post exertional malaise

"Rolling" PEM vs Regular PEM What exactly is "Rolling" PEM? How do we tell the difference? Can we have both at the same time? Tips on how to avoid/get out of rolling PEM cycle?

Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation (PESE) Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation (PESE) is a term that has been proposed to replace the term Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM). Some say that the use of the word "malaise" in PEM minimizes the seriousness of PEM. Some say that "symptom exacerbation"...

I've been waking up [from naps and general overnight sleeping] feeling like I've crashed in my sleep, and been a little caught off guard because I didn't think I was going to- Anyone else? When I crash/have a PEM episode, I usually have a whole handful of symptoms that occur, as somewhat of a...

I classify my PEM in two main ways - crashes (PEM main "episodes") & flares (the hours/days of recovery/worsening of symptoms and baseline after a PEM crash). Looks like this: I'll do an activity/exert myself >> I crash (for me, usually a few hours after the activity, and lasting for 2-6 hrs...

Exercise Intolerance vs. Exertion Intolerance vs. Post-Exertional Malaise A common source of confusion are the terms "exercise intolerance" and "exertion intolerance", and how they relate to PEM. So here's a brief clarification: Exercise Intolerance is a medical term that refers to the...

To put my data-science lessons to work, I'm trying to develop an early-warning system for PEM. I would appreciate others' input: For some of us, there's a delay between overexertion (or whatever the trigger is) and the onset of full PEM. In my case, it's often 36-48 hours before the huge...

Since having severe ME I have done a lot of emotional compartmentalization bc emotions take too much energy to process usually. I dont know if this is emotionally healthy but it seems to be what my body needs This has come into conflict with the buddhist practice I'm trying to do. The...

I don't think this paper has been posted yet, but it's a good review of the studies that look at CardioPulmonary Exercise Tests (CPET) to document PEM/exertion intolerance in ME. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Methodology for Assessing Exertion Intolerance in ME/CFS (Stevens et al., 2018)...

Because of the pandemic, I've pretty much stayed in bed for the last year. I want to slowly start to recondition, but I don't know where to start, especially because I want to avoid PEM.

We're trying to justify treatment to insurance, but a standard 2-day exercise test doesn't get at my son's primary functional issues. His key items are the fatigue, anxiety, intractable headache, brain fog, bad sleep ... AND the neurocognitive/emotional crash he has after cognitive/emotional...

This paper establishes a questionnaire that can measure Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM). (I don't think this paper from 2018 has been discussed yet.) The development of an instrument to assess post-exertional malaise in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome (Jason...