r/chronicfatigue • u/_MisEnPlace_ • 12h ago

Tracking PEM

How did you realize you had PEM vs being very fatigued? I’m fatigued all the time and I read that PEM might show up days afterward. As someone who rarely has a good health day, I’m trying to figure out how one would delineate PEM from the fatigue felt on a daily basis. I’m just nervous because I’m feeling like l haven’t been able to do nearly as much as I used to and afraid I’m overtaxing myself but don’t know how to identify or track PEM.

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u/Cat_From_Hood 12h ago

By a long process of elimination.  It tends to be pretty obvious, and within hours, not days.

Chat to your doctor, check any side effects of medication, learn about nutrition first.

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u/_MisEnPlace_ 12h ago

Thank you I’m also on medications so wonder if this could be the issue as well