Rheumatoid arthritis patients have their lives disrupted more by tiredness than stiffness and pain, research has shown.
Yet fatigue is an unsung symptom that 40% of patients never discuss with their doctors, the findings suggest.
A survey of 100 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in England found that for 71% tiredness was the symptom that most affected their daily lives. Only 2% of those questioned said they were not affected by tiredness or fatigue, and more than a third believed it could not be treated.
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