Posted by ed_uk on December 6, 2004, at 10:02:36
In reply to Re: Distinct Physiological entity » ed_uk, posted by SLS on December 6, 2004, at 9:43:31
Hi Scott,
>Clinical diagnosis of somatic illness very often relies upon signs and symptoms reported by the patient that are subjective and must be interpreted by the physician.
Yes, many non-psychiatric disorders are ill-defined. Especially the so-called 'functional' disorders such as IBS and CFS. The word 'functional' is often thought of as being synonymous with 'non-organic' but in reality it seems to mean 'not able to identify any definate organic pathology and we don't really know what the problem is'.
You seem very quiet lately. How are you feeling? Would you consider going back on Parnate and desipramine, perhaps combined with Lamictal and/or Abilify. I haven't considered drug interactions there!
Regards,
Ed.
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