Living With Morgellons

How Can a Morgellons Message Board Help Me? - For individuals who have Morgellons Disease, the world can seem like a lonely place. Family and friends, (not understanding what is going on), may be scared of the disease while doctors may dismiss it, despite the physical symptoms. Who else can Morgellons Disease sufferers turn to? Psychiatrists and psychologists may provide some form of emotional support, but since they are still doctors trained in treating the mentally ill, they may make it seem that psychotherapy remedies are what will get the problem to go away. The other option could be a Morgellons Disease support group, but if there is not one in the area where a Morgellons Disease sufferer lives in, they are out of luck. The next best solution would be going online to a Morgellons message board.

How can I protect my children from Morgellons? - The original pioneer for the Syndrome known as Morgellons was searching for information on the condition that plagued her two year old son. As with any childhood illness, it can be excruciating for a parent to watch their child suffer from Morgellons related symptoms and know that there is nothing you can do. How do you explain to your child that no one knows what is wrong with them and that there is no way to fix it? It seems unfair that children should have to endure this, but Morgellons does not discriminate based on age.

How Do You Go On Living with Morgellons Disease? - The sensation of a bug bite or sting is not a very pleasant one. Not only do they itch but some are even painful. For most individuals such sensations do not occur often, and if they do they can be prevented through insect repellant. This cannot be done for Morgellons Disease sufferers who, due to a rare parasitic infection, chronically have unpleasant sensations on their skin. This is in addition to other symptoms including skin lesions, joint pain, fatigue and mental problems. Morgellons Disease sufferers are stricken with an affliction that tests both the physical and emotional aspects of their being. Fortunately, hope is not lost as it is possible to go on living with Morgellons Disease, living a life that is still healthy and productive. This article will explain how.

Living With Morgellons Disease - Because most medical professionals do not acknowledge the existence of Morgellons, if you are suffering the symptoms of this disease (itchy skin lesions, fatigue, vision problems, gastronomical distress, confusion, loss in short term memory, behavioral changes and formication - the sensation of bugs crawling under their skin) it is most likely that you will be treated for other diseases. While the Center for Disease Control and Prevention continues to investigate the syndrome, there is no known cure for this illness. Until treatment or a cure can be found, those who believe they have Morgellons should seek medical help from a team of doctors who are open-minded and progressive in their views.

Morgellons - Growing Skepticism in the Medical Community - If it doesn't exist in a medical book, then it doesn't exist at all. So claim some doctors who have seen patients with a rare disease that affects not only their skin, but their central nervous system at all.

Morgellons Disease - Does a Celebrity Spokesman Have to Speak Up Before the CDC Takes Action? - I watched "Pride of the Yankees" the other night on television. This classic film depicts the life of Yankee's baseball player Lou Gehrig (played brilliantly by Gary Cooper). Gehrig's career was cut short by ALS, a neurological disorder that attacks the muscles and is fatal. To date, there is no cure for this rare disease, although stem cell research shows some promise. Although clinically referred to as ALS, the most people know this condition as "Lou Gehrig's Disease."

What is the CDC doing about Morgellons? - In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control announced that they would be establishing a task force to investigate a condition that had become known as Morgellons. Though little was known about Morgellons at the time, the common symptoms appeared to include the constant feeling of bugs crawling and biting below the skin and open sore or lesions all over the surface of the skin that would not heal. Additionally, Morgellons sufferers have reported strange fibers, generally red and blue, that emerge from the wounds or other places on the skin.