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Junior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 13
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 13
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Don't pay them another dime
Hi,
I SO understand what you are saying. I have wasted so much time and money on therapists that seemed to diagnose me based upon current "theory" and their interests. I tried whatever psych meds they wanted me to try. They did not work, and generally made me worse. Then, I got diagnosed with RSD. My experience with psychologists and psychiatrists has been a waste. My agitation is from too much adrenaline output-it's been measured. It's biological, and correlates with other symptoms during flares.
I doubt this is as rare as they say, as from the forums, we can see how unaware medical people are, and how much we are being under reported and not appropriately treated. My opinion is that that the doc should be sent some medical literature about the symptoms of RSD & how devastating to normal functioning RSD is.
For myself, I think I went because I was hoping to understand better. Once I got on these forums and read enough medical papers, I realized that many, many others are living exactly the same issues. It was no longer important to me to seek an "uneducated" (re: RSD) opinion in hopes of finding something that was "missed" or really new to try. I know what I need to know now & get more out of my local support group and the forums.
Corinne
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