Yes, the eye rolling is so unprofessional. Guess when they don't understand how really awful and scary neurological symptoms are, it happens.

I have tried to get the same sex physician, when I can, since I have had better luck.

It took a positive skin biopsy to get some decent interaction for me. I had skin disturbance over and over again.

Hope you get better soon.

"Nothing like being told your body problem is your head problem."

Lazy doctors and/or narcissistic ones who can't just say: I don't know, but I will try to find out."

Take care.

Baba222,
It's late here, but I wondered what this type of physician was doing for Neuropathy issues before I realised my own stupidity. I'm still laughing at myself.

Dave.

In all seriousness Ragtop, are you receiving treatment for your Anxiety issues? And you say you have turned down ADs, is that an rx for Depression or using the side effects to treat symptoms. If the former, and you do not have treatment for Anxiety, I urge you to seek some. These conditions make physical symptoms worse and feedback to increase their own levels of severity if left unchecked.
As an aside, I'm also a 53er living in the body and brain of a 90 year old - but my mind is still 23.

Dave.

Dave:
I've been treated for the anxiety issues off and on for years (that's why I know about how the antidepressants affect me). For the past couple years the anxiety hasn't been bad. I have lorazepam for use as needed, but only use it once a month on average.

One doctor recommended tricyclics or Cymbalta to treat the neuropathy symptoms. No thank you, unless it gets a lot worse (lets hope not).

Not something I can take but I've heard of Neurologists recommending cymbalta for Neuropathy...what upsets me is when we have a voice of con they get very and not want to help.....further.

That doctor response of eye rolling.... has a name. I learned it at a seminar for Prozac years ago. It is called "the organ recital" by doctors. The shrink who was being paid by Lilly to lecture those of us (mostly doctors, but also other health care professionals too) said in essence that when the organ recital begins, that is the time for Prozac...the first "safe" antidepressant!

I'll never forget the tone he used, demeaning those patients!

I'll be 53 at the end of May.....there looks to be lots of us around here

Debi from Georgia

Kind of suprising, there has been about 5 or 6 people who have indicated they are the same age as me. Seems like early 50's is when this stuff happens to a lot of people

I am also 53. Mine is a hereditary neuropathy, so I have had symptoms all my life but the past five years have been straight downhill. The strength in my arms and legs is half what it was at 45. I have a few friends my age and even without neuropathy it seems like arthritis, migraines, chronic fatigue, etc, all start to pile up and interfere with normal life. Not the expected gradual slowing down due to natural aging but a big and somewhat sudden drop.