Post Exertional Malaise Quotes

“I have continued to get sicker in part because I refuse to rest as much as I should, because I am optomistic and because I push myself.”
― Whitney Dafoe

“Malaise” is a general body discomfort or weakness, often marking the onset of an of infection/flu-like illness or other disease. Fatigue and flu-like symptoms are linked to activation of the immune system and research scientists are in the process of unraveling these mechanisms in ME/CFS.”
― Alison C. Bested

“...exercise has not been shown to produce a long term cure for ME/CFS and studies have not shown that exercise reverses the pathophysiological changes found in this illness...

...for many patients, adding an injudicious exercise program has caused post exertional malaise and deterioration of function”
― Fred Friedberg

“The severe exacerbation of symptoms following exercise, as seen in CFS patients, is not present in other disorders where fatigue is a predominant symptom such as depression, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or multiple sclerosis. 10,11”
― Jo Nijs

“ME is a neuroimmune disease that, contrary to common misconceptions, is not characterised by chronic fatigue, but rather by a severe exacerbation of symptoms which manifest after a minor physical or mental exertion. This hallmark symptom characteristic of ME, known as Post-Exertional Malaise (PEM), can persist for days, weeks or consequently be a the trigger for a relapse or deterioration.”
― Anil van der Zee

“Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the hallmark clinical feature of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).”
― Todd E. Davenport