Just hoping for encouragement

Hi soscared,

Yes, it gets better! I have struggled with depression, anxiety and panic because of this disease and it has gradually become a minor problem -- it only just came back because I have a little relapse. In fact, having the anxiety come back was the clue that I needed to change up my medication!

And I know it's hard when you are feeling like this because the best thing would be to have contact with other people but you really don't feel like you can cope with them. When I was in a bad way, I would reach out by telephone (easier to deal with than a face-to-face), to friends and family. Even if you are not particularly close to a person but they have experience with depression and anxiety, you can call them to "talk you down". They'll understand and be glad to help.

The Lyme/Babs cycle is unrelenting, isn't it? But you can see you are making progress, I hope. The die-off is part of it, so de-toxing can help. And the nature of Babesia is that your spleen gets overcrowded with infected blood cells so that you become anemic. Iron supplements and B complex sometimes help me. And rest!

I think it helps to keep a brief journal of how you are feeling. There will come a day when your worst day is still better than your previous best day!

Try some gentle yoga with lots of restorative breathing. It really does help, though I know you probably just want to curl up into fetal position!

Warm baths and aromatherapy are good, too. A nice cup of tea -- it's not a cure but it all helps. Spoil yourself a little.

I know you will feel better soon!

SoScared, I get anxiety at night when my last meal is heavy (such as beef) or if it has a lot of fat in it. It seems to sit in the stomach overnight and I will either have the worst anxiety or will have nightmares all night.

Are you avoiding gluten? Anxiety is one of the worst symptoms for me when I consume gluten.

I hear you. My latest diet is eggs, beans, chicken, vegetables and water. I am getting so sick of it. I am allergic to fish so I can't even have that.

Magnesium helps me when I have anxiety. I also take my adrenal support since it feels like a rush of adrenalin sometimes. Night before last it kept me awake until I took those along with L-tryptophan. Last night I took those before I went to bed since I felt the anxiety coming on again and I slept through the night. I think it just depends on what's causing your anxiety. What I took may not apply to you at all if you don't have adrenal problems.

Nor Cal, your suggestions sound so good. Wish I had someone to cook for me.

Dealing with yeast again so now back on spartan diet myself.

@Achieving Grace so nice to see you back on the boards.

@soscared yes the anxiety is scary but it does get better hang in there.

I get the no time or energy for cooking. I really try to do what I can on good days and have simple staples I love on the not so good ones. I've done gluten free toast for dinner more times than I can count. Instant brown rice has been a dear friend too. Hoping you have some good days coming your way, soscared. :)