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    Created in 2008, Phoenix Rising is the largest and oldest forum dedicated to furthering the understanding of, and finding treatments for, complex chronic illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and allied diseases.

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    Who has improved?

    Right now I'm hopeful I don't have ME. I thought I had it because I had many symptoms fitting the diagnostic criteria (including PEM) and my doctor told me I had PVFS, which I discovered was another name for ME.
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    Who has improved?

    Hi Meruem I too got ill 4 months ago. I've now recovered (I think). My illness started suddenly with no obvious cause. It began with dizziness, then came fatigue and a general feeling of being unwell, like the flu. Along with a myriad of random symptoms and a feeling of being poisoned and...