Posted by Dinah on June 20, 2004, at 22:13:34
In reply to Re: Somatization Disorder, posted by MADMAN3070 on June 20, 2004, at 22:03:50
> I think many of you are wrong. By not believing that you have this disorder, you show that you do have it.
I've never been particularly fond of any diagnosis whose proof is that you don't believe you have it.
> If the Dr. say your Ok, you owe it to yourself to belive it.
Doctors have been known to be wrong. Just ask th family of Gilda Radner, whose ovarian tumor was the size of an orange before the doctors realized that her symptoms weren't psychosomatic. And migraines have long been considered part of the psychosomatic realm, yet they now have brain scans and chemical results that show exactly what happens when a migraine occurs. Irritable bowel syndrome - ditto. Both involve serotonin.
> Get on with your life. Or live in pain believing you have every problem on the planet untill you do.I am very happy for you if you found that helpful. For myself I'm glad I consulted the migraine neurologist and discovered triptans.
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