Morgelons Sydrome Fact Fantasy or Psychosis ?
It was not too long ago that patients who visited their doctor claiming numbness , changing pain and exhaustion and insisted to their doctor that they were suffering from an illness that they had heard about on the media or read in the Reader's Digest magazine in the doctor's waiting room - that disease being Lyme Disease spread by insect ticks , were relegated by most medical practitioner's to the nutcase or malingerer classification in the doctor's personal notes and records. At the best Lyme Disease patients could get referred to a Psychiatrist for psychiatric assessment. At the worst they and their various neurological symptoms were just plain ignored. Not so today in 2009 /2010. Lyme Disease is a disease well recognized by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and the Mayo Clinic. There are titers ( specific tests) available. On top of that the focus on the treatment of Lyme Disease is early detection and relatively simple pharmacological treatment with simple and standard antibiotics. Enter Morgellons , Morgellons Disease or Morgelons Syndrome our current mystery "Lyme Disease" of 2009 / 2010.
What are the signs and symptoms of this disorder of Morgellons. Sufferers of Morgellons Disease will describe an itching under their skins that just will not go away. This rash and itchiness persists , despite all therapy and treatments by GPs and Medical Specialists such as Dermatologists or Allergists. The rash never goes away and not only is the victim continues to suffer with pain , but it really feels as if something or someone is actually moving around under their skin itself.
Imagine being exhausted from all the pain , lack of sleep and basically having your medical and health symptoms ignored. It is no accident that many who do have the syndrome are confused , exhausted and unkempt in appearance and manner.
Arthritis and joint pain is a common issue and medical health problem that affects a high percentage of those patients afflicted - or believe that they are afflicted with the whole gamut of Morgellons. Is it an allergy an allergic reaction of the body to a known or unknown pathogen ? Allergists remain unconvinced. Still many are given antihistamine pills salves and medications. Others are given oral steroids ( Prednisone) to reduce the severity of the rash and apparent itchiness.
Treatment varies for Morgellons Disease and Syndrome all essentially varying as to what the medical practitioners involved have read , experienced or employed previously. It can be said best that it all depends in the end what your doctor has read or what types of books he has read or if he was lucky enough for the issue to come up for discussion at a local evening out on the town pharmaceutical company event or a enlightened discussion over coffee at the Doctor's Lounge at your Health Care Professional's attendant hospital.
The most common treatment that is prescribed for delusional parasitosis is known as pimozide. Pimozide acts as an antipsychotic, but at the same time, it also prevents the itchiness of skin wounds and rashes. Before this is prescribed, the physician will take a number of examinations to make sure there are no organic causes behind it. One of the main problems here is the fact that folks refuse that the ailment is in their heads. For those reasons, they decline treatment and go off in an even worse condition than what they were originally in. They may also be told that they are suffering from an infectious disease. Folks are more likely to accept that this is their problem and allow treatment to go further.
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