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Is Long Covid the Same as MECFS? long covid vs mecfs mecfs diagnosis nervous system dysfunction pem post-viral illness Jun 01, 2026

Ever since 2020, there’s been a bit of a pink elephant sitting in the corner of the ME/CFS community. (heyyy who got you picturing a pink elephant? This gal. And now, with tap shoes! Ok, ok I'm stopping.)

And at the same time, there’s been a massive spotlight on that elephant in the world of medica...

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Pacing Tips For When You'Re Traveling With MECFS chronic illness pacing expanding your baseline mecfs pacing tips pem traveling with mecfs May 28, 2026

 When the crawl between the bed and the toilet feels like Everest, the idea that you might ever live a normal life again seems impossible.

And yet, 5 years after I became severe with MECFS - I just booked a ticket to attend my friend’s wedding in Malaysia in September. (yassssss). I’ll be flying 1...

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The #1 Thing To Do In A Crash chronic fatigue syndrome chronic illness support crash recovery tips energy crash how to recover from a crash me/cfs me/cfs crash pem May 09, 2026

Today I'm tackling an issue that lands dead smack RIGHT in the center of MECFS; it is called the C-R-A-S-H.

I call them "wobbles" (for reasons we wont go into in this letter), but by whatever name we use, you know precisely what I'm talking about.

You can FEEL it coming on; it's a sudden loss of a...

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Anj Granieri
What PEM Really Is (It’s Not Just Fatigue)
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What PEM Really Is (It’s Not Just Fatigue) chronic illness education energy limiting illness mecfs mecfs recovery neuroimmune fatigue neuroimmune illness pem post exertional malaise Dec 15, 2025

If you have MECFS, you've probably heard of PEM — post-exertional malaise. PEM is the hallmark feature of ME/CFS, and one of the clearest ways clinicians distinguish it from other illnesses. PEM, as it is defined in ME/CFS, does not occur in other conditions in the same way.

However, the term post-...

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