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Free Do I Have Chronic Fatigue (FSS)

A brief assessment to understand your fatigue pattern and whether it points toward hormonal, metabolic, or neuroimmune causes. Your answers shape a personalized plan.

2 min7 questionsBased on FSS-informed custom compositeFree & private

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Understanding Your Fatigue

A brief assessment to understand your fatigue pattern and whether it points toward hormonal, metabolic, or neuroimmune causes. Your answers shape a personalized plan.

Your severity level — mild, moderate, or significant
What’s driving YOUR chronic fatigue specifically
A personalized next step from Dr. Wellls

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Free · 5 min · 100% private

This is not a clinical assessment. For medical concerns, consult a healthcare provider.

About This Assessment

Informed by the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS, Krupp et al. 1989) and ME/CFS diagnostic criteria (IOM, 2015)

This do i have chronic fatigue uses 7 evidence-based questions informed by the FSS-informed custom composite to evaluate the severity and impact of chronic fatigue on your daily life. Your score is calculated from multiple dimensions including symptom frequency, intensity, and functional impact.

This is a screening tool, not a clinical diagnosis. It does not replace evaluation by a healthcare provider. Chronic fatigue with post-exertional malaise warrants specialist evaluation.

Understanding Your Score

Your Fatigue Has Identifiable Causes(Score 1-3)

Your fatigue level is real but still manageable. This is the window where targeted investigation and lifestyle adjustments can make the biggest difference. The NAMS reports that over 75% of perimenopa

Your Fatigue Needs Investigation, Not Reassurance(Score 4-6)

At this level, your body is telling you something that standard lab panels are probably not catching. If you have been told 'everything is normal,' the problem is likely that the wrong things were tes

Your Fatigue Deserves Serious Medical Attention(Score 7-10)

What you are experiencing is not a lifestyle problem. It is a medical condition that requires thorough investigation. In our community data, the ratio of desperate to hopeful among chronically fatigue

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this do i have chronic fatigue measure?

This do i have chronic fatigue uses 7 evidence-based questions informed by the FSS-informed custom composite to assess the severity and impact of chronic fatigue on your daily life. It evaluates multiple dimensions including symptom frequency, intensity, and how they affect your wellbeing.

How accurate is this do i have chronic fatigue?

This screening tool is informed by the FSS-informed custom composite, a clinically validated instrument (Krupp LB, LaRocca NG, Muir-Nash J, Steinberg AD. (1989). The Fatigue Severity Scale: Application to patients with multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Archives of Neurology, 46(10), 1121-1123.). While it provides a reliable indication of severity, it is not a diagnostic tool. For clinical diagnosis, consult a qualified healthcare provider.

Is this a medical diagnosis?

No. This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. It provides an indication of chronic fatigue severity that you can discuss with your healthcare provider. For clinical diagnosis, consult a qualified medical professional. You can bring your results to your next doctor visit as a conversation starter.

How long does this do i have chronic fatigue take?

This assessment takes approximately 2 minutes to complete. It contains 7 evidence-based questions. Your results are immediate, private, and include personalized recommendations.

What should I do with my results?

Your results include a severity score and personalized recommendations. We suggest: (1) reviewing your score and what it means, (2) reading our in-depth article about chronic fatigue at wellls.com/problems/chronic-fatigue, (3) discussing your results with a healthcare provider, and (4) exploring our evidence-based lifestyle medicine recommendations for managing chronic fatigue.

Read the full chronic fatigue article

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