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Originally Posted by HubbyWithRSD
Does anyone have any information regarding RSD and Munchausen? A friend just asked me who was accused by IME after several Dr's agreed with RSD. Any information, studies, documentation, etc would be appreciated. She and her family knows she does not have this everything in her medical history is explainable, yet this ding-a-ling has accused her of this after one visit. The ole "It's all in your head" with a formal name......*sigh* just another victim of a nasty Dr..........ggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
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As someone who has had the label as "possible Munchausen's" I can truly empathise with this person.
Unfortunately when one has ulcers caused by the poor circulation of CRPS that refuse to heal despite intensive medical care, there are often egotistical and arrogant doctors who can't believe "all their wonderful knowledge" has not been able to heal so therefore "the patient must be self-harming"
It is an incredibly demoralising and devastating thing to happen.
A psychiatrist is the ONLY one who can make this diagnosis, NOT some semi trained upstart who gets payoffs from insurance companies for getting people off their books!
For me, I had a wonderful Psychiatrist who laughed at the suggestion. Yes, I felt better but I will NEVER recover from the indignity caused by the pindick doctor who knew it all!
There is a far more common diagnosis being handed out these days amongst CRPS patients and that is Somatisation Disorder. This is a very complicated psychiatric disorder where the patient actually feels the pain and often has some signs of the disease but they don't really have it.
All in all, a horrible situation for anyone to find themselves in!
