Whenever I’m taking a patient’s case history and they complain of anxiety, social anxiety or OCD, I always ask them when it first started…For some it started only recently, often in response to a major life stressor or an obvious health imbalance. But for others, they say, “as long as I can remember” or “ever since I was little”… and this is when my ears prick up – could they be suffering from the common – but not well-known – genetic condition pyrolyria that affects up to 10% of the population?… Keep reading...
