Lupus patients find that having lupus can be a lonely and frightening experience. While lupus is common, few people know much about it, its symptoms or how to deal with a patient suffering from lupus. If you need of support and understanding, or have questions regarding lupus or anything pertaining to lupus, a support group or online chat room or forum is a great place to start.

Finding a good support system is crucial to the overall well-being of people with lupus. Family members and loved ones are also encouraged to participate in a lupus support group or forum. By doing so, they to gain a better understanding of lupus and how they can help and support the person with lupus.

People with lupus can gain and offer insight by supporting and encouraging others with lupus. At a lupus support group or online chat room or forum, people share their personal experiences with different drug therapies that they might have tried, pain management and coping with every day life.

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Most people in a lupus support group, forum or chat room expect and tolerate whining. After all, these are places to go for support, a shoulder to cry on or a means to find coping techniques. . But in addition to finding emotional support, lupus forums and support groups are great places to find new research articles are posted as well as clinical trials for new treatment.

It is important to keep in mind that the people involved in a lupus support group, forum or chat room typically are not health professionals. The advice offered in a lupus support group, or online forum or chat room should not be construed as medical advice cannot give medical advice.

The lupus support groups, forums and chat groups listed are resources for group support. If you find that these lists have change, or to add information about a lupus support group, chat room or forum, please email info@arthritis-pain-cure.com.

Lupus Online Support Group, Chat Room and Forum Listings:

Butterfly and the Wolf: A mutual support bulletin board at the Coffeerooms. Friendly people who understand what you're talking about.
w3pg.com/forums/wellness/lupus/

We Have Lupus: Online support community for lupus patients and their families.
wehavelupus.com/

Lupus Support Group Southport UK: Details about a Physiotherapist run group for people with this disease, family and friends at UK Hospital. Includes a few links and contact details.
geocities.com/angelica4sg/lupus.html

The Lupies Support Group: Where patients, family, friends, and those awaiting their diagnosis, can find others for support and friendship.
groups.yahoo.com/group/lupies/

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The Lost Lupies: Support group includes a mailing list, chat room, directory, photo album, and homepage.
groups.yahoo.com/group/TheLostLupies

Lupus Community Message boards and chat dedicated to sharing information, offering support, and strategies to better cope. Community moderated by patient volunteers.
healingwell.com/community/?f=29

HealthBoards.com: Lupus Message Board: Located on the HealthBoards.com website. Only registered users may post.
healthboards.com/cgi/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&number=77

WebMD: Lupus: Newly Diagnosed: This message board is part of Lycos Health with WebMD. Participants must register to post messages (you may read messages without registering boards.webmd.lycos.com/roundtable_topic/1130

WebMD: Lupus: Support Group: This message board is part of Lycos Health with WebMD. Participants must register to post messages (you may read messages without registering)
boards.webmd.lycos.com/roundtable_topic/86
 

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