Posted 11/30/2010 8:20 PM (GMT 0)
I have lyme, erlichosis, bartonella and who knows what else. I myself never knew what depression was or felt like. After battling these diseases for 5 years, I was getting angrier and angrier, experiencing more rage and was just plain not fun to be around. I never enjoyed anything other than my kids and always had a negative outlook on everything. I was always stressed to the max and quick to judge. It was only after getting worse emotionally with treatment and doing a lot of research that I ask my LLMD if I could possibly be depressed. She agreed to let me try an antidepressant. It has made a world of difference. While the antibiotics and supplements may be kicking in as well, my whole outlook has changed. I get up happy, I'm happy at work, I'm enjoying my days rather than dreading them and am just relaxed and calm most of the time. While I still gets stressed here and there and still dealing with the lyme problems, it is not the same. I feel "normal" emotionally for the first time in years. Perhaps just give it a thought. To me it has made the difference in knowing that I can beat this thing called lyme, and at the same time live my happy life I had before.