Day 1 Cautiously optimistic

Hi. I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and PGAD last year. Both were there for a couple of months and both disappeared during a hospital stay for mania. (I have bipolar II) They both reappeared about two months ago. I can't be sure, but I think they might have been gone because of olanzapine treatment. Going back on olanzapine is not an option however, because the side effects were quite horrible.

I have a much easier time dealing with these symptoms now compared to the first time and I don't let them restrict me as much, but I still wouldn't mind being free of them.

I must admit, I am am bit sceptical about the idea of even most structural problems having a psychological cause, but I guess in my case that doesn't matter much since fibro definitely has at the very least a psychological component to it, and PGAD can be psychosomatic as well from what I've read. To be honest, I almost hope that the PGAD is psychosomatic, because even if it did have a physical cause, it seems to be so rare that treatment is really hard to find. And since both fibro and PGAD are widely regarded as incurable / with no known cure, I am very curious about this more optimistic approach.

I also really do tick most of the boxes, personality-wise.
So, let's see how this works out.

 

Hi frambo, and Welcome!

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