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by robonerd 1454 days ago
> Let me say tick diseases are going bonkers and a lot of people don't know they have it. Plus a lot of doctors won't believe or authorize tests.

The existence of Chronic Lyme disease is very controversial and diagnosing it can get doctors in trouble (depending on the jurisdiction.) Whether or not Chronic Lyme disease is real (I don't know), I think the general consensus of CLD diagnoses being quackery might bias doctors against diagnosing any sort of tick related disorders, particularly chronic ones.
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crooked-v 1454 days ago
The general medical consensus is that "chronic Lyme disease" doesn't exist and that symptoms attributed it often have to do with chronic fatigue syndrome or infection-triggered fibromyalgia.
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hmmokidk 1454 days ago
Doctors often don’t believe in fibromyalgia…
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cameronh90 1454 days ago
Doctors generally believe in fibromyalgia. What's more controversial is whether it's a disease, disorder, symptom or syndrome.

A patient experiencing fibromyalgia is very obviously unwell, but in many (not all!) cases it's comorbid with depression and treatment with antidepressants and therapy helps with both the depression and fibromyalgia.

As of right now, it's not especially clear what things like fibro and CFS are, and whether they might be mental disorders in some cases, but they're definitely real.

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