Is this an illness that can be faked? My son's GF says she has it and that she also has seizures when she gets too hot or too cold, but will only take her seizure meds. before a doctors appt. I have looked at all the info I could on Fahr's, and can't really tell.
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? about Fahr's syndrome
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Welcome to A2A, connie8890. Unfortunately this seems to be a pretty rare disorder, and no-one here has mentioned it before, so the chances that someone here will have experience of it aren't good, though you never know.There are lots of people who don't like taking drugs, and tend to be non-compliant except when under observation. That doesn't necessarily mean they are faking the illness.
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What motivation do you think she would have for faking anything?
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Originally Posted By: OldFolksWhat motivation do you think she would have for faking anything? Mainly because she will not be sick at all when he is gone, but the second he comes thru the door then she has her seizures or headaches. She will be at the computer all day w/out pain or help to the computer, but has to have him carry her to the computer because she hurts too bad or is too weak to make it by herself. That appears to us like she is faking some of her problems.
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That's why you think she is faking but what do you think her motivation for faking is? Fine line but an important one.Is anyone else there to help her besides him? If so who? If so what is the likelihood that she would feel comfortable asking that person for help, regardless how she is feeling? Would she even feel comfortable complaining about headaches to someone else?Many times people won't ask for help, even though they may need it, just because they don't feel comfortable asking the people available to them. So, they either manage through on their own or just don't do it until the person that is in their comfort zone is available to them to ask.
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Originally Posted By: connie8890She will be at the computer all day w/out painI'm like that, the computer and internet seems to take my mind off being sick, which is why I usually spend a lot of time online