Posted by fenix on January 28, 2006, at 19:15:27
In reply to Bad Thoughts vs. Bad Biology, posted by Guy on January 28, 2006, at 18:58:37
You are describing some kinds of pains. If you went to various doctors (such as neurologists) and they found nothing, then it is most likely psychosomatization which can be somewhat similar to CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) except for a number of very notable differences:
CFS tends to wax and wane concerning the symptoms.
Psychosomatization seems to always be at the same levels of pain, never changing, and very despressing in itself.If you were ever diagnosed of suffering from psychosomatization, I would be wary of any doctors that suggest giving you SSRIs or neuroleptics for it, a quick read in the DSM-IV suggests that there is no drugs available that give significant relief of the pains of your concern. The only thing that I could think of that could give you relief are opiates, however, as psychosomatization tends to have fatigue as one of its more common ailments, opiates would kind of give you a trade off of less pain but more tiredness. And the key here is to help you to not be so disabled.
Stating your opinion on the negatives of the drugs concerned would only upset the extremists who have never taken any of these drugs before. Even people that have been helped by them know very well of there often times double-edged nature. Unfortunately for many, like myself, the bad edge of the sword won out. I believe it always will.
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