In December of 2019, I attended an event where they spoke about 2020 goals. I was all for learning different strategies to help me come up with some fantastic goals. But then the speaker said, “Before you tackle your goals, take time to reflect on every year from this past decade.” I thought back to …
I significantly increased my energy levels in 30 days! Did I just say that?! I can hardly believe it myself. I have battled with fatigue as one of my predominant symptoms of FND for nine years. Even when I was in “remission,” I still battled with fatigue every day. It was mostly mild unless I …
I saw Dr. Mark Hallett and his team at The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the department of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) in early 2017. It was there that I was finally diagnosed with functional paroxysmal dystonia instead of “stress/psychosomatic.” Functional paroxysmal dystonia falls under the Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) …
You have no idea how excited I am to share this news! There’s further evidence that shows Functional Movement Disorder (FMD), a subset of Functional Neurological Disorder, is very much real. Studies have now shown FMD has a biological aspect, and there are functional and structural changes in the brain. This means that FMD is …
About six weeks after the birth of my second child, I started to relapse, and I went into major denial about it. At first I thought I was having a few bad days because the temperature went up to 70 degrees in December 2015. I was thrilled I could take my kids outside to play …
Approximately one week after I came off the Strattera I felt a click/flip switch in my brain. It seems so weird to think of that happening but I literally felt something click in my brain. After that my recovery drastically improved. I came off the Strattera at the beginning of May 2011 and by mid-June …
Hi There! I decided to share my symptoms in case you were curious about FND or if you’re searching for answers regarding your own symptoms. By the way, if you do have similar symptoms, I’d love to know! I’ve only met one other person who had very similar symptoms to me. Below are three different …
Did your symptoms start out of the blue, or did they come on slowly over time? As an adult, mine were pretty much sudden onset, but I did have a brief encounter with what I believe were Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) symptoms when I was a toddler. What is FND, you ask? FND Hope defines …
Hi Everyone! So this is the beginning! I’m excited but very nervous about putting myself out there. I really hope my experiences and research are helpful to you all that have a chronic illness/condition and have a job. I don’t know about you, but there are days where I just wish I was back to …
