things, like activities with their children or even just daily routines that they are used to, and that can have a big psychological impact.

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  Greg Vanichkachorn, MD

  Occupational Medicine, Long COVID Rehabilitation

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  Mayo Clinic

  The fatigue that we see is not a normal fatigue. It is quite profound. Patients will often say things like that they will take out their trash or go for a walk with their dog for about a block and then have to take a nap for three to four hours or even be tired for days afterward.

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