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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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Forum for --Los Angeles and Neighboring Counties

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Kristen
Buhner Herbs for CFS...

Forum for --British Columbia/ Western Canada group

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Fraser Health Board Meeting

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Somatic Experiencing

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found a home

Forum for --PR Forum Book Group

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Christmas Reads

Forum for --UK Campaign Group

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wastwater
Brainstorm: Ideas for Campaigns

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CFS patients should be 'encourage', 'reassured', etc over recovery. Citations?

Forum for --Pacific Northwest (message archive onl

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ahimsa
Anyone want to be the owner of this group?

Forum for --12-steppers' Fellowship Group

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RESOURCES - ONLINE MEETINGS of 12-Step Programs

Forum for --Blue Butterflies

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ArgyrosfeniX
Welcome all Blue Butterfliers, former members and everyone else too!

Forum for --Christians with CFS/ME

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Andrew
Sanctification

Forum for --PR Members in California

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Dreambirdie
Anyone want to start new, public, California group?

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merylg
Test thread

Forum for --Private group - test

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Forum for --Private Test Group

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Just figuring it out
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Forum for --LGBT+ Support

This group is for LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, non-binary, asexual, etc.) individuals with ME/CFS to provide support to one another, although anybody is welcome to join.
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justy
Intro thread

Forum for --Private group test

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test

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Forum for --Unmentionables for Women

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My intro

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Forum for --Testy test group

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Test

Forum for --Private test group

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another test thread 2013

Forum for --Persons with both HIV and ME/CFS.

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Forum for --test group

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test thread

Forum for --Australian and New Zealand Treatment g

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GCMAF Europe or GCMAF Japan

Forum for --Greater New York City area group

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Introduce yourself

Forum for --Liberal Progressives wME

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Dreambirdie
This group needs a new administrator

Forum for --PACE Trial Review Group

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Forum for --Celebs for ME/CFS

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szenn
Ideas for identifying celebs with an interest in ME/CFS

Forum for --New ME / CFS clinic proposal for Irela

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Forum for --Boston CFIDS group

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Hello Boston:)

Forum for --A YtGoH group

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Plan to delete this soon (but not for another week anyway)

Forum for --Temporary Group to discuss something

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biophile
Purpose of group

Forum for --Reading assistance group

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Forum for --BC Canada ME/CFS

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Looking for other metro Vancouver and beyond members.

Forum for --A private discussion group

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Snow Leopard
Initial thread

Forum for --Diabetics with ME

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psychprof
ME & Blood Sugar

Forum for --Lipkin's $1 million dollar appeal

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Urgent - we need a name
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Forum for --Microbiome Fundraising - Strategy Grou

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Welcome

Forum for --Test

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Test

Forum for --Young and Young-ish: ME/CFS Topics You

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Staying in School

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Closing time?

Forum for --IOM letter writing project

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WillowJ
feedback to National Academies

Forum for --Patients of Professor De Meirleir

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...We have to wait how long?

Forum for --CFS IN THE UK

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Private CFS / ME clinics in the UK

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Forum for --Creating a patient's award for biomedi

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MeSci
Names for the patient's award...

Forum for --THUD!

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biophile
Paper on reanalysis of trial results

Forum for --Group people using Complimentairy Ther

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Homeopathy

Forum for --Test

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Test test
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Forum for --Great Lakes Region ME/CFS Lyme Network

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Forum for --Positive for Lyme Elisa, Western Blot.

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Forum for --Drugpillsmart- Cheap U.S. Generic Drug

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Forum for --Crafties

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Effi
freeform crochet

Forum for --Methylation Therapie @ Germany & Europ

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student
Read this

Forum for --Mold and Histamine.

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Test thread.
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Forum for --The Disorder of the Phoenix

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SickOfSickness
Basic care - Food, home, transportation

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StuckWithFatigue
My experience at Dr. Montoya's clinic

Forum for --CFS Support Group

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AngelM
The Elevator Statement

Forum for --Hidden Plague: ME and the Future of Me

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MsMykie
Greater Cincinnati Screening

Forum for --CFS in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kasak

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Nordman
links in russian language on CFS/ русскоязычные ссылки СХУ

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#HDQuality.. Watch!!. Gods of Egypt Online Free

Forum for --Yoga to get rid of CFS

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Lolinda
Yoga helps

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Esther12
test

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snowathlete
Magenta study questionnaires

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Forum for --HTLV 1 and 2

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Forum for --Organising Admin

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PR Collapse

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Welcome and Group Discussion

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WE HAVE A LETTER

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appa
Introductions

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Forum for --Young people UK

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Forum for --West Country ME Group ( UK)

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Countrygirl
Letter to Holgate re MEGA

Forum for --Blast from the past

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Snow Leopard
NB: this is a private group and discussions that take place here shouldn't be mentioned elsewhere including on the main PR forum

Forum for --Not A Real Group (testing)

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ahimsa
Example thread

Forum for --LGBT with ME/CFS

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appa
Introduce yourself

Forum for --Suspected Retroviral Etiology

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undiagnosed
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Forum for --Seattle Area CFS/ME Support

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VertigoFlyer
Introduction

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Alternative Group

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kewia
Oxymatrine / Inosine

General Discussion

For General Discussion related or unrelated to CFS. This forum is not enimistic against sex, against men or against women and follows phoenixrising rules. This forum is only for sick people not for fakers and does not abuse sick people.
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VTose and Crasing Immunotherapy

This forum is for people to discuss Crasing and VTose immunotherapies which are currently in development.
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gbells
ME researchers find new support for HHV-6 and EBV infection in a subgroup of ME patients

Kids with ME themselves or close family members

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gbells
Suggestions for kids coping with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
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