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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
NEUROLOGICAL OR PSYCHOSOMATIC SYMPTOMS
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
NEUROLOGICAL OR PSYCHOSOMATIC SYMPTOMS
by lizbeth219, Mar 02, 2002 12:00AM
I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM SPASMS AND TWITCHES FOR 7 MONTHS i have had a normal emg and two normal neuro exams. I WAS ORGINALLY DIAGNOZED WITH ANXIETY- THEN THE NEURO HAD ME ACCESSES BY A PSYCHIATRIST WHO DECIDED it is a psychosomatic illness. IS THIS POSSIBLE AND WHAT CAN i do about it. I HAVE BEEN ON KLONOPIN FOR 5 MONTHS AND THE ONLY THING IT HELPS WITH IS THE MYOCLONUS i suffer at night
What do you suggest
THANKYOU
What do you suggest
THANKYOU
Doctor's Answer
