Dismissing doctors: How do you find a doctor who can help?

Believe me I have been through all this for years, with myself and my daughter. We avoid wild goose chases. I have stuck with my neurologist, who is pretty sharp but probably missing things, because he doesn't do anything! No referrals to other doctors, or to imaging or EMG's (had those in the past) and he BELIEVES me. I have about 15 diagnoses with him and we joke about "having enough codes."

mahenoor108, the symptoms you listed may be connected to a vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. Unfortunately this deficiency appears to be more common than one would expect yet seems to be under diagnosed. Thiamine and vitamin D require adequate magnesium to become bioactive. Activated thiamine in turn is needed to activate vitamin B6. The B vitamins work better together. The anti thiamine factors listed in the stuttersence link diminish or destroy thiamine. Likewise, magnesium is subject to loss too from pain, stress and others found in the krispin link. There is also a formula to calculate daily magnesium needs. The brain and vagus nerve are sensitive to diminished activated thiamine and a search on that will offer explanations for many other health issues such as autoimmune issues and anxiety. Also do a search on "fibromyalgia thiamine survey" for experience others shared. Although magnesium can relax muscles it may require accupuncture for some to release. Always consult with your health care professional before using any supplement.

https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2013/bcr-2013-009019.short
https://www.eonutrition.co.uk/post/thiamine-fibromyalgia-chronic-pain
http://stuttersense.blogspot.com/2014/08/these-factors-reduce-your-thiamine.html
https://www.krispin.com/magnes.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669831/

Thank you. Right now I am two days away from my first Cervical Branch Block.Anxiety is running high,I soo much want this to work but since I don’t have a full diagnosis of all my symptoms it is only the first step. Immediately following I go to Physiatry for Duralane (sp) injections in each knee. Funny how one of the things that terrified me as a child I am looking forward to but yeah, I am not looking forward to that four foot long needles lol.

I’ll be thinking about you!!! I just had my second hip replacement last Thursday!!!
Am doing very well and look forward to less pain myself!!!

So Cymbalta can be injected into joints?! Have you tried PRP (platelet rich plasma)?

No,not Cymbalta they inject a pain medication into my spine then I do a pain journal hour by hour that day.The goal is to reduce the pain by at least eighty percent to consider it successful if it does I will go back and get an injection that will last for months. I have osteoporosis which has damaged my spine so that is where they are starting .

I am having Duralane injections in my knees not my spine. Pain medication is injected into my spine.

Yes I commented that they were injecting Duralane (Cymbalta) in your joints. Meaning knees. I did not know Cymbalta was used as an injection, that's all.

Hi, I came here hoping to find help for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in my lungs. My symptoms are so similar to yours. Only mentioned this as food for thought. Hope somehow this helps. Ronnie L.

The generic name for Cymbalta is duloxetine . Duralane is not the same thing. Easy mistake, I had to Google to make sure because I can’t take Cymbalta.