Posted by Larry Hoover on July 23, 2004, at 17:03:00
In reply to Re: somatoform disorder(s), posted by fires on July 23, 2004, at 16:46:26
> I was DXed with Somatoform which was wrong. I have POTS. (Objective proof).
Interesting. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. It's nice to post the long version of an acronym, at least one time.
From: http://www.potsplace.com/how_is_pots_detected.htm
"POTS is a disorder that can easily be overlooked or misdiagnosed. Some patients have had to wait years before their condition was properly labeled. POTS is sometimes misdiagnosed because of the wide array of symptoms that accompany this syndrome. The symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia often mimic other illnesses. Entities such as thyroid disease, pheochromocytoma, hypoadrenalism, cardiac disease, autonomic neuropathies, medication side effects and anxiety disorders need to be ruled out before a patient is labeled with POTS."Sounds a lot like how they diagnose somatoform, except they found something.
> I suppose according to your logic: just because they failed to substantiate Somatoform doesn't mean I don't have it?No, that is a different logical error, one you have created. What I would say is, "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence."
> Maybe I also have MS, MD, ADD, ***MPD***, etc..
>
> byeMaybe.
bye-bye
poster:Larry Hoover
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