Living with post-viral fatigue

A post-viral fatigue symptom tracker for recovery that stalled

A chronic illness tracker and gentle companion that already knows what post-viral fatigue can involve — so you do not have to explain it from scratch.

What post-viral fatigue can involve

Most people recover from an infection and carry on. Some do not, and the weeks afterwards turn into something else: exhaustion that rest does not fix, a crash a day or two after doing too much, brain fog, aches and disturbed sleep. It is a frustrating position, because you are neither ill in a way tests capture nor well in any way that feels honest.

Recovery, when it comes, is uneven enough that it is hard to judge from the inside. A record from six weeks ago is the only reliable comparison. It also makes pacing visible, showing what tended to follow a busier day, which is the pattern people most often want to understand.

How a day can feel

If your days sound anything like this, taluvu was made with you in mind.

  • “I got better and then I did not.”
  • “I paid for one good day with three bad ones.”
  • “Every test comes back normal.”
  • “I keep waiting to feel like myself again.”
  • “Resting does not seem to do what it should.”

These are the kinds of things taluvu invites you to say in your own words — never a checklist of what anyone “should” have.

What taluvu helps you keep track of

Choose Post-viral fatigue and it starts you with a palette, not a blank form.

These are things people living with post-viral fatigue often want to keep an eye on. Remove any you do not need, add your own, and check in with a few taps on the days you have very little to give.

  • Fatigue
  • Crash after activity
  • Brain fog
  • Muscle aches
  • Sleep problems
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • A journal in your own words, not a score
  • A plain-English week view of what stands out
  • A Doctor Summary you own and can print
  • Your care team’s details in one place

taluvu never claims one thing caused another. It shows what is worth noticing and leaves the medicine to your doctor. See how a check-in works.

A calm, colour-coded week view of someone's health story in taluvu, showing gentle patterns rather than a raw score.

Trusted information and support

Places we point people to for post-viral fatigue.

The same sources and communities taluvu links to inside the app. They are independent of us; please check anything important with your own care team.

Information sources

Communities

Questions people ask

Post-viral fatigue and taluvu, in plain answers.

Short, honest answers about what taluvu does and does not do for post-viral fatigue. Nothing here is medical advice.

Is taluvu a post-viral fatigue tracker?

Yes. Post-viral fatigue is built into taluvu with a starting palette of fatigue, crash after activity, brain fog, muscle aches, sleep problems, headache and dizziness. You can add anything else and describe a day in your own words.

Can I see what happens after a busier day?

You can see what you recorded, including the days afterwards, which is where a crash usually shows up. taluvu notes what repeats in plain words and says clearly that a pattern may be coincidence rather than cause.

Is post-viral fatigue the same as ME/CFS?

They are not the same thing, and taluvu does not decide which applies to you. You can choose either, or both, or record without a name for it at all. What it is called is a question for your doctor, not for an app.

What use is a record when tests are normal?

A normal test describes one moment. A record kept day by day describes the months around it, which is often the only evidence of how much has changed. The Doctor Summary turns that into something you can hand over.

Getting taluvu

Carry post-viral fatigue with a little more company.

taluvu is an iPhone app. A membership comes with a free trial, and the price and terms are shown in full before you are ever asked to pay.

Download on the App Store See how taluvu helps See a real Doctor Summary

Other conditions

taluvu understands more than one thing at once.

Over a hundred conditions are built in, including living without a diagnosis yet. Choose as many as apply.

taluvu is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Nothing on this page is a substitute for advice from your own doctor or care team. taluvu helps you organise and describe your own experience — see the Medical & AI Disclaimer.

If you are in crisis or need urgent help, contact your local emergency services or a crisis line. In the UK, call 999 in an emergency, NHS 111 for urgent advice, or Samaritans free on 116 123.