WEBVTT - Symptomatic is Back!

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<v Speaker 1>I started getting some pretty significant rashes.

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<v Speaker 2>Towards the end of the day. I thought, my scalp

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<v Speaker 2>is tingly and my face feels numb. I started slurring

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<v Speaker 2>my words a little bit. I was struggling to drink water.

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<v Speaker 2>What I was turning into was kind of this person

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<v Speaker 2>that was starting to lose touch with reality a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>How terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy,

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<v Speaker 3>one you don't recognize and didn't see coming. What if

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<v Speaker 3>that enemy was coming from within a disease that even

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<v Speaker 3>doctors couldn't identify.

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<v Speaker 2>It's such a baffling set of symptoms. I was confused.

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<v Speaker 1>I was completely lost, doctor saying yes, there is something wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>but not knowing what it was.

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<v Speaker 3>Nearly half of all Americans suffer from a chronic illness,

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<v Speaker 3>and many struggle for an accurate diagnosis. I'm Lauren Bride

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<v Speaker 3>pacheco host of Symptomatic medical mystery podcast. Last season on Symptomatic,

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<v Speaker 3>we investigated the stories of everyday people who have battled

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<v Speaker 3>with the baffling symptoms of an unknown medical condition, and

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<v Speaker 3>for season two, we're out to uncover even more.

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<v Speaker 2>There were three very tiny dots on my brain. You

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't imagine that anyone could be alive and have a

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<v Speaker 2>mutation in that gene.

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<v Speaker 3>And so we were all just like, Wow, there's really

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<v Speaker 3>a name for this. Join us each episode as we

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<v Speaker 3>witness firsthand the threatening disruptions these symptoms caused in the

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<v Speaker 3>lives of those desperate for answers, from the onset of

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<v Speaker 3>symptoms to the relief of a life changing diagnosis. These

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<v Speaker 3>are their stories. This is Symptomatic, a production of Ruby

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<v Speaker 3>Studio from my Heartmedia. Symptomatic, a medical mystery podcast, premieres Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 3>October third, and you can look for new episodes dropping

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<v Speaker 3>every other week. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,

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<v Speaker 3>or wherever you get your podcasts.