Post-Exertional Malaise Busters for ME/CFS, FM and now Long COVID - Take II
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Sep 2022
Summary
BCAA (branched-chain amino acids) taken at the maximum recommended dose immediately after any exertion large enough to trigger post-exertional malaise, used as an ongoing as-needed strategy rather than a fixed course. Illness duration and severity are not stated. The person reports the approach consistently prevents or reduces the resulting PEM crash after physical, though not cognitive, exertion. No cure or lasting remission is claimed; benefit depends on taking BCAAs after every qualifying exertion. No further follow-up beyond this ongoing pattern is given.
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