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Then a patient must satisfy three criteria, which are subjectively reported: incapacitating fatigue lasting more than six months; worsening symptoms after physical or mental exertion; and unrefreshing sleep.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

ME/CFS, as it is often abbreviated, is defined by the presence of certain symptoms, including debilitating fatigue and unrefreshing sleep, that last for six months or longer.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

The new diagnostic criteria include six months of profound, unexplained fatigue and post-exertional malaise, as well as a third key symptom: unrefreshing sleep.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2015

The grogginess that results from an unrefreshing siesta is termed “sleep inertia”.

From Economist • Feb. 25, 2010

Very little was said during the night by my companions, but I am sure that they felt the seriousness of our situation, and that their slumbers were broken and unrefreshing.

From The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine by Stockton, Frank Richard