Asthenia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Asthenia
Asthenia is a medical term used to describe the symptom of physical weakness and lacking strength.1 The term can also be used to describe a general feeling of loss of strength and weakness over time.2 There are various types of asthenia, including: myalgic asthenia, neurocirculatory asthenia, periodic asthenia, and tropical anhidrotic asthenia.2
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- Asthenia can be experienced as a side effect of some medications, such as Ritonavir, Gardasil, and fentanyl.1
- Other causes for asthenia include: anemia, anxiety, diabetes, depression, hypothyroidism, kidney disease, and pregnancy.1
- Chronic conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome or chronic pain are also accompanied by bouts of asthenia.1
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Nov. 12, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: What is Asthenia, All Over Body Weakness, Weakness All Over the Body, Weakness
- Last update: Nov. 12, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
