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Why not just give them a fake location and a fake date of birth?

I've come across the concept of pain catastrophizing before. And it makes me bloody furious that patients are automatically blamed for suffering this. Imagine a patient has a condition that doctors either don't believe in or assume that patients exaggerate the effect. Examples would be anything...

Is anyone who uses Facebook aware this was even being considered? I bet you weren't! Link for rest of article : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43668607 Once Fb has managed to sweep its privacy issues under the carpet I'm sure they will get right back to this idea.

Should that list of names include "conversion disorder" as well?

I did it about four years ago because I found it so depressing. I've never regretted it.

If you soak in Epsom Salts that will improve your magnesium levels. Another option is magnesium oil which is sprayed on the skin - it can be bought ready made or it can be made at home very cheaply. Perhaps when you have taken magnesium supplements in the past you have taken one that didn't suit...

Some people find that they can't tolerate vitamin D supplements. It turns out that low magnesium can cause this. If people improve their magnesium levels they can eventually tolerate vitamin D supplements. Unfortunately the standard magnesium blood test is not very reliable. The body keeps...

Have you ever had your vitamin D level measured? Do you know if it is optimal? I found that improving my vitamin D level up to optimal (100 - 150 nmol/L or 40 - 60 ng/mL) had an impressive effect on reducing muscle pain. If your doctor won't test it for you, you can get it tested privately...

Yes, I always feel at my worst in the mornings. I'm at my best, physically and cognitively, when most people are starting to wind down for the day. So, for example, late afternoon or early evening I can often go to the supermarket and can push a trolley around quite normally and at a healthy...

Excellent video. I'm ashamed to say, however, that until I watched it I had never given any thought to how David Tuller is coping with the work he is doing. He must be under absolutely enormous pressure. I hope that the pressure isn't going to make him ill.

This article/paper can be found here : http://sci-hub.tw/10.1093/fampra/cmx033 A quote from it : Imagine a patient who has a physical health problem. The doctor doesn't believe the patient and decides they are mentally ill. They also put a code on the patient's notes (I used to know what it...

Surely that slide in post #10 was produced in 2010, based on what it says in the bottom right-hand corner. Is it still relevant?

@Mithriel Thanks for the info.

Via Peter Tatchell's twitter (linked above) I got to this link : https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/part_funding_of_the_pace_trial_b A quote from the DWP on that link : Whenever I read any kind of comment like this it always make me think of the Auchwitz entrance with its motto "Arbeit...

The only people who could say such a thing are those who've never suffered long-term untreated or under-treated pain. I suspect that the death rate from suicide will sky-rocket. What use is a doctor who can't or won't help with pain?

I've never heard of this man. He sounds like a mysogynist. Why do so many of them decide to go into medicine? Is this him? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Straus

I had "good manners" drummed into me when I was a child, as well as the idea that I mustn't show I was in pain or in distress because I had to be "stoical". It is like a straitjacket on how I interact with people in all sorts of situations. Looking back I'm not surprised that I was diagnosed...

Who makes up these myths? Unbelievable!

I hadn't realised that Merryn's death occurred so long ago. Perhaps it is appearing in the papers now because the parents have gone public?

I suffered from severe depression (for very good reasons) in my teens. I was referred to someone - a psychiatrist who just saw me once - and I was later told by my GP that I had been diagnosed with "normal teenage angst".