Recent content by AnxietyPain

Thanks I'll check into it. There is a PhD Psych about 2 hours await who is TMS trained but doesn't do phone stuff. I need to find a real pro.

Thanks everyone. No TMS Dr in Colorado according to the directory. I have a good PhD psych that is looking into the psychodynamic therapy that Sarno discusses this weekend. She thinks I'm on to something and we meet Weds.

Short story. Got tinnitus. Was given psych drugs...all bad, then Valium. Pain started and worsened during 18 month taper. Got off in Feb. Pain worsening. Developed shingles in January, given Gabapentin and cannot stop it. Terrible pelvic region pain (psoas, adductors, hip flexors)...

I'm starting to think I have TMS...how can get diagnosed? I'm listening to the Mindbody Prescription by Dr Sarno. I'm in pretty bad shape. Help.

I guess maybe I should have asked the question a bit differently. Have other TMS sufferers had abnormal reflex tests? I see in Dr Sarno's book that may be the case.

I had an appt with a physiatrist yesterday to start the process of ruling out something actually serious that is causing my pain. He said I had some "reflex asymmetry" when testing my forearm and ankle reflexes. The lefy side seems to have more relax response than the left. He is ordering 3...

Well, uh, no, haven't tried that yet. But I am a member of a great gym with indoor and outdoor pools. Biking seems the least invasive and it gets me outside on the Colorado trails although I am peddling like an 80 year old.

Hi, I am new here. I read Dr Sarno's book on back pain and believe I have TMS. Here's my story: Type A driven retired military guy, very dysfunctional childhood, over-achiever, reward-seeker, extreme perfectionist and have been under treatment for depression and anxiety for about 18 mos now...