venting and question

I saw a pro at the office that my mom works at that I have bebe met before


I sat and explained everything from treatment of doxy for 2 months to being symptom free until I discovered google 5 years ago and started researching diseases.

I explained every little symptom and how everything went away once my mindset wasn't on being sick. Explained that all the anxiety medications I was prescribed I never took them for longer the. Two weeks.


She was very understanding and listened to my whole story before she said anything. I told her about my past tests etc. she did not rule out Lyme.

She prescribed lexapro to help my OCD from google. She also recommended a therapist. She ordered for a butt load of blood work to get done.

Anemia, thyroid testosterone. Vitamins etc. I explained about all the bad things people to through online with the disease and she said that the first thing we need to do is get my mindset right

So I need to take the medicine. She said wait for the blood work etc and it could be something little, or it could be Lyme.

She said if it's Lyme she will get help from a naturopath and whoever else she needs to take care of me and that I will be ok.

She said chronic Lyme patients usually to many years without a diagnosis and I was treated the first time for 2 months not two weeks.

She said I could of just been reinfected. We love in dutchess county and she said thousands of patients come in to the office every year,come in and are treated and go on with a normal life. That what I read online is a different situation that I am in.



I want to believe her but don't know how I can get my mindset to that view.

Could it honestly just be all from anxiety? She said a vitamin deficiency can easily cause the no sex drive because it can throw the rest of the body out of wack.

What should I believe? Will I be ok? She said we well my dental issue could be partially from my dads genes because he has had a lot of dental issues in his life. My grandparents on my moms side both have dentures.


I'm just looking for some reassurance. I want to be ok. And to be able to make love to my girlfriend. And continue working till I get that conductor job.

I can honestly work 10 to 12 hour days with No problem. Only times I get headaches is from stressful days. I play soccer every Friday.

Maybe I am really ok an anxiety is causing the symptoms. I need to join a gym to clear my head. Too much idle time is bad for me.

All I'm looking for is some reassurance. If it really is Lyme can it be beat and I go back to living life?

I will try to stay occupied. I just am trying to get my mindset that I will be ok and beat all these problems.

I want to take care of my girlfriend and marry her and be able to do everything I want to do without being scared.

I am relaxing right now after getting back from the pharmacy. Currently this minute My teeth are stuck in the back of my mind right now. I had posted the two photos earlier. I hope my mouth will be ok for a few more years

I am going to. I have gone regularly but the last time I went was last winter. Just feel like poop because I had all the dental work done already and I don't want any more problems. Already lost 9. 4 of them I didn't have a choice. I have a small mouth so it's pretty crowded

I guess one step at a time. The anxiety meds and I will try to get to the dentist to make sure my teeth should be ok for awhile.

I guess worry too much. But what it always comes back to is not wanting my gf to have to suffer because of me. She is so caring and has made me the happiest I have ever been in life. I just want to be there for her. Physically and mentally.

It's messed up how I've trained my brain to analyze all this stuff

I did drink soda and energy drinks as a kid. I am Italian. My mom is from Italy so it is a lot of carbs. When I eat at my gf house it is meat chicken etc a variety luckily. Veggies.

I haven't drank soda for 4 or 5 years now. Coffee as well. I brush twice a day when I can and floss. My teeth look ok in the pic but it doesn't show the teeth pulled etc.

Just nervous I guess about gum disease etc. I tend to think of the worst case scenario for every problem.

I just want to save the teeth I have. On too of beating this anxiety which will take weeks or Lyme. Whatever the problem is.

I guess I'm just looking to point my finger at a problem and want a solution.

Unfortunately if I am a chronic Lyme person idk if I will ever break the mental cycle. I don't really have any of the late stage lyme symptoms I guess you can say. But that is all I think about is that I will be paralyzed.


My anxiety has really put a damper on my life. I wasn't able to finish college. I need to hope this conductor job comes through.


Need to be healthy to get through the training. Can't miss any days if I get hired.

For some reason the grim reaper over my shoulder makes me think I won't be around long. Idk why.

i am going to look into it, the volunteer work.

i actually enjoy when my girlfriend is home from school.

trying to balance work school my friends and my girlfriend leaves little time for an idle mind.

the only symptom that seems to bug me when I'm busy like that is the missing sex drive.


really hoping its all anxiety. the occasional tooth ache could just be from thinking about them and worrying

theres a pic of me at my dads wedding with my girlfriend on my desk next to me as i type, and looking at it just makes me sad thinking if i ever lost the girl of my dreams, i wouldn't want to be around.

i want to be able to scoop her up in my arms on our wedding day, and take care of her myself when she doesn't feel good. she is the sweetest thing. i want to cry thinking about if i wouldn't be able to.


gonna take the first lexapro after i eat. hopping no side effects like the zoloft.

anxiety, lyme, ms i had convinced my self at one point, all the other things i thought too. hopefully goes away soon. the loss of sex drive, the what seems to be a milk sensitivity lately. could just be ibs. i had some bad spouts of that when i was at a low point at 19.


trying to stay positive

Tough day today. No symptoms really. Slept for about 5 hours. Woke up not tired no weakness. Never really feel week.


Just super anxious and depressed. Gotta wait anywhere from two to. Six weeks for th lexapro to kick in. It's only been a few hours since I took it.


Therapist at 4. Maybe it all just is this extremely high worry worry, anxiety, and depression I caused my self. Just very shaky from worry so much.

Help :( got into a therapist today for 4 pm.

Will I be ok? Will i get last this and be healthy? I'm so scared still. Idle time -_-

Trying to keep my head up but reading lots of people saying no cute or they will never get better is just slapping me in the face.

Feel like I won't get to live my life. Like I shouldn't make any weddig plans or what ring I will buy etc.

:( I give up

Phew take a deep breath. Much of your story sounds like mine. I also have anxiety in the family, but suffer to an extreme. I blame it not only on my family background, but also due to the disease. I also suffer from rage. It's awful. I rage badly when I'm driving or stuck in traffic.

I don't know what to tell you exactly because I'm confused myself. I pray you can find answers soon. Im looking for them myself. God bless.

Here's the thing, dvlsfan - it's only your fears that are stopping you right now. You are the one making yourself miserable.

There's no way I can tell you that you definitely don't have Lyme disease, but from everything you've told us here in this thread - I would doubt that you still have it.

Learn from our posts what can happen if you don't get treated right away -like you did - I went over 40 years without the right treatment, so of course I will have a different outcome than you!!

You have no reason to believe that you won't live a long and happy life with your GF at your side hopefully as your wife!! Take a deep breath and relax a bit. You are going to be okay.

Set your sights on 2 weeks. I bet with 2 weeks of therapy and meds, you'll feel much better. If not, then it's time to look at other things.

Besides, if your GF really loves you (& I'm assuming she does!!), then she will want to be at your side even if you do have Lyme!! I know that my husband doesn't wish to be anywhere else, and he's had 13 years of Lyme he11 to live through with me!! So even your worst case scenario isn't all that bad - because believe me, there is life even after a long time with these infections!

Is chronic Lyme a horrible thing to live with? Yes - but it doesn't sound like that's what you are dealing with, honest.

Currently going through my head is that when the blood work comes back it's going to be bad. And at 24 I am thinking for some reason when I had it 10 or 12 years ago, whenever it was even though I was treated that it went into remission

But still attacked me. Even though I was perfectly fine, I never had any health issues or needed to have my hormones etc checked before.

Now I feel like maybe it has depleted me of all the good in my body and that I'm screwed.

That's why you need to focus on your diet more. If you don't, you become more vulnerable to infections. My daughter would likely be a lot worse if we didn't eat well. If all your focus is on what could happen or what will happen stresses your adrenal glands. If you could go out on 1 walk a day, that might help with some of your anxiety. Watch the videos on the Gluten Summit that I posted yesterday to learn how it could be adding to your health problems. Many people are bothered by it.

Also, remember that there are a lot of people who got well and are living their lives, not coming here. The people here are like you, trying to sort out this infection. Take the advice you're getting here, keeping in mind that there are others like you who do get better, but it won't happen overnight.

That's very likely that it's due to some less serious issues!!

You're getting there, keep on fighting the urge to look at the darker side of things - not all things that we deal with in life are life altering - most are mundane that we just have to make up our mind to deal with or make some changes in our life.

You'll make it as long as you keep looking up and doing the next right thing!!

Have you checked out our depression and anxiety forums? You don't have to post, just do some reading - you could get some really good ideas from there!