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| mastershay |
Posted - 05/20/2007 : 23:16:05
I've read how most TMS symptoms appear as a result of some kind of trigger, such as bending over wrong or something.
Could the same possibly apply outside of just the physical? For instance, what if I were to take a pill and see a side-effect, and then stop the medication only to have the side-effect persist? Could it possibly be that TMS is using the medication as the excuse to keep the symptom?
Shay |
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| HilaryN |
Posted - 05/21/2007 : 13:42:11
I agree with sonora_sky. The same thought has crossed my mind that “side effects” could be TMS: the medication eliminates one symptom and the mind creates another in its place, although we have no way of knowing that for sure.
But certainly in your case, mastershay, it sounds strongly like TMS if the symptom persists after stopping the medication.
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| sonora sky |
Posted - 05/21/2007 : 07:14:49
Yeah, I believe this could be true. The mind could easily use the side-effect to trick you. In other words, you mind at first associated the side-effect as a "real" symptom, directly associated with the medication. So perhaps with that association in place, your mind is less likely to believe that the symptom, when perpetuated after ceasing the medication, has become purely TMS.
But how about this: maybe the "side-effect" was TMS from the get-go. I often think how strange it is that many prescription drugs have an endless list of widely varied side effects. And the side-effects listed are often typical TMS symptoms (e.g. dizziness, headache, diarreah, constipation, stomache upset, sore throat, etc). If the drug is initially taken to suppress a TMS equivalent or symptom (such as allergies, depression/anxiety, or any kind of muscular pain), regardless of whether this person is aware of the TMS concept or not, it would make perfect sense that one would immediately develop a "side-effect," because the mind has to find another outlet of distraction. And, for the gremlin, fooling you is a no-brainer: his new location of distraction is already "certified" as a real, documented, cause of the drug itself. If this is true, it would clearly demonstrate why pill-popping is futile.
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