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    Shooting Down the Top 10 Myths from the NHS Online Clinic

    A superb article. Dr Charles Shepherd has a card in his hand [I won't refer to it as an 'advantage'] that very few of the propounders of a psychosomatic cause for ME/CFS have; he has had to cope with this debilitating ilness himself for decades. A few short days of experiencing the symptoms...
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    Stigma of Sloth: The Elephant in Our Room

    Superb article - an inspiration to me and I'll make sure other members of my family with ME/CFS get the opportunity to read it too. I was equally inspired by your article 'Adrenal fatigue; a possible element in ME/CFS'. I'd never come across any reference to this condition before and, boy, it...
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    Adrenal Fatigue: A Possible Element of ME/CFS?

    Acknowledging that there is a percentage of ME/CFS sufferers who have severe sypmtoms all the time, it is fair to say that a greater percentage have fluctuating symptoms [frequently referred to as 'good days' and 'bad days']. In some people these changes are very marked [I'm one of those] which...