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    Confused and don't even know where to start

    Is there a way to tell whether you'd be a suitable candidate for this approach? Also does anyone have contact details for Dr Weir, I found a hotmail address which has me skeptical..
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    Confused and don't even know where to start

    Hi all, my wife has been ill for around 8 years, fortunately not bedbound but is at 50% capacity most days. We worked through the roadmap a while back and I think we've ticked off most things. My most recent attempts were getting her to try and correct gut issues based on uBiome results but I...
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    Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) - how's it working for you?

    Can you give me an idea of these well established pharmacies as I cannot find it available? Is the online prescription route a much more expensive one?
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    Dr Amir - Real deal or snake oil salesman?

    My apologies I didn't realise there was two, I meant the dentist, as mentioned my wife has had some jaw issues and loads of headache/migraine symptoms. Working with a migraine clinic didn't change much and the dental/jaw issues she had wouldn't match up too well with CFS on-set. That said, I'm...
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    Dr Amir - Real deal or snake oil salesman?

    Hi all, I'm looking for anyone who has had actual experiences with this guy? I've seen a few crazy positive stories so my bs alarm tends to go off. My wife has had CFS diagnosis for nearly 10 years now, we've been to all sorts of specialists and tried many things without a great deal of...
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    Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) - how's it working for you?

    Hi all, my wife is a CFS sufferer and we havent yet tried this option, she recently asked her GP ( we are UK based and it seems she cannot prescribe it and it goes to some special team...for which there's a waiting time of over a year. ) Can anyone UK based tell me a good source to buy LDN for...
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    CFS Doctors Northern Ireland

    Hi RobertNI, did you have any success finding someone in NI or would you recommend someone you visited?