All about functional neurological disorder - Online interview

[@susanvaughan-schiele210]

Given that my neurologist dismissed the arthritis in my cervical vertebrae as impinging on my nerves or spinal cord and the condition having been described as severely diseased, she decided instead that it is FND. I still personally think that there is a least some physical reason for my symptoms. Also,I had back pain and arthritis for many years prior, together with a slipped disc and damage from a horse riding accident after which i was temporarily paralysed from the waist down. I cannot accept that they are telling me this is all in my mind now. I'm angry

[@rohinihyde4766]

I was a perfectly healthy 68 year old walking 6 to 7 thousand steps a day and a few weeks after taking the astrazeneca vaccine I lost my ability to stay balanced. That was a year ago - still looking for a diagnosis despite several tests - all coming back negative. Could the vaccine have triggered off this problem or is it just a strange coincidence.

[@gethsoldsmith]

An anti depressant gave me mine at 18 it's been a year for me to

[@kaxnickxan945]

But why not mentioning all those terms or physiological terms you concentrate on to help one not to misdiagnose