Hello all my name is ian,
It all started march 19th when I went to the dr for what they diagnosed as bells palsy. After some tests and being given a steroid pack and sent home the lyme test finally came back with an elisa titer of 1.25 and a westernblot that was all negative. My Dr put me on doxycycline 300mg a day and penicillin vk 500 mg a day until I could see a LLMD in tampa that he referred me to.
Now in my blood test I did test posative for hsv1 and 2, negative HIV, Negative syphalis, Normal SED rate.
The week prior to my bells palsy I was on some serious suppliments for the gym that rendered me un able to sleep at night literally. If I got 4 hours I was lucky. My Dr believes that the HSV and stress on my body caused the Bells but gave me the doxy just to be safe.
I had no other symptoms at all of lyme. Never remember being bitten, havent had any flu like symptoms or fatigue or anything.
However since he put me on the antibiotics ive been a little more tired than normal but nothing unusual. After reading all the forums and learning about lyme ive gotten a little bit worried and anxious about it. Also since on antibiotics ive noticed a little bit of short term memory loss. Nothing major, Possibly from being under all the stress the last 2 months?
Anyways im wondering if its possible I may not have lyme? Ive read someplaces that the elisa titer test can be just as un reliable at giving false posatives as well.
I dont really have fatigue, Ive been in the gym 3 out of the last 5 days ran 3 miles each day and did my weight training. I dont sleep more than usual, dont have any joint pain or anything like that.
What do you guys think?