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Somatoform Disorder
by TravelOD, Apr 18, 2007 12:00AM
I'm a doctor, and my medical training has not helped my hypochondriasis/?somatoform? disorder at all.
Muscle twitching is something I've dealt with almost all my life, of course they call this "benign fasciculation syndrome." At my age, it is very rare to get ALS, let alone the statistics show ALS occurs in 2 out of 100,000 people. After looking up "muscle twitches" and seeing ALS, within a week I've developed every ALS symptom there is... muscle weakness, difficulty talking, twitching.
Does anyone here have any experience with psychosomatic problems?
The mind is a very powerful thing.
Muscle twitching is something I've dealt with almost all my life, of course they call this "benign fasciculation syndrome." At my age, it is very rare to get ALS, let alone the statistics show ALS occurs in 2 out of 100,000 people. After looking up "muscle twitches" and seeing ALS, within a week I've developed every ALS symptom there is... muscle weakness, difficulty talking, twitching.
Does anyone here have any experience with psychosomatic problems?
The mind is a very powerful thing.
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On a less medical note, stress and anxiety can cause these things. Ever had an eye twitch? Stress! I honestly think that is what is causing my symptoms, but I'll give the antiviral a try at least. I have thought I have had several illnesses before - MS, ALS, etc etc. My psychiatrist says I know too much and therefore have "medical student disease" and that is all that is wrong with me. He suggested that it is pretty common for med students to do this. So try not to panic.
Take care and keep posting. This is a great forum where I get help and hopefully have helped others with my experiences.
J