News of Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder Forum

Hi guys im new here.

I believe I may have psychological problems which causes me difficulty making deep breaths. Its been going for 5 months like that, have had numerous health tests for heart, lungs, stomach and cant find the problem. I now start to think it might be my mental problems due to anxiety or being extra sensitive. I have also noticed that my memory got really significantly worse, also lack of concentration and ...

I don't want to make people who really don't have a physical problem to be more afraid of been misdiagnosed. But I think that being misdiagnosed is a real treat when diagnosing an undifferentiated somatoform disorder and that it's not easy for the doctors to be sure that they are not missing a real physical problem.

I have just been diagnosed with a superior mesenteric artery syndrome, which is a very rare but dangerous physical ...

Hi, this is my first time posting in this forum.

I just recently learned about somatoform disorders, and I wonder if I have somatization disorder. I have not been told this by a doctor, but I do not really have a primary care practitioner to tell me. I usually go to urgent care clinics out of convenience.

My whole life, my mother has been taking me to doctors, trying to find out why I am ...

I am not sure if this belongs here or on the anxiety forum, but I´ll leave it here for now...

Since about 1.5 years I have a pretty annoying problem: I feel sick very often for no apparent reason. It started when one morning I had to vomit almost out of the blue. I have been very scared of vomiting ever since I was a little child and up to that point I had not ...

I'm wondering if this disorder can cause permanent pain? I know someone who exhibits the symptoms, but she has had this issue for years. No doctor can seem to find the problem.

Anyone here have it that could explain it from their perspective? A psychiatrist said that I "may" have it, and I would like an expanation from someone who has it rather than just a DSM IV list of symptoms. :D

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