In this episode we cover:
The movie “Bug” and The documentary Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons
Sources:
Movie:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3920274/plotsummary/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(2006_film)
Delusional Parasitosis:
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1121818-overview
Scabies:
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1109204-overview
Lice:
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/225013-overview
Bedbugs:
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1088931-overview
Myiasis:
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1491170-treatment
Cutaneous larva migrans:
Bug Punch Mocktail:
https://brooklynactivemama.com/bug-punch-halloween-mocktail-drink/
Midori Bug punch
https://www.acouplecooks.com/midori-sour/
Cocktail: Fuzzy Navel https://www.liquor.com/recipes/fuzzy-navel/
Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons - Amazon Prime October 2019 Documentary
https://www.morgellonsmovie.org/
https://www.today.com/health/joni-mitchell-health-morgellons-rcna136955
https://www.mayoclinic.org/delusional-parasitosis/art-20044996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellons
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5811176/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3047951/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/illness-anxiety-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20373782
- Delusions of parasitosis vs. hypochondriasis/illness anxiety disorder
- Reported symptoms: low grade flu symptoms, swelling, headaches, anxiety, fatigue, brain fog, painful sores/lesions, “pop rocks under the skin,” colored fibers/filaments embedded under the skin’s surface, sensory sensitivity on/under the skin, itching
- Dr. Felman - derm w/6mos psychiatry - non-believer; talk about how to be a better patient, attends conference and sees research, still believes it to be psychosis
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