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I am being treated for uctd and seeing a rheumatologist. what are good options (lifestyle and meds) that help with severe fatigue?

Q: i am being treated for uctd and seeing a rheumatologist. what are good options (lifestyle and meds) that help with severe fatigue?

: FIRST, is the fatigue part of your primary diagnosis, is there a sleep disorder, are you depressed, are medications causing this, do you have a chronic infection, is there a co-morbidity? Answers to these are a start, and once this is pinned down, a treatment program may commence.

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FIRST, is the fatigue part of your primary diagnosis, is there a sleep disorder, are you depressed, are medications causing this, do you have a chronic infection, is there a co-morbidity? Answers to these are a start, and once this is pinned down, a treatment program may commence.

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Answered 3/8/2021

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A member asked:

I am being treated for uctd and seeing a rheumatologist. what are good options (lifestyle and meds) that help with severe fatigue?

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Dr. Bennett Machanic answered

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

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