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Post-exertional malaise

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The course of a crash is highly variable. Symptoms typically begin 12–48 hours after the triggering activity, but may be immediate, or delayed up to 7 days. PEM lasts "usually a day or longer", but can span hours, days, weeks, or months. The level of activity that triggers PEM, as well as the
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symptoms, vary from person to person, and within individuals over time. Due to this variability, affected people may be unable to predict what will trigger it. This variable, relapsing-remitting pattern can cause one's abilities to fluctuate from one day to the next.
220:, infections, and spending too long standing or sitting up are other potential triggers. The resulting symptoms are disproportionate to the triggering activity and are often debilitating, potentially rendering someone housebound or bedbound until they recover. 1262:
There is an inappropriate loss of physical and mental stamina, rapid muscular and cognitive fatigability, post exertional malaise and/or fatigue and/or pain and a tendency for other associated symptoms within the patient's cluster of symptoms to
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PEM is triggered by "minimal" physical or mental activities that were previously tolerated, and that healthy people tolerate, like attending a social event, grocery shopping, or even taking a shower. Sensory overload, emotional distress, injury,
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However, its presence can be difficult to assess because patients and doctors may be unfamiliar with it. Hence, the WHO recommends that clinicians explicitly ask long COVID patients whether symptoms worsen with activity.
1619: 212:. Though typically cast as a worsening of existing symptoms, patients may experience some symptoms exclusively during PEM. Patients often describe PEM as a "crash", "relapse", or "setback". 1323: 1486: 1477: 425:"Pain-Related Post-Exertional Malaise in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Three-Level Meta-Analysis" 122: 82: 1123: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 165: 158: 150: 196:
Post-exertional malaise involves an exacerbation of symptoms, or the appearance of new symptoms, which are often severe enough to impact a person's functioning. While
1322:. Nancy Klimas, A. Martin Lerner, Cynthia Mulrow, Benjamin Natelson, Peter Rowe, Michael Shelanski. National Academy of Medicine (Institutes of Medicine). p. 7. 247:(CPET) may aid in documenting PEM, showing apparent abnormalities in the body's response to exercise. Still, more research on developing a diagnostic test is needed. 530: 921: 1405: 149:
but describes prolonged fatigue after exercise as a symptom. The term was later used in a 1991 review summarizing the symptoms of ME/CFS. Afterwards, the
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Identifying and diagnosing ME/CFS: Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy) / chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management: Evidence review D
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committe stated they consider the term PEM outdated, as it may give the impression of just a "vague discomfort", and argued that the term
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consider it optional. Depending on the definition of ME/CFS used, PEM is present in 60 to 100% of ME/CFS patients.
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Carruthers BM, van de Sande MI, De Meirleir KL, Klimas NG, Broderick G, Mitchell T, et al. (October 2011).
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Carruthers BM, van de Sande MI, De Meirleir KL, Klimas NG, Broderick G, Mitchell T, et al. (October 2011).
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better captures the symptom. Nonetheless, they decided to continue using PEM as it is the more familiar term.
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Carruthers BM, Jain AK, De Meirleir KL, Peterson DL, Klimas NG, Lerner AM, et al. (January 2003).
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One of the first definitions of ME/CFS, the Holmes Criteria published in 1988, does not use the term
1629: 424: 834: 606: 69: 121:, is a worsening of symptoms that occurs after minimal exertion. It is the hallmark symptom of 1624: 1547: 1379: 1201: 1145: 1094: 1017: 999: 892: 826: 770: 760: 732: 714: 675: 634: 626: 487: 446: 405: 387: 217: 205: 1427: 1235: 943: 332: 306:
for people with long COVID must be modified to avoid triggering PEM in susceptible patients.
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Wright Clayton E, Alegria M, Bateman L, Chu L, Cleeland C, Davis R, et al. (2015).
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require "post exertional malaise and/or fatigue" instead. On the other hand, the older
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A majority of people with long COVID experience post-exertional malaise as well.
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Typical timeframes of post-exertional malaise after normal daily activities, 2020
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Chart of physical, cognitive, and emotional activities that may trigger PEM
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Severe symptoms triggered by a 2-day CPET in people with ME/CFS, 2023
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Davis HE, McCorkell L, Vogel JM, Topol EJ (January 13, 2023).
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is often prominent, it is "more than fatigue following a
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Grach SL, Seltzer J, Chon TY, Ganesh R (October 2023).
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PEM is a hallmark symptom of ME/CFS and is common in
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January 13, 2023. p. 109. 457:from the original on May 21, 2023 345:from the original on May 22, 2023 275:lack any mention of PEM, and the 878:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x 711:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02428.x 523:"Terms: Post-exertional malaise" 261:International Consensus Criteria 155:International Consensus Criteria 1: 1599:Whittemore Peterson Institute 364:Twisk F (December 20, 2018). 1067:Journal of Clinical Medicine 864:Journal of Internal Medicine 822:10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.07.032 699:Journal of Internal Medicine 109:), sometimes referred to as 48:Postexertional malaise (PEM) 984:Nature Reviews Microbiology 623:10.7326/0003-4819-108-3-387 611:Annals of Internal Medicine 605:Holmes GP (March 1, 1988). 269:Canadian Consensus Criteria 151:Canadian Consensus Criteria 1646: 1366:10.1177/014107689108400224 1348:Sharpe M (February 1991). 996:10.1038/s41579-022-00846-2 383:10.3390/diagnostics9010001 289: 1434:World Health Organization 1073:(12). 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Index

Post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion
Diagram with examples of cognitive, physical, and emotional activities that may trigger PEM
Symptoms
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Long COVID
myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
long COVID
fibromyalgia
pace their activities
Canadian Consensus Criteria
International Consensus Criteria
later definitions
NICE
The onset of PEM is usually within two days. Peak PEM occurs within seven, while recovery can take months.
A line graph of symptom levels of several people, showing delayed increases after activity
fatigue
stressor
cognitive impairment
trouble sleeping
sleep deprivation
long COVID
2-day Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test
cardinal symptom
International Consensus Criteria
National Academy of Medicine criteria
Canadian Consensus Criteria
Oxford Criteria
Fukuda Criteria
Chronic fatigue syndrome treatment
Pacing

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