Question 1

is morgellens a real disease?

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Les acaraphobes: "morgellon's disease" is delusional parasitosis, with the addition of delusion beliefs of inanimate objects in the lesion (e.g. Colored strings or fibers). Today the term "morgellons disease" is used by a community of internet folks who believe delusional parasitosis is a poorly understood "skin condition" & they dispute presence of an underlying psychological factor.

Question 2

is fibromylgia a real disease?

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Yes: Fibromyalgia makes you feel tired and causes muscle pain and "tender points." tender points are places on the neck, shoulders, back, hips, arms or legs that hurt when touched. People with fibromyalgia may have other symptoms, such as trouble sleeping, morning stiffness, headaches, and problems with thinking and memory, sometimes called "fibro fog."

according to icd-9, the who agrees.

Question 3

is sensory integration disorder real?

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Very: Our senses have to operate together with our information processing centers seamlessly.  Being hypersensitive, hyposensitive, or having sensory processing issues can lead to considerable difficulty managing the real world.

Question 4

do hypochondriacs actually give themselves real symptoms of a disease?

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Yes: A disease or medical condition is a matter of degree of symptoms.  People who suffer hypochondria over estimate the amount or degree of the symptom.

Question 5

is it possible to have traumatic masturbatory syndrome?  is it a real disorder?

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See below: It's more of aberrant masturbatory positioning (prone position) than a pathologic entity.

Question 6

why do anxiety affects make you think you have a disease? to me it feels so real and related and i get more scared

Accepted Answer

It is medical : Anxiety is a true brain based disorder that is real and affects many parts of the brain and your sensation of fear. Get real treatment and see a psychiatrist.

Question 7

what is meant by somnambulism disorder? is it real?

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Sleepwalking: It's the fancy medical term for sleepwalking. Yes, it's real. More common in childhood, but certainly possible in the adult years.

Question 8

is c.o.p.d. a real lung disease?

Accepted Answer

YES!!: Chronic obstructive lung disease. This is a heading for chronic bronchitis/asthma and emphysema. One may have overlap with eachother. This is diagnosed with a history and physical as well as chest xray and pulmonary function test.
Copd is not interchangeable with emphysema.

Question 9

is panic disorder a real entity?

Accepted Answer

Yes, very real: Panic disorder is a genuine medical condition consisting of episodic intense anxiety & terror that come out of the blue.  They're accompanied by physical symptoms such as: racing heart; chest pressure or pain; shortness of breath; feeling weak or dizzy; GI distress; tingling or numbness in hands, fingers, & sometimes face;  feeling of loss of control & that death is imminent.  Treatment helps!

Question 10

is reactive hypoglycemia a "real" disorder?

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No: In my 35 years of practice, I have never seen a case of reactive hypoglycemia.  The disorder doesn't exist, if you're overweight the symptoms are a natural response to your glucose level returning to normal. A glucose tolerance test (if you've had one) is not and never will be a valid diagnostic test for hypoglycemia. Don't waste your money o GTT or any fad diets of treatments. Lose wt if heavy.

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