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hi, I have been diagnosed with fnd as of Tuesday 22 November 2023.

I would love to connect with others who are going through same thing.

It’s a whole new world to navigate and learn about but in the very short time I’ve had this I’ve already learnt that being positive and strong mentally has a significant effect to your symptoms.

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Lady4

Hi, welcome, yes for sure. Can I ask who gave you your diagnosis?I am a carer of a teenager who was diagnosed with both FND and CRPS.

Being kind to yourself, meditation, mindfulness, trying to keep calm in a storm (when things are pretty intense and you feel out of control), all help and avoid stress and ignore negative friends/family comments, its your journey.

Hugs xx

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Summerlaura in reply toLady4

Thankyou for your lovely response, Defo recognise I need to take all help and keeping calm and being kind to yourself good advice, I was diagnosed by a neurologist at southmead hospital in Bristol after a visit to sdec xxx

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Lady4 in reply toSummerlaura

Thats the one my friends daughter works at with specialist clinic. Was that Dr M (can't recall surname, she only mentioned it Thurs 😂).How long were you having symptoms before being diagnosed?

What symptoms are you dealing with?

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Lady4 in reply toSummerlaura

Hi, the thread went a bit off you, what symptoms are you currently dealing with? Always best to address the one that is most prominant/frequent first. Did you get any further referrals?

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Beexo in reply toLady4

Your a carer for teens? I’m 19 how do you suggest I manage my fnd ?

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Lady4 in reply toBeexo

I am just one of many on this journey and take advice as well as post links to what I think is good advice from well researched articles (whether found or shared on here)/experience. Everyones story is different, we just take every day as it comes, no expectations/no disappointments and just live as normal as possible lives. Yes some days are challenging and I have do do a 360 on my day but fortunate this is possible, be it a tad stressful at times.With FND there are so many symptoms and additional stress/anxiety symptoms (I believe) are due to the lack of support from the medical profession and at the beginning belief of friends/family (although have your well-being at heart) too. Pretty ironic really when sub conscious stress/not dealing with emotions could (but not in all cases) be a trigger.

Try and deal with the main symptoms (which I don't know what they are) first. There are lots of other facebook groups mentioned below and the UK site, neurosymptoms.org is definately an introduction to FND/CRPS (thats where we were directed).

But don't take medication advice, just because it works for one, doesn't mean it works for others and has to be prescribed by a medical professional.

Practice relaxation techniques too.

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Beexo in reply toLady4

My fnd is triggered by emotions n when it gets to much I just shut down and I have lose of sensation in my legs , ticking , hand tremors etc etc

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Lady4 in reply toBeexo

Sorry to hear that. Knowing the trigger is half the battle, so for many that is a positive.Try to avoid putting yourself in stressful situations and take time out if its unavoidable and it all becomes too much.

There is a really good graphic novel "comic style" illustrated for children/teenagers (but I would recommend newly diagnosed adults read to) that shows a child having functional seizures (from recollection) but when she got to sense the onset of a potential seizure, she took herself out the situation. Written for FND hope and its called "Not there".

Talking therapy may be recommended by your specialist but I think you can self refer.

My son used to have the dumbness in his legs and that I believe was due to chronic pain, ie it was too much and the brain blocked the signal (in its simpliest terms).

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Beexo in reply toLady4

Yeah I’ve used up every therapy nhs can provide as I’ve been in therapy for 5 years so sooner or later I’m gonna be in the back of the waiting list for some more therapy and I just wish that therapy came easier for people like us but I guess life’s never fair .

Yeah I’m still waiting to hear back from a neurologist who specialises in fnd ( my neurologist referred me ) but it’s been a year since I’ve been waiting and it’s just stressful

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Beexo in reply toLady4

Sorry to hear about your son

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Lady4 in reply toBeexo

Can I ask, curious you mentioned you have been having therapy for that last 5 years, is that when you were diagnosed with FND or is that a recent label?

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Beexo in reply toLady4

I was diagnosed with fnd last year December but had symptoms 2 years before

I’m in therapy but I suffer server mental health problems

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Lady4 in reply toBeexo

Can I ask, were you diagnosed with FND when your 5 year therapy ended? As you mentioned you had symptoms 2 years prior, during which you were in therapy.

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Beexo in reply toLady4

My 5 year therapy didn’t end I’m still in it , I was Diagnosed during my therapy years

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Lady4 in reply toBeexo

Oh ok, just checking, hopefully they will fast track you back.

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Beexo in reply toLady4

Because it’s free nhs are cutting down my therapy and they probably gonna take me back waiting list so others can have a chance sigh and private therapy is soo expensive

I was supposed to be referred to mark Edward ( I’m guessing you know who that is )

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Lady4 in reply toBeexo

No never heard of him, where is he based?

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Beexo in reply toLady4

His a neurologist at kings college or St. George’s hospital

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Lady4 in reply toBeexo

Hopefully you get your referral soon, chase it up.

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Beexo in reply toLady4

Thank you

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