How to cope with chronic fatigue?
The statistics are inexorable: more and more people suffer from a lack of vital energy. I would be glad to do everything, but the constant fatigue, headaches, sleep disorders do not let me go...
Is this chronic fatigue syndrome or just approaches to it? In any case, health suffers. In women, the vegetative-vascular and endocrine systems are the first to fail; in men, the heart and liver are the first to fail, and sexual activity decreases. Hoping, “I’ll rest and it will pass,” doesn’t work. As a rule, everything ends in long-term treatment of endless sores. But is it worth taking it to the extreme?
Release form
Oral solution, 300 mg/ml.
Glass bottle, 100 ml.
100 ml in dark glass bottles, sealed with caps with a control ring for the first opening. A 20 ml measuring cup is placed on the bottle. Each bottle is placed in a cardboard pack.
Glass bottle, 50 ml.
50 ml in dark glass bottles, sealed with caps with droppers with a control ring for the first opening. Each bottle, together with a measuring spoon with a nominal volume of 5 ml with marks marked “1/4” and “1/2” (corresponding to 1.25 and 2.5 ml), is placed in a cardboard pack.
Glass bottle, 25 ml.
25 ml in dark glass bottles, sealed with caps with droppers with a control ring for the first opening. Each bottle is placed in a cardboard pack.
Features of chronic fatigue
An acute lack of energy, which the body is catastrophically lacking under excessively increasing loads, must be replenished. All that remains is to understand why?
A huge role in the formation of energy is played by the vitamin-like substance L-carnitine, which is contained in almost all organs and tissues. Without it, fatty acids supplied with food - the main components of cellular metabolism - will not enter the cell, and therefore will not perform the work assigned to them by nature - they will not “burn” and will not provide energy. The role of a carrier of fatty acids, for the subsequent production of energy from them, is performed by L-carnitine.
It turns out that in people burdened with symptoms of chronic fatigue, the content of levocarnitine in the body is significantly lower than normal. And if you consider that its maximum concentrations are found in the muscles, heart, brain, kidneys, liver, it becomes clear why excessive loads are accompanied by increased heart rate, fatigue, decreased performance...
Natural synthesis of L-carnitine, unfortunately, is not able to solve the problem. And eliminating the food shortage is not realistic. If you are constantly tired, you will have to eat a huge amount of meat dishes every day (the maximum amount of L-carnitine is found in meat). Even the biggest gourmet would not be able to handle this kind of thing. However, there is a way out!
Who is Elkar intended for?
For those who work a lot, Elkar® can reduce fatigue and increase performance. Thanks to the production of endorphins, it helps improve mood, activity and stress resistance.
For those who experience weakness after illness, Elkar® promotes the elimination of toxins and better absorption of proteins and vitamins. By increasing energy resources, Elkar® returns the body the ability to work at full capacity and recover faster.
For children, Elkar® helps the proper growth of the most important organs and systems. By positively influencing metabolism and energy production, Elkar® promotes harmonious physical and mental development.
For those who play sports, Elkar® helps remove excess lactic and acetic acids from cells, increase physical endurance, and increase muscle volume and strength. However, it is not a doping agent.
For those who control their weight, Elkar® helps to use fats as a source of energy, and thus allows you to get rid of excess fat deposits, increasing the effectiveness of diet and exercise.
Treatment of persistent weakness
When treating constant weakness and fatigue, use the metabolic drug Elkar (an aqueous solution of levocarnitine). It is easy to use, safe, and has virtually no contraindications other than individual intolerance.
Elkar can be purchased at a pharmacy without a prescription. Still, choose the time and consult your doctor. Discuss with him the dosage and duration of treatment, based on the individual needs of your body. Say no to chronic fatigue! Finally, think about your loved ones. Perhaps all members of your family need Elkar. Agree, when the household members are healthy, full of vitality, and the work itself goes smoothly!
Dosages from the instructions, methods of using Elkar
The medicine is taken half an hour before meals; the dose, frequency and duration depend on the form of release. The ready-made solution is prescribed in complex treatment:
- prolonged psycho-emotional and physical stress - 0.5 scoop up to three times a day or 1.5 m. l. twice a day;
- anorexia nervosa, postoperative period, recovery from illness - 1 m.l. twice a day, for 1-2 calendar months;
- chronic form of pancreatitis, gastritis with reduced secretion – 0.5 m.l. within 2-4 weeks;
- mild hyperthyroidism – 250 mg up to 3 times a day, therapy lasts up to 20 days, after a two-month break the treatment is repeated, continuous procedures are allowed for 3 months;
- vascular, traumatic, toxic lesions of the brain - 0.5 m.l. per day, up to 5 days in a row, if necessary, the course is repeated after 2 weeks;
- carnitine deficiency - from 50 to 100 mg per kilogram of weight, three times a day, up to 4 months in a row.
In childhood, the medicine is added to sweet drinks or jelly:
- up to 3 years – the dosage is calculated by the pediatrician for each child separately;
- from 3 to 6 years – 0.1 g up to 3 times a day, for a month, the daily dose should not exceed 0.3 g;
- from 6 to 12 years – single dosage of 0.3 g, up to 3 times a day, for 30 days;
- retardation in growth and development - 0.25 g three times a day, no more than three weeks in a row, the course is repeated after a month's break or initially carried out for one quarter in a row.
Intense sports – 2.5 g three times a day, when used for therapeutic purposes up to 0.1 g per kilogram of weight. The course lasts up to 1-2 months.
The instructions for preparing Elkara effervescent granules specify that the contents of the package are dissolved in a glass of water at room temperature and consumed immediately after preparation. The frequency of doses and volume of the drug depends on the type of pathology:
- psycho-emotional and physical stress – up to 2 packets three times a day;
- anorexia nervosa, recovery period after illness or surgery - 1 sachet three times a day, up to 2 months in a row;
- carnitine deficiency – up to 7 packets per day for 4 months.
For heavy training, the drug is prescribed up to 3 packets per day, for therapeutic manipulations - from 5 to 7 units per day. Treatment lasts 1-2 months.
“Just like a vegetable.” Why do people continue to get sick a year after Covid?
MOSCOW, September 29 – RIA Novosti, Alfiya Enikeeva. According to various sources, from 20 to 75 percent of those who have recovered from COVID-19 still suffer from its consequences six months later. The main symptoms include chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, hair loss, panic attacks, and sleep problems. Doctors call this post-Covid syndrome. In Russia, every fifth patient is diagnosed with it. How these people live and deal with complications is in the material of RIA Novosti.
“I couldn’t do anything”
I got sick with Covid almost a year ago, on October 29th.
A nurse from the clinic came and took a test for coronavirus. It turned out to be negative, but ten days later my temperature rose, my nasopharynx became dry, and the vessels in my nose began to ache. My whole body ached—muscles, bones, joints. Otherwise, everything developed according to not the worst scenario: the temperature did not exceed 37.8 for only two days, and the saturation did not drop. A CT scan showed four percent lung damage. But there was a very strong tachycardia mixed with panic attacks. At rest, the pulse reached 120. And so it is until now. Plus, problems appeared with blood vessels in the legs and eyes. I even thought that I had a retinal tear due to oxygen starvation and vascular damage. But the ophthalmologist found nothing, thank God. He prescribed drops, but they didn’t help - my eyeballs seemed to hurt from the inside. I consulted with different doctors, no one could really say anything. Prescribed medications. Some only made things worse, while others had no effect at all. I decided to take one drug, an anticoagulant, on my own, the minimum dose. The doctors said that it was not needed: the coagulogram was normal, fibrinogen and d-dimer too. But at my own peril and risk I started drinking it, because my condition was like this: I just lay there like a vegetable and couldn’t do anything.
After the first pill I felt better - as if I had emerged from the water. The swelling decreased, the fog in the head went away, and - what is very important - the tachycardia disappeared, it just went away. I have been taking this drug for nine months. I tried several times to get off him, but in vain. If I don’t take the pill, the tachycardia returns. There was still total chronic fatigue. I get tired very quickly. In fact, I can only walk. I am unable to do any exercises. Cleaning the house is already a heavy physical activity. I almost stopped cleaning the floor; I use a robot vacuum cleaner.
Since I am an individual entrepreneur, I was able to organize a very light work schedule for myself. For the first three months, until January, I didn’t work at all. Business just stopped. No income - the airbag was eaten away.
“I had to quit my job”
Alexander Korchevny, 39 years old, Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan.
Now he is being treated at the Novosibirsk Center for the Prevention of Thrombosis. I fell ill at the beginning of June 2021, and was infected, presumably, at work. Took a PCR test - positive. I was sent into voluntary isolation in an infectious diseases hospital for 18 days. As it turned out, it was in vain: one after another, relatives fell ill with Covid.
In the hospital there was no special treatment, only observation, since the disease was not severe. There was a slight malaise for about three days, then for two days the temperature was difficult to bring down to 38. Smells disappeared, appetite decreased, and problems with sleep appeared. The first “call” was ten days after the diagnosis. An unexpected tachycardia began, a panic attack began and the pressure jumped. They gave me an injection of aminophylline. It seems to have gotten a little better.
He left the hospital neither sick nor healthy. I really wanted to go home after isolation. But things only got worse. New symptoms related to nerves and blood vessels were gradually added. Endless visits to doctors began. None of them fully understood what was wrong or how to treat me. All tests are more or less calm. Over the course of a year, I took courses with five neurologists in different cities. Everyone made two diagnoses: vegetative-vascular dystonia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Everyone hinted at a psychologist. I also visited him, he did not reveal any violations.
All this year the disease develops in waves: at times you feel well, at times you lie down and cannot get up. After courses of treatment there were minor improvements, but overall my health was far from normal. In the last 12 months I have taken more medications than I have ever taken in my entire life. I had to quit my job due to endless sick leave. I asked the local therapist what to do in such a situation, because I am disabled, but she just threw up her hands.
“My hair was coming out in clumps”
Nailya Vagizova, 38 years old, Kazan On June 1st I felt unwell.
I called the doctor. He said it was an acute respiratory infection, prescribed an antibiotic, an antiviral, vitamins, but it didn’t get any better. And already on the ninth I ended up in the hospital. There were problems with breathing. She spent five days in intensive care. Lung damage is more than 75 percent. Doctors told relatives that everything should be prepared for the worst. But I pulled myself together and began to get out. My husband brought drugs that the hospital did not have, and thanks to this I survived. She was discharged on June 19th and recovery began: exercises, proper nutrition, pills. In theory, they should be given to everyone for free, but they ran out on me, and my family bought everything. Three and a half months later, I still don't feel healthy. About two months after discharge, my hair began to fall out, just in clumps. Constant pain in my legs, aching joints in my arms. When I left the hospital, no one warned me that it could take so long and the recovery would be so difficult. There is no help from state medicine now. The doctors at the clinic don't say anything. I myself take all the tests for a fee, take vitamins, collect information on the Internet from people who have also been ill. I am a laboratory doctor by profession, so I began to independently understand the topic and control my condition.
“It’s easier for me to think that it’s not Covid”
Evgenia Yurfeld, Moscow I am not quite a standard post-Covid person.
I was given the third group of disability even before Covid, for the main disease. Atrial fibrillation provoked three strokes and bradycardia; a pacemaker had to be installed. So I started fighting dizziness, arrhythmia and disturbances in the functioning of the vestibular apparatus long before Covid. I got sick with coronavirus at the end of last fall, but in December I had a good test. The doctor immediately warned me about post-Covid. She herself suffered from COVID-19 and knows what it is. Now from time to time I experience some typical symptoms, but I consciously attribute them to the underlying disease. It's easier for me.
I am constantly under medical supervision. The doctor visits me regularly. They give me antiplatelet drugs for free, and I get a rather expensive anticoagulant at the pharmacy. Subspecialists come to your home to inspect it and take tests. But I rarely bother the clinic with requests. I learned to cope with attacks on my own. Overall, I just hope that sooner or later the body will adapt to someone else’s virus. If you have still survived with such a list of diseases and even suffered from Covid, then you have to thank your genes and your guardian angel.
“The main thing is to trust the doctors”
Valentina Nelyubova, 59 years old, Moscow I was diagnosed with Covid in January.
I was very sick. I almost went to another world. I was treated by private doctors at home for two weeks. Afterwards I was treated absolutely free of charge under the policy. And also very good. Plus, the family doctor constantly monitored me. She is also shocked: how did I survive with such bad tests and my condition is below par. When I was sick, I realized: the main thing is that there are good doctors nearby, and it doesn’t matter whether they pay or not. It is important how they are treated, and patients must trust doctors. Now, thank God, it's all over. I recovered from Covid for several months, it’s a long story. But everything ended well. I am very grateful to the doctors of the branch of the Alekseev Day Hospital at Polyclinic 121, in South Butovo. They really help cope with post-Covid syndrome and depression. Many people are afraid of mental hospitals. This is some kind of misinterpretation, misunderstanding. But only qualified psychologists can get to post-Covid problems and help. At least they helped me.
“This is already an independent disease”
According to researchers from Sechenov University, in Russia more than 20 percent of patients who have suffered coronavirus infection suffer from post-Covid syndrome.
Among the most common complaints are weakness (more precisely, fatigue), shortness of breath, anxiety, depression, sleep problems and hair loss. “Post-Covid syndrome (PCS) is a symptom complex that occurs as a result of a coronavirus infection. This is a very broad concept, which may include damage to the nervous, cardiovascular systems, gastrointestinal tract, and muscle atrophy. There may even be some mental manifestations. Its duration is a purely individual matter. For some, the main symptoms are resolved in a mild form within two to three months. For others, they last up to a year or even more. It’s too early to talk about maximum terms. We are just observing this disease and studying it. In my experience, patients last the longest with various neurological disorders, lesions of the peripheral nervous system,” Professor Evgeniy Achkasov, head of the department of sports medicine and medical rehabilitation at Sechenov University, expert of the National Health League, told RIA Novosti.
According to him, PCS symptoms, their severity and duration often depend on the severity of COVID-19, but not always. Thus, among the patients there are many people who suffered from Covid itself relatively easily, but have been suffering from its complications for more than a year.
“The basis of rehabilitation programs for post-Covid syndrome is breathing exercises, cyclic physical exercises, and cardioprotection. We strive to protect the heart muscle both with medication and with various physical therapy options. We use massages and pressure chambers. Quite a wide range. But we must understand that it is often very difficult to rehabilitate such patients at home. It's better to be hospitalized. Post-Covid syndrome is already an independent disease, and it must be taken very seriously,”
- the professor emphasized.
However, if the symptoms of ACL are pronounced, and there is no opportunity to see a doctor, then experts advise doing Nordic walking. This type of physical activity has a good effect on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. But in no case should you inflate balloons to restore lung volume, so as not to cause additional pulmonary injury.
Link to publication: ria.ru
