Does saying this make the patients less difficult? What proportion of them ask for the evidence?
This could be caused by the internet sites I frequent, but from my point of view there seems to be nothing but BPS and hysteria on offer these...
There might be a better place for this post. I don't think we have a general thread on gaslighting. From this article : Title : Opinion: Here’s...
If hearing in one ear is substantially worse than in the other ear this can be a symptom of a benign tumour called an acoustic neuroma or a...
In the 1980s I was given the standard 3 weeks on, 1 week off pill (i.e. not the mini pill) to take every day to prevent menstruation. The problem...
I've just found out that tranexamic acid tablets were first made available in 1962 by the developers. My sister (six years younger than me) was...
I must be out of date... From the Guardian article : Can anyone tell me what the "effective treatment options" are these days? I would guess...
Since being female and young is a "known predisposing factor" for FND, I'm not surprised that such patients struggle to get any treatment for...
The costs are, as far as I can tell, those associated with not curing people so the patients keep on using healthcare in the hopes of finding a...
Off topic... In those long lists of supplements there is only one I've heard of and tried, but my reasons for doing so had nothing to do with ME...
From the first quote in post #2 - but I've changed the bolding : What is "medical child abuse"? Abuse carried out by medical professionals? Or...
It has crossed my mind a few times that doctors must be being taught that humans should be happy when they are ill or in recovery from illness....
Moved post The Mystery of Long COVID Is Just the Beginning There is a link at the top of this article which allows it to be listened to. Title...
I always wonder which meaning of "functional" is being used in research papers because doctors often don't use the word in the same way that...
I'm tempted to find and post a video with the title "Am I bovvered" to be honest. ;)
I've had this logic used on me almost my entire life. Childhood diseases have visible signs and symptoms so couldn't be ignored or disbelieved....
If I saw the picture of the woman with the halo in any treatment I was investigating it would alert me to the fact that I might be getting...
This reads to me as if Stone thinks pain and fatigue are caused by mental health problems, never physical problems. It is as if the man has lived...
I would have thought a head down tilt while sleeping or spending time in bed would give people headaches (possibly severe) as well as the...
I just checked that link and looked at the "About Us" link - it suggests to me that it is a pressure group promoting right-wing ideology.
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