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Game Episode: Missed or Misunderstood? Symptoms Doctors Get Wrong with Dr. Eboni Cornish · The Iconic Midlife with Roxy Manning

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  A
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  woman
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  who's
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  told
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  your
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  labs
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  are
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  normal
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  but
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  feels
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  worse
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  every
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  month,
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  they're.
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  Not
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  gonna
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  listen
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  to
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  that
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  patient
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  say
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  they're
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  getting
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  worse.
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  They're
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  gonna
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  think
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  it's
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  all
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  in
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  their
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  head.
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  They're
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  gonna
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  probably
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  gaslight
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  them
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  out
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  the
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  office
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  because
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  everything
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  looks
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  good.
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  Women
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  being
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  labeled
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  as
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  difficult
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  patients,
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  when
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  they
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  keep
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  asking
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  questions
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  and
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  things
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  like.
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  That,
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  you
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  still
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  wanna
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  at
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  least
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  educate
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  your
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  doctor
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  but
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  not
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  treat
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  yourself.
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  It's
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  a
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  beautiful
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  thing
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  when
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  you're
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  advocating
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  for
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  yourself,
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  but
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  I
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  think
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  it's
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  even
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  better
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  when
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  you
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  find
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  someone
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  that
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  you
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  can
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  trust
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  that's
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  on
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  the
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  front
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  lines,
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  not
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  just
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  someone
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  you
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  read,
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  someone
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  you
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  can
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  see
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  that's
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  on
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  the
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  front
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  lines
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  doing
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  this
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  type
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  of
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  work
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  on
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  a
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  daily
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  basis
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  to
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  get
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  those
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  answers
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  you
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  need.
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  Keep
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  asking
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  questions,
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  right?
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  Advocating
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  for
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  yourself
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  and
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  ask
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  questions
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  always.
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  We're
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  going
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  to
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  play
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  a
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  game
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  called
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  missed
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  or
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  misunderstood.
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  I
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  think
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  like
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  the
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  women
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  listening
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  are
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  going
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  to
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  really
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  feel
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  this
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  one
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  in
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  their
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  bones
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  because
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  give
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  you
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  symptoms
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  or
• 1:08
  situations
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  and
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  you
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  tell
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  me,
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  is
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  the
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  medical
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  system
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  missing
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  this
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  entirely
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  or
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  misunderstanding
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  and
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  why?
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  First
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  one,
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  chronic
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  fatigue
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  in
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  a
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  45
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  year
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  old
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  woman.
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  Missed
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  or
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  misunderstood
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  Is
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  misunderstood,
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  definitely
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  anxiety.
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  That
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  suddenly
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  appears
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  in
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  midlife
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  with
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  no
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  prior
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  history.
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  Missed
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  or
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  misunderstood?
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  Completely
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  misunderstood.
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  Is
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  that
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  something
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  you
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  see
• 1:37
  regularly?
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  Every
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  day.
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  I
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  just
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  saw
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  it
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  before
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  I
• 1:40
  got
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  on
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  this
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  podcast.
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  You
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  know,
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  I
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  live
• 1:43
  through
• 1:43
  that.
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  Perimenopause
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  anxiety
• 1:45
  patients
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  come
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  and
• 1:46
  complain
• 1:46
  about
• 1:46
  it
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  a
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  lot
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  and
• 1:47
  then
• 1:47
  they
• 1:47
  end
• 1:47
  up
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  on
• 1:48
  SSRIs
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  and
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  other
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  medications
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  and
• 1:51
  they
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  don't
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  get
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  better.
• 1:52
  You
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  know,
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  it's
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  definitely
• 1:54
  that
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  neurotransmitters
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  are
• 1:55
  impacted
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  by
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  our
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  hormone,
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  that
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  production
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  of
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  serotonin,
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  dopamine,
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  norepinephrine,
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  by
• 2:00
  our
• 2:00
  hormone
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  stabilization.
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  So
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  all
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  day,
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  all
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  day,
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  every
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  day,
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  I'll
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  see
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  that.
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  And
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  that's
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  why
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  so
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  many
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  women
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  get
• 2:07
  on
• 2:07
  these
• 2:07
  meds
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  right
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  when
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  they
• 2:08
  don't
• 2:09
  need
• 2:09
  it.
• 2:09
  Brain
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  fog
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  that
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  gets
• 2:11
  blamed
• 2:11
  on
• 2:12
  perimenopause.
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  Missed
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  or
• 2:14
  misunderstood.
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  Missed.
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  Miss.
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  No
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  one's
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  thinking
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  about
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  that.
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  No
• 2:19
  one's
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  thinking
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  of
• 2:20
  brain
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  fog
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  and
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  hormones,
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  really,
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  you
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  know,
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  standard
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  medicine.
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  So
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  it's
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  missed
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  so
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  many
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  times.
• 2:26
  A
• 2:26
  woman
• 2:27
  who's
• 2:27
  told
• 2:28
  your
• 2:28
  labs
• 2:28
  are
• 2:28
  normal
• 2:29
  but
• 2:30
  feels
• 2:30
  worse
• 2:31
  every
• 2:31
  month.
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  Missed
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  or
• 2:33
  misunderstood.
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  Missed
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  because
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  they're
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  not
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  going
• 2:37
  to
• 2:37
  listen
• 2:37
  to
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  that
• 2:38
  patient
• 2:38
  say
• 2:38
  they're
• 2:39
  getting
• 2:39
  worse.
• 2:40
  They're
• 2:41
  going
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  to
• 2:41
  think
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  it's
• 2:41
  all
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  in
• 2:42
  their
• 2:42
  head.
• 2:43
  They're
• 2:43
  going
• 2:44
  to
• 2:44
  probably
• 2:45
  gaslight
• 2:46
  them
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  out
• 2:46
  the
• 2:46
  office
• 2:47
  because
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  everything
• 2:48
  looks
• 2:48
  good.
• 2:49
  Good
• 2:49
  point.
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  Joint
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  pain
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  that
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  comes
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  and
• 2:51
  goes
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  and
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  gets
• 2:52
  labeled
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  as
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  aging.
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  Oh,
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  definitely
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  misunderstood.
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  You
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  know,
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  cause
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  that
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  joint
• 2:58
  pain.
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  Hey,
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  could
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  be
• 2:59
  tick
• 3:00
  borne
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  diseases.
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  Lyme
• 3:01
  disease
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  can
• 3:02
  be
• 3:02
  autoimmune
• 3:03
  disease
• 3:04
  and
• 3:05
  I
• 3:05
  just
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  think
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  they
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  just
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  miss
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  it
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  all
• 3:08
  the
• 3:08
  time.
• 3:08
  A
• 3:09
  woman
• 3:09
  being
• 3:09
  prescribed
• 3:10
  antidepressants
• 3:12
  when
• 3:12
  she
• 3:12
  says
• 3:13
  I
• 3:13
  don't
• 3:13
  feel
• 3:13
  like
• 3:14
  myself.
• 3:15
  Misunderstood,
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  misunderstood.
• 3:17
  It's
• 3:18
  so
• 3:18
  easy.
• 3:18
  That's
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  easy
• 3:19
  way
• 3:19
  out.
• 3:19
  That's
• 3:20
  the
• 3:20
  fast
• 3:20
  15
• 3:21
  minute
• 3:21
  doctor
• 3:22
  visit.
• 3:22
  Easy
• 3:23
  resolution
• 3:24
  to
• 3:24
  someone
• 3:24
  with
• 3:25
  complex
• 3:25
  chronic
• 3:26
  symptoms.
• 3:27
  That's
• 3:27
  a
• 3:27
  good
• 3:27
  point.
• 3:28
  I
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  feel
• 3:28
  like
• 3:28
  women
• 3:28
  in
• 3:28
  midlife
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  there
• 3:29
  must
• 3:29
  be
• 3:29
  like
• 3:30
  an
• 3:30
  increase
• 3:31
  in
• 3:31
  being
• 3:31
  prescribed
• 3:32
  like
• 3:32
  SSRIs
• 3:33
  and
• 3:33
  everything.
• 3:34
  Oh,
• 3:35
  definitely,
• 3:36
  definitely.
• 3:37
  Because
• 3:37
  as
• 3:37
  our
• 3:37
  hormones
• 3:38
  change,
• 3:38
  like
• 3:38
  I
• 3:39
  said,
• 3:39
  our
• 3:39
  neurotransmitters
• 3:40
  levels
• 3:41
  are
• 3:41
  impacted
• 3:42
  as
• 3:42
  well.
• 3:43
  So
• 3:43
  we
• 3:43
  will
• 3:44
  have
• 3:44
  a
• 3:44
  higher
• 3:44
  risk
• 3:45
  of
• 3:45
  those
• 3:45
  mood
• 3:45
  changes.
• 3:46
  But,
• 3:46
  but
• 3:47
  it's
• 3:47
  because
• 3:47
  it's
• 3:48
  simultaneously
• 3:48
  occurring
• 3:49
  with
• 3:49
  hormonal
• 3:50
  changes.
• 3:51
  Lyme
• 3:51
  disease
• 3:52
  being
• 3:52
  thought
• 3:53
  of
• 3:53
  as
• 3:54
  rare
• 3:54
  or
• 3:55
  region
• 3:55
  specific.
• 3:57
  Misunderstood
• 3:58
  of
• 3:58
  course,
• 3:58
  because
• 3:59
  Lyme
• 3:59
  disease
• 4:00
  is
• 4:00
  everywhere.
• 4:01
  You
• 4:01
  know,
• 4:02
  it's
• 4:02
  all,
• 4:02
  it's
• 4:02
  international.
• 4:03
  That's
• 4:04
  why
• 4:04
  my
• 4:04
  association
• 4:04
  is
• 4:05
  International
• 4:06
  Lyme
• 4:06
  and
• 4:07
  associated
• 4:07
  Diseases
• 4:07
  Society.
• 4:08
  It's
• 4:09
  inner
• 4:09
  city,
• 4:10
  it's,
• 4:10
  you
• 4:10
  know,
• 4:11
  rural
• 4:11
  areas,
• 4:12
  it's
• 4:12
  urban
• 4:13
  environments.
• 4:14
  It
• 4:14
  does
• 4:14
  not
• 4:15
  discriminate.
• 4:16
  It
• 4:16
  affects
• 4:16
  all
• 4:17
  different
• 4:18
  backgrounds,
• 4:19
  ages,
• 4:21
  mothers,
• 4:22
  perimenopausal,
• 4:23
  postmenopausal.
• 4:25
  It
• 4:25
  also
• 4:26
  can
• 4:26
  flare
• 4:27
  up
• 4:27
  after
• 4:27
  you
• 4:28
  get
• 4:28
  stress.
• 4:29
  So
• 4:29
  I
• 4:29
  have
• 4:30
  people
• 4:30
  who
• 4:30
  might
• 4:30
  go
• 4:31
  through
• 4:31
  puberty,
• 4:31
  they
• 4:32
  may
• 4:32
  have
• 4:32
  had
• 4:32
  Lyme
• 4:32
  as
• 4:33
  a
• 4:33
  kid
• 4:33
  and
• 4:33
  then
• 4:33
  their
• 4:33
  symptoms
• 4:34
  worsen.
• 4:34
  They're
• 4:35
  having
• 4:35
  more
• 4:35
  neurological
• 4:36
  changes,
• 4:36
  joint
• 4:37
  pain,
• 4:37
  aches,
• 4:37
  fatigue.
• 4:38
  When,
• 4:38
  when
• 4:39
  they
• 4:39
  hit
• 4:39
  13,
• 4:39
  14,
• 4:40
  when
• 4:41
  you
• 4:41
  hit
• 4:41
  your
• 4:41
  menstrual
• 4:42
  cycle.
• 4:42
  Women
• 4:43
  can
• 4:43
  have
• 4:43
  worsening
• 4:44
  symptoms
• 4:44
  of
• 4:45
  that
• 4:45
  we
• 4:45
  are
• 4:45
  mentioning
• 4:46
  because
• 4:46
  their
• 4:46
  hormones
• 4:47
  are
• 4:47
  changing
• 4:48
  postmenopausal.
• 4:49
  You
• 4:50
  know,
• 4:50
  so
• 4:50
  it
• 4:51
  does
• 4:51
  fluctuate.
• 4:52
  You
• 4:52
  have
• 4:52
  that
• 4:52
  death
• 4:53
  in
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  family,
• 4:54
  you
• 4:54
  get
• 4:54
  another
• 4:55
  infection
• 4:56
  and
• 4:56
  all
• 4:56
  of
• 4:56
  a
• 4:57
  sudden
• 4:57
  you're
• 4:57
  having
• 4:57
  these
• 4:57
  symptoms
• 4:58
  that
• 4:58
  you
• 4:58
  didn't
• 4:58
  have
• 4:59
  before.
• 4:59
  That's
• 5:00
  because
• 5:00
  Lyme
• 5:01
  disease
• 5:01
  has
• 5:01
  a
• 5:01
  waxing
• 5:02
  waning
• 5:03
  course
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  but
• 5:04
  it's.
• 5:04
  I
• 5:04
  can't
• 5:05
  stress
• 5:05
  that
• 5:05
  enough
• 5:06
  to
• 5:06
  your
• 5:06
  audience.
• 5:07
  It's
• 5:08
  all
• 5:09
  over.
• 5:09
  It's
• 5:10
  misdiagnosed
• 5:11
  and
• 5:11
  it's.
• 5:12
  People
• 5:12
  are
• 5:12
  dying
• 5:13
  because
• 5:13
  of
• 5:14
  it.
• 5:14
  Oh,
• 5:15
  so
• 5:15
  scary.
• 5:16
  Oh,
• 5:16
  this
• 5:16
  one's
• 5:16
  a
• 5:17
  favorite.
• 5:17
  Women
• 5:18
  being
• 5:18
  told
• 5:19
  it's
• 5:19
  just
• 5:20
  stress
• 5:21
  missed
• 5:21
  or
• 5:21
  misunderstood.
• 5:23
  Oh,
• 5:23
  it's
• 5:23
  misunderstood.
• 5:24
  I
• 5:24
  mean,
• 5:25
  yes,
• 5:25
  we
• 5:26
  are
• 5:26
  beautiful
• 5:27
  creatures
• 5:27
  and
• 5:28
  we
• 5:28
  are
• 5:28
  going
• 5:28
  to
• 5:29
  have
• 5:29
  stress,
• 5:30
  right?
• 5:31
  But
• 5:31
  that's
• 5:32
  like
• 5:32
  someone
• 5:32
  saying
• 5:32
  it's
• 5:32
  all
• 5:33
  in
• 5:33
  your
• 5:33
  head.
• 5:34
  Something
• 5:34
  may
• 5:35
  be
• 5:35
  going
• 5:35
  on
• 5:35
  in
• 5:35
  your
• 5:36
  brain.
• 5:36
  You
• 5:36
  know,
• 5:36
  there
• 5:36
  might
• 5:37
  be
• 5:37
  an
• 5:37
  inflammatory
• 5:38
  process
• 5:38
  happening
• 5:39
  in
• 5:40
  your
• 5:40
  head
• 5:41
  itself,
• 5:42
  but
• 5:42
  it's
• 5:42
  just
• 5:42
  not
• 5:43
  all
• 5:43
  in
• 5:43
  one
• 5:43
  area.
• 5:44
  So
• 5:44
  yeah,
• 5:45
  that's
• 5:45
  so
• 5:45
  sad
• 5:46
  and
• 5:46
  misunderstood.
• 5:47
  And
• 5:47
  I
• 5:47
  used
• 5:47
  to
• 5:48
  say
• 5:48
  that
• 5:48
  Full
• 5:48
  disclosure.
• 5:49
  Before
• 5:49
  I
• 5:50
  learned
• 5:50
  functional
• 5:50
  medicine
• 5:51
  and
• 5:51
  I
• 5:51
  was
• 5:51
  primary
• 5:52
  care,
• 5:52
  that
• 5:53
  would
• 5:53
  be
• 5:53
  my.
• 5:53
  My
• 5:54
  end
• 5:54
  all,
• 5:54
  be
• 5:54
  all.
• 5:55
  That
• 5:55
  was
• 5:55
  my
• 5:55
  get
• 5:55
  you
• 5:56
  out
• 5:56
  the
• 5:56
  office
• 5:56
  fast.
• 5:57
  Wow.
• 5:57
  So
• 5:57
  what
• 5:57
  was
• 5:58
  the
• 5:58
  thing
• 5:58
  that
• 5:58
  really
• 5:58
  shifted
• 5:59
  for
• 5:59
  you
• 5:59
  that
• 5:59
  made
• 5:59
  you
• 6:00
  want
• 6:00
  to
• 6:00
  find
• 6:01
  answers?
• 6:01
  Like,
• 6:02
  really
• 6:02
  set
• 6:02
  you
• 6:02
  on
• 6:03
  that
• 6:03
  journey
• 6:03
  to
• 6:03
  be
• 6:03
  curious?
• 6:04
  I
• 6:04
  wish
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  had
• 6:05
  a
• 6:05
  great
• 6:06
  story
• 6:06
  for
• 6:06
  that.
• 6:06
  It
• 6:07
  was
• 6:07
  really
• 6:07
  boredom,
• 6:08
  you
• 6:08
  know,
• 6:08
  I
• 6:08
  was
• 6:09
  looking
• 6:09
  on
• 6:10
  Craigslist
• 6:12
  for
• 6:12
  a
• 6:12
  couch.
• 6:13
  Okay.
• 6:14
  And
• 6:14
  I
• 6:14
  saw
• 6:14
  they
• 6:15
  had
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  classified
• 6:16
  section.
• 6:16
  And
• 6:17
  I
• 6:17
  was
• 6:17
  like,
• 6:17
  let
• 6:17
  me
• 6:17
  look
• 6:17
  there.
• 6:18
  And
• 6:18
  the
• 6:18
  job
• 6:18
  said
• 6:19
  for
• 6:19
  doctors
• 6:19
  who
• 6:19
  think
• 6:20
  outside
• 6:20
  of
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  box.
• 6:21
  And
• 6:22
  I
• 6:22
  was
• 6:22
  like,
• 6:22
  I'm
• 6:22
  out
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  box.
• 6:23
  This
• 6:23
  is
• 6:24
  kind
• 6:24
  of
• 6:24
  cool.
• 6:24
  And
• 6:24
  it
• 6:24
  was
• 6:25
  a
• 6:25
  Lyme
• 6:25
  practice,
• 6:26
  and
• 6:26
  like
• 6:26
  I
• 6:26
  said
• 6:27
  before,
• 6:27
  I
• 6:27
  had
• 6:27
  never
• 6:27
  heard
• 6:28
  of
• 6:28
  Lyme
• 6:28
  disease.
• 6:29
  I
• 6:29
  never
• 6:29
  heard
• 6:29
  of
• 6:29
  functional
• 6:30
  medicine,
• 6:31
  But
• 6:31
  I
• 6:31
  just
• 6:31
  jumped
• 6:32
  in,
• 6:32
  you
• 6:32
  know,
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  it
• 6:33
  was
• 6:33
  kind
• 6:33
  of
• 6:33
  right.
• 6:34
  Soon
• 6:34
  after
• 6:34
  residency,
• 6:35
  I'd
• 6:35
  only
• 6:35
  been
• 6:35
  working
• 6:36
  in
• 6:36
  standard
• 6:37
  family
• 6:37
  practice
• 6:37
  for
• 6:37
  a
• 6:38
  short
• 6:38
  period
• 6:38
  anyway,
• 6:39
  and
• 6:39
  it
• 6:39
  was
• 6:39
  no
• 6:40
  turning
• 6:40
  back.
• 6:41
  So
• 6:41
  as
• 6:42
  I
• 6:42
  learned,
• 6:42
  I
• 6:43
  started
• 6:43
  reflecting
• 6:43
  on
• 6:44
  my
• 6:44
  own
• 6:44
  life
• 6:45
  about
• 6:45
  all
• 6:45
  those
• 6:46
  times
• 6:46
  I've
• 6:46
  seen
• 6:46
  this
• 6:46
  situation.
• 6:47
  Like,
• 6:47
  even
• 6:48
  Lyme
• 6:48
  disease
• 6:48
  patients.
• 6:49
  When
• 6:49
  I
• 6:49
  was
• 6:49
  in
• 6:50
  residency,
• 6:51
  I
• 6:51
  had
• 6:51
  a
• 6:51
  provider
• 6:52
  tell
• 6:52
  me,
• 6:52
  oh,
• 6:52
  that
• 6:53
  person's
• 6:53
  drug
• 6:53
  seeking,
• 6:54
  because
• 6:54
  it
• 6:54
  was
• 6:54
  a
• 6:54
  landscaper
• 6:55
  who
• 6:55
  kept
• 6:55
  coming
• 6:55
  back
• 6:56
  after
• 6:56
  getting
• 6:57
  one
• 6:57
  dose
• 6:57
  of
• 6:57
  Doxycare
• 6:58
  cycling
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  still
• 6:59
  didn't
• 6:59
  feel
• 6:59
  well.
• 6:59
  They're
• 7:00
  like,
• 7:00
  don't
• 7:00
  give
• 7:00
  them
• 7:00
  any
• 7:00
  more
• 7:00
  antibiotics.
• 7:01
  That
• 7:01
  was
• 7:02
  probably
• 7:02
  my
• 7:02
  first
• 7:02
  chronic
• 7:03
  Lyme
• 7:03
  patient,
• 7:03
  but
• 7:04
  I
• 7:04
  didn't
• 7:04
  think
• 7:04
  anything
• 7:04
  about
• 7:05
  it.
• 7:05
  So
• 7:05
  when
• 7:06
  I
• 7:06
  jumped
• 7:06
  into
• 7:06
  this
• 7:07
  field,
• 7:08
  God
• 7:08
  just.
• 7:08
  It
• 7:09
  was
• 7:09
  God,
• 7:09
  he
• 7:09
  led
• 7:10
  me
• 7:10
  there,
• 7:10
  because
• 7:11
  then
• 7:11
  I
• 7:11
  started
• 7:11
  seeing
• 7:12
  so
• 7:12
  many
• 7:12
  struggling
• 7:13
  people
• 7:13
  that
• 7:14
  were
• 7:14
  suffering
• 7:14
  for
• 7:15
  so
• 7:15
  long,
• 7:15
  and
• 7:15
  it
• 7:15
  was
• 7:15
  no
• 7:16
  turning
• 7:16
  back.
• 7:17
  And,
• 7:18
  you
• 7:18
  know,
• 7:18
  that's.
• 7:18
  That's
• 7:19
  really
• 7:19
  my
• 7:19
  story.
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  didn't
• 7:20
  have,
• 7:20
  like,
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  revelation
• 7:21
  one
• 7:21
  day
• 7:22
  that,
• 7:22
  oh,
• 7:22
  I
• 7:23
  definitely
• 7:23
  want
• 7:23
  to
• 7:23
  go.
• 7:23
  I
• 7:23
  was
• 7:24
  bored.
• 7:25
  And
• 7:25
  I
• 7:25
  knew
• 7:25
  there
• 7:25
  was
• 7:25
  something
• 7:26
  greater
• 7:26
  that
• 7:26
  I
• 7:26
  was
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  give
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  this
• 7:27
  world
• 7:28
  versus
• 7:28
  just
• 7:28
  prescription
• 7:30
  medications,
• 7:31
  you
• 7:31
  know,.
• 7:31
  And
• 7:32
  so
• 7:32
  glad
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  did,
• 7:33
  because
• 7:33
  no
• 7:33
  doubt
• 7:33
  you've
• 7:34
  helped
• 7:34
  so
• 7:34
  many
• 7:35
  people.
• 7:35
  So
• 7:36
  grateful
• 7:36
  for
• 7:36
  that.
• 7:37
  But
• 7:37
  I
• 7:37
  want
• 7:38
  to
• 7:38
  close
• 7:38
  with
• 7:38
  our
• 7:39
  final,
• 7:40
  final
• 7:40
  cue.
• 7:42
  And
• 7:42
  this
• 7:42
  one
• 7:43
  really
• 7:43
  gets
• 7:43
  under
• 7:43
  the
• 7:44
  skin
• 7:44
  of
• 7:44
  a
• 7:44
  lot
• 7:44
  of
• 7:44
  people.
• 7:45
  So,
• 7:45
  uh.
• 7:46
  Oh,
• 7:47
  yeah,
• 7:47
  right.
• 7:48
  Women
• 7:48
  being
• 7:48
  labeled
• 7:49
  as
• 7:49
  difficult
• 7:50
  patients
• 7:51
  when
• 7:52
  they
• 7:52
  keep
• 7:52
  asking,
• 7:53
  you
• 7:53
  know,
• 7:53
  questions
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  things
• 7:54
  like
• 7:54
  that.
• 7:55
  Missed
• 7:56
  or
• 7:56
  misunderstood.
• 7:57
  That's
• 7:58
  definitely
• 7:59
  misunderstood
• 8:00
  a
• 8:01
  lot.
• 8:01
  You
• 8:01
  know,
• 8:02
  and
• 8:02
  especially
• 8:03
  I
• 8:04
  always
• 8:04
  tease
• 8:04
  patients.
• 8:05
  Right.
• 8:06
  It's
• 8:06
  a
• 8:06
  difference
• 8:07
  between
• 8:07
  asking
• 8:08
  questions
• 8:09
  or
• 8:09
  being
• 8:09
  Dr.
• 8:10
  ChatGPT
• 8:11
  or
• 8:11
  Google.
• 8:12
  Okay,
• 8:14
  we
• 8:14
  want
• 8:14
  everyone
• 8:15
  to
• 8:15
  advocate
• 8:15
  for
• 8:16
  themselves,
• 8:17
  but
• 8:17
  you
• 8:17
  still
• 8:18
  want
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  at
• 8:18
  least
• 8:19
  educate
• 8:19
  your
• 8:19
  doctor
• 8:20
  but
• 8:21
  not
• 8:21
  treat
• 8:21
  yourself.
• 8:22
  Right.
• 8:23
  But
• 8:23
  I
• 8:23
  think
• 8:23
  it's
• 8:24
  a
• 8:24
  beautiful
• 8:24
  thing
• 8:24
  when
• 8:25
  you're
• 8:25
  advocating
• 8:26
  for
• 8:27
  yourself,
• 8:27
  but
• 8:28
  I
• 8:28
  think
• 8:28
  it's
• 8:28
  even
• 8:28
  better
• 8:29
  when
• 8:29
  you
• 8:29
  find
• 8:30
  someone
• 8:30
  that
• 8:30
  you
• 8:30
  can
• 8:31
  trust
• 8:31
  that's
• 8:32
  on
• 8:32
  the
• 8:32
  front
• 8:32
  lines,
• 8:33
  not
• 8:34
  just
• 8:34
  someone
• 8:34
  you
• 8:34
  read,
• 8:35
  someone
• 8:35
  you
• 8:35
  can
• 8:35
  see
• 8:36
  that's
• 8:36
  on
• 8:36
  the
• 8:36
  front
• 8:36
  lines,
• 8:37
  doing
• 8:37
  this
• 8:37
  type
• 8:38
  of
• 8:38
  work
• 8:38
  on
• 8:39
  a
• 8:39
  daily
• 8:39
  basis
• 8:40
  to
• 8:41
  get
• 8:41
  those
• 8:41
  answers
• 8:42
  you
• 8:42
  need.
• 8:42
  But
• 8:42
  I
• 8:43
  do
• 8:43
  encourage
• 8:43
  you
• 8:43
  to
• 8:44
  advocate
• 8:44
  for
• 8:44
  yourself,
• 8:45
  but
• 8:45
  I
• 8:46
  don't
• 8:46
  encourage
• 8:47
  you
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  use
• 8:47
  these
• 8:47
  AI
• 8:48
  tools
• 8:48
  as
• 8:49
  your
• 8:49
  provider.
• 8:50
  Yes.
• 8:50
  Keep
• 8:51
  asking
• 8:51
  questions.
• 8:52
  Go
• 8:52
  see
• 8:52
  your
• 8:53
  doctor.
• 8:53
  Talk
• 8:54
  to
• 8:54
  your
• 8:54
  doctor.
• 8:55
  You
• 8:55
  know,
• 8:55
  get
• 8:55
  all
• 8:56
  your
• 8:56
  good
• 8:56
  information.
• 8:57
  Always
• 8:57
  go
• 8:57
  see
• 8:57
  your
• 8:58
  doctor.
• 8:58
  But
• 8:58
  keep
• 8:59
  asking
• 8:59
  questions.
• 9:00
  Right.
• 9:00
  Advocating
• 9:01
  for
• 9:01
  yourself.
• 9:01
  And
• 9:02
  ask
• 9:02
  questions.
• 9:03
  Always,
• 9:10
  Always.