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sa-code on March 20, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Long Covid brain fog may be due to damaged blood v...

Long walks and Ritalin can trigger PEM so I would be careful with those, for anyone reading

fgkramer on March 20, 2024 | | [–]

What’s PEM?

npunt on March 20, 2024 | | [–]

PEM is post-exertional malaise, the hallmark symptom of mecfs and some portion of what we call long covid. It's brutal, trying to push through it can lead to permanent worsening of symptom severity.

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