Has anyone heard of Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS) before?  I was reading about it on Wikipedia, and it really intrigued me.  Anyone have any more insight into this condition?
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Alien Hand Syndrome = One who believes that his hand is not his...very intriguing but it happens due to disruption of corpus collosum in the brain after stroke...seems like someone controls their hand's movement...check this website http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12655
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I too have this condition, along with my older brother, a son, a nephew , and my now deceased father .   All you may want to know about your condition can be found in the current issue of Consumer Reports issue of "onHealth" Volume18 Number 1 - page11. Learn to live with it as all of us have done except for my father.  Physicians did horrible things to him in search of a cure and he shook till he died at 80.
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How disturbed are he?  He be killing live things? This are how John Dahmer started his crazy nogoodness. You be asking Yahoo where top send him? You needs to be asking a doctor of some kind. Call Dr. Fingers @ (800)52-Stern.
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Bubblegum,\n\nI attended an interesting presentation on the relationship between Parkinson's disease and restless leg syndrome, back in March.  I learned that scientists used to thing that they had similar causes, because the medication for Parkinson's helped a lot of patients with restless leg syndrome.  However, now they think that the two diseases have less in common.  \n\nAfter the presentation, I blogged on it at :  http://myparkinsonsinfo.com/index.php?p=169\n\nMy advice is to start keeping a journal of your symptoms.  Just a few words every day about what is happening.  Take that journal into your next appointment with your neurologist (preferably one who is even more specialized in movement disorders).  She or he will try to match therapies and medications with your symptoms.  It is imporatant to go for a match for you, rather than  what you see on TV, or whatever they "typically prescribe."  Good luck.  Email me if you have more questions.  Thanks!
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sounds like something neurological hence the left hand bitten and right side effects...keep on that doc and make sure you get the answer you want until your satisfied and content
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Yes I know about it because the person is me.It used to be that I would wash my hands so much, that the skin would crack . And forget about picking up anything that was even remotely gross or dirty, I'd freak out and run to the sink and scrub for minutes at a time. I was driving my Husband crazy, and myself . So I got help. I went to a therapist and he put me on medication to ease the symptoms, and I see him to get a handle on this sometimes debilitating condition . The med. that worked for me was Prozac , which will also help with panic disorder. Get your Boy into the therapist as soon as possible .I'm sorry to say that it is unlikely that He will grow out of it . These things only get worse over time.Good luck, hope it all works out for You and your Son.
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Definitely not normal, I wouldn't ask those sort of questions on a forum like this though, speak to professionals. Anyone could come on here and say they're medically trained and really the closest they've ever come to owt medical is putting a plaster on someones finger!\nSeriously, seek advice
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I have heard of that and its not that fun. You would rather to have one on your own accord and not all of the time. Although it may seem to other people that that must be the greatest thing in the world. For me that would be a living hell. You can get treatment for that. Also there was a spot on 20/20 about that because it was shown on the ABC show "Grey's Anatomy" There is definitely help for that, if you want help for it to stop.
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:) I've already signed it and sent it out to everyone on my mailing list. For those that just read the Q&A but don't sign.. stop and think a minute about those of us affected by this. Can't go to you kids' football games, can't go to work, can't even sit on the toilet without screaming.. and the worst part is that you can't even tell anyone why because you're embarrassed. \n  You'd be surprised at the millions of lives this would give back to HS sufferers. Please sign..\n\n  And thank you again for putting up a great question :)\n  gentle hugs to you. BTW.. try tea tree oil.. it does wonders
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sure i've heard of it.  but i'm in med school so that's expected.  however, my gramma did have it a while back.  apparently, it's probably just about the most awful thing you can suffer from.  you're constanly sick and dizzy no matter what you do.  i'd probly kill myself if i got it.
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Hi Mike, I'm sorry to hear this is worrying you. Ironically, just last month, I spoke with someone who has this disorder. This guy is a business owner, and actually very nice. His entire family knows, and understand. \n\nAccording to him, the different personalities were created to deal with stressful situtions. One can be aggressive, another shy, or one extroverted and outgoing. Many people choose to integrate the personalities, rather than get rid of them. This means the personalities work as a team, and understand the purpose each one serves. Not to make light of what you're going through, but sometimes I wish I had a few stand in's. lol Some say it's not an illness or disease, just an advanced coping mechanism of the mind.  \n\nThe main personality is called a "host" and the others are "alternates". These are just a few terms used, but there are others.  To answer your question, if you're over 21, I would begin searching for a qualified therapist, and after you have been confirmed as having DID, I would then figure out ways to tell your family. You can also join one of the yahoo groups dedicated to DID. They might provide more insight and suggestions. Whatever you decide, I wish you well Mike. Here is a link to yahoo did groups. Cut and paste to your browser: http://tinyurl.com/l9bls
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For them, I suppose it was a form of expression. For me? When I get magic marker on my finger I freak out. I guess what I'm saying is, what is too much for one person, is really nothing to another. I have no tattoos...but I have an appendix scar. :D Wanna see?
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Ask Art Bell. I think you can look him up on the internet (or George Nory? Nori?) I personally do not know. I used to get "creeped" out when I was a young teen, but I am much older and do not experience those sensations or "things" anymore. Wish you success. :)\nTDK
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Hypochondria with a terminal case of can't spellitus\n\nI just read your other question concerning your heart problem. Hyperventilation, palpitations, numbness in the are & I would bet your hands go numb & cold. They also probably curl up & cramp. You are most likly having a severe anxiety attack. The hyperventilation causes the numbness & anxiety atacks often mimick heart atacks.\n\nLet me know if I guess right about the symptoms you did not list...just curious.\n\nOK...read some more of your posts & decided that I was right to start with. You are an ID**T.
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Yes I have...It is a something that runs in my family...I believe it is called Menier's (not sure of the spelling)Disease...It is caused when the water level in the middle ear is disrupted...My father takes anti-vert, although from what he has told me a person can build up immunity to its effects...He does get it very bad at times and he is aware of its onset, so he takes 1/2 of a Valium which reduces the anxiety of knowing that he may be laid up in bed for a week, but it does seem to help him with the symptoms...or...get this...he puts the hair drier to his ear...the gentle air flow seems to help level out the water imbalance...he is 76 years old so he has become quite proficient in his own health care...He was also told about a surgical procedure...but that could possibly leave you deaf...I like the hair drier idea myself...contact your doctor and ask your family members if they have had it...I know my paternal grandmother had it, my father has it, and I get it too...My best preventive is just move more slowly, avoid wild amusement park rides, and when I'm on a boat or a passenger in a  fast moving car, I NEVER look down...only forward...I hope this has helped...
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Drugs? What are YOU smoking, pal?\n\nLycanthropy is an actual disease (genetic, I think) which causes bizarre hair growth giving the appearance of a beast. As with most genetic conditions, it was often accompanied by disturbing mental conditions, and between the unusual look and the unusual behavior, an entire folklore grew up around it.\n\nVampires were similar ... It's possible for humans to develop an addiction to human blood, and in the ancient world, when human sacrifice was more common, this was known to occur from time to time. As with any addiction, it led to killings for the sake of blood consumption.\n\nThough the state of the world has changed, the idea that "humans" (or "undead humans") prowl from place to place, killing and drinking human blood, is so well rooted in human history that it's passed from history to folktale, folktale to legend, and finally from legend to myth.\n\nSo did they really exist? Yes, basically. But don't trust "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" for accurate information.
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That is gross, and must be something in the air, this is the second question i have seen regarding arm pit licking, sniffing,. That is gross and I wish someone would ask me to do anything with their arm pit. That is just Nasty! God bless****