Home Care:

If you have significant malaise, contact your health care provider immediately.

Call your health care provider if:

Contact your health care provider if:

• You have other symptoms with the malaise.
• Malaise lasts longer than one week, with or without other symptoms.

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

Your health care provider will perform a physical examination and ask questions such as:

• How long has this feeling lasted (weeks or months)?
• What other symptoms do you have?
• Is the malaise constant or episodic (comes and goes)?
• Can you complete your daily activities? If not, what limits you?
• Have you recently traveled?
• What medications are you on?
• What are your other medical problems?
• Do you use alcohol or other drugs?

If signs or symptoms of a significant illness are present, tests may be required to confirm the diagnosis. These may include various blood tests, x-rays, or other diagnostic tests.