Anxiety, depression, am I dealing right treatment?

So sorry, Healingdaily that you're suffering with all this.

Are you seeing a LL Dr? If so, have you discussed this with him/her?


Have you tried anything natural for the depression and anxiety?
The anxiety/depression can also come from the infections themselves...not just from having to 'deal' with them.

Hi Healingdaily -

I am so sorry you are struggling - you are juggling a LOT and it's not much of a surprise that you're not feeling great - who would?

I agree with Traveler - I think you just need to give your current protocol more time, reduce intensity if needed, and need to find ways to kick up detoxing.

Sometimes, people find it more beneficial to stop treatment until they can get yeast/fungal overgrowth under control. There are a lot of overlaps in symptoms and it can be less confusing if the y/f overgrowth is less of an issue. A lot less burden on the body, too.

The other challenge that can be so difficult to get past is conjuring the patience necessary to get through this crazy treatment. The A-Bart really stirred up so much anxiety and neurotransmitter imbalances that I could barely manage. Over time it got better but it was tough waiting for that to turn a corner. You're smart to post and vent and share.

Let us know how you're doing...

-p

Hi Healing Daily, so sorry that you are going through this. I understand how hard this is with small children. I had undiagnosed Lyme and suffered with anxiety and depression along with all the other typical Lyme symptoms. Are you on an antidepressant? Don't disregard the need for drugs to get through the hardest times. There were times I needed to stay on one for one year then taper. The hardest part is getting the right one and adjusting to it. I recommend talking with your doctor about it. I feel if my mood is less than good, my immune system gets affected and then it becomes a vicious cycle. Sometimes pressing on is not the right answer. An antidepressant can also help organize your brain, think clearer, lower your fight an flight response reheating being anxious about being anxious, etc etc. wishing you well. You are not alone in this multi system illness.

Hi Healingdaily17-

You're really doing so many things right - you might just need to work through one thing at a time to see how you might respond.

With anxiety issues, insomnia, your adrenals and neurotransmitter imbalances might be the cause. Have you and your LLMD explored either of these or thyroid?

They are all interconnected and also function with GI health, immune response. This is another reason sometimes people have more success if they stop the antimicrobial tx, get the yeast/fungal overgrowth addressed, which increases GI health and immune response... and then they have more success returning to the antimicrobial tx.

Also, it's very possible you might not be on the right antifungal. I'd graduate to a pure powder from of Nystatin, first. And diflucan/fluconazole isn't effective against all yeast strains so after switching to the Nystatin powder, I'd add to it a diffferent systemic antifungal like ketoconazole, itraconazole. Talk w/ your LLMD about options. She can try to test for specific yeast strains but the tests are hit-or-miss. Easier to test out different Rx. As always, be sure she's testing liver enzymes - milk thistle seed, burdock root both help support liver.

I think a lot of people have good success w/ MDs like zoloft but if you can get the underlying issue worked out, I think the benefit might be even more comprehensive and could take your tx to a whole other level.

-p

Thank you all for your wisdom. I'll take it all into consideration and talk to my Dr.

I think I'm going to try the Zoloft again at the lowest dose possible and see if it helps. I'm also gonna try to step up my detox game. Thank you again!

Thank you!