Recent content by Samwise

Hi Mrs. Dependable, I know exactly how you feel about the tinnitus. I have that and hyperacusis at the moment and it started up a few months ago after I had watched a loud movie in my class. But it was also the day that most of my pain had subsided for the first time in a long time, so there is...

SOL means Shi$ out of luck. Pretty harsh thing for a doctor to say huh.

Hello Sara, don't get discouraged by the lack of progress with your pelvic pain. I had horrible pelvic pain for several years and saw a myriad of doctors during that time as well. No one was able to find an answer for the excruciating pain, and one doctor simply told me I was SOL. So I thought I...

I was also in a dilemma about taking an antidepressant. But I just got to the point where I couldn't function any longer, and Dr. Schechter (a TMS doctor) finally convinced me to go on Lexapro 10mg. I've actually obtained some mental clarity since I've started it about a month ago. My heart is...

Hello Lexington, in regards to your worry about pain medication addiction, the only way you will become addicted to codeine is if you take it for recreational purposes. When you take it recreationally, it sends dopamine to the brain, consequently triggering your reward system, thus causing your...

Hi Jay, what helped me overcome my neurological pain in my hands was when I had a nerve conductance test. When it all came back clear and the neurologist couldn't find anything wrong, it put my mind at east and that pain vanished. So maybe getting that test will put your mind at ease. But to be...

I know exactly that frustration you are going through with your hands, but I can assure you, it is definitely TMS. I smashed my hand really hard a year ago and I was in a bit of pain afterwards. But over the next couple days, I noticed my pain was decreasing, so I was feeling better. However, a...

Hello Boston Redsox, I honestly wasn't looking for a friend with the same problems, it just happened to be that my close friend started experiencing various pains as I noticed her inner rage started building up due to her being paraplegic. But you definitely are right in terms of it keeping you...

Thanks for the advice IrishSceptic. I was looking at the story when it was posted, and I realized I should have spaced it out. :( Simplicity, you're right. I just can't live in fear of loud sounds, like what the doctor told me to do. Doing that would just reinforce that fearful mindset, never...

You are so right about all of that Simplicity. We have these impossible standards that we have set for ourselves, and it really is a self punishment. Even with all the hard work I have done so far in my life, I just always feel like that it is never enough. I can always remember growing up, and...

Thank you everyone for your replies. I really have been trying to analyze what is causing me so much tension in my life, and it appears that its just outlook on life. I absolutely can not accept failure and I need things to be done a certain way. If anything deviates from what my expected, then...

Thank you so much Simplicity and congratulations on the progress you have made thus far! I just want to fully believe that this all TMS, but for some reason, I can't shake off that doubt that there is something physical going on. This has pretty much been my greatest struggle, and it...

Hello everyone, it's truly a pleasure to get to meet everyone here and lately I've been struggling so much with all the pain and symptoms being thrown at me. I'm a 26 year old guy who is in pharmacy school, and also engaged to a very supportive and wonderful fiance. But ever since the days I was...