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Is 'Sickness Behaviour' a better term than 'Malaise'?

Are your PEM symptoms better described as post-exertional sickness behaviour?

  • Yes

    Votes: 3 16.7%

  • No

    Votes: 8 44.4%

  • Most Definitely Not

    Votes: 7 38.9%
  • Total voters
    18
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S-VV

Senior Member
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I agree that the root cause is inflammation. But from a symptomatology standpoint, I feel like I've done heavy push ups and squats at maximum load. I don't feel like I have the flu at all.

So it depends on the philosophy you choose for naming symptoms. Do you want to reflect the somatic experience, or the underlying mechanism?
 
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