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by sgt101 4215 days ago
have you seen a consultant neurologist? or a consultant virologist?
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I've seen a neurologist who my GP thought highly of, but it quickly turned into probably the worst doctor's visit I ever had.

About ten minutes into the exam he told me that it was either depression, or sleep apnea, and that I was just looking for a way to get out of working.

I'll admit that the Part of it was my fault -- I was beyond exhaustion and not exactly on my best behavior. But I also had seen maybe eight different doctors before then, and, other than sleep apnea, had been misdiagnosed and mistreated for several things already. My GP didn't seem to believe that there was a real problem, and I was just falling apart physically, financially, and emotionally.

That's about where I gave up hope of getting useful medical help, and decided that I was just going to tough this thing out, and if it kills me then that's just how it goes sometimes... Not a smart choice, but that's where I was at the time.

Any way, that was then, this is now. Writing these posts has gotten me to think about how long this has been going on, and, now that I'm more clear-headed, it's time to start seeing doctors again and see if I can get this fixed.

I worry for you, and I hope you get to see people who do the right tests and scans and help you.