Did the treatments require medical intervention? If not, do them on your own. The only time I can ever remember talking to a medical person about PMS was when I was in library school and I happened to go to the university clinic for some other reason. The nurse probably gave me some kind of opening like 'how are you doing otherwise?' and I mentioned that my periods bothered me. She told me I needed more exercise. I told her I was already walking to and from school - a round trip of 6 miles - with my heavy book bag on my back. She just stared at me for half a minute and said I needed even more exercise. Honestly they don't know what to say, so they make something up. It's small comfort I'm sure, but I did eventually find a permanent cure for PMS. It's called menopause.

I can feel your pain on this issue. I don't have a psych dx, so I haven't had anyone blame that for a medical problem. But I did spend years seeing doctors for fatigue. In fact it got really, really bad in my late 30's right before I started gaining weight. There's clearly a metabolic problem going on. But if you test out alright on all their tests, they tell you you're fine. You can tell by their attitude that they think you're just a whiny middle aged lady. No one ever suggested psychotherapy, but I'm sure someone would have if I'd been persistent.

A lot women on the low carb forum have thyroid problems. Every time I've had my thyroid checked I've been told it's fine. Of course, these ladies on the forum insist that doctors don't know how to detect hypothyroidism. They give me detailed info on which tests should be run and how to interpret the results. But, fish, it ain't gonna happen. I'm not going to go to my doctor and say, "Here's a list of tests the women on my low carb forum think you should run. These anonymous posters know more about medicine than you do." I haven't the nerve to do that. I wouldn't even have the nerve to do what you did and show up with info from recognized medical associations. And the reason is-- I don't want to be treated the way you were. I don't want someone telling me I'm a nut.

My boss went through this when he turned 40. He felt awful and was losing weight and he kept going to one doctor after another. They started treating him like he was a nut. He finally gave up without getting an answer. 12 years later he's still really thin and gray looking, but he just uses his own little home treatments to deal with the discomfort and gets on as best he can.

I'm sorry I'm just really cynical about medical people. I seriously can't remember a time a doctor has actually helped me. I'm still tired all the time. Just yesterday I was telling my mom how exhausted I am. And I must mention it to my son a lot too, because he's worried about me. But I've been tired for years. Sometimes it's worse, sometimes better. I do what I can. Fuss with my diet. Make sure I get sleep. I take up exercise occasionally, but it only seems to make the fatigue worse. I've given up on getting a doctor to help me with it.

In short, you have my sympathy, but if you're going to mess with doctors, you just have to go into the appointment knowing you're likely to get the kind of crap you got.