Posted 7/26/2013 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
TiredofLyme, I have LD and suffer from anxiety because I get a panic attack each time I feel a symptom, specially the chest pains. I think heart attack right away and get anxious.
I get so depressed because this disease is slowly taking my life away. I can't eat what I used to, I can't enjoy myself the way I used to, I can't perform at work the way I used to either. I have passed up three job opportunities because my mind and body don't function the way they used to, and with money being so tight right now, I cry and feel miserable of what I am missing.
Yes, anxiety, depression, and crying are a part of my life as well. I also take Xanax, but maybe .25mg once a month if that. I try to stick it out without the Xanax and instead I try to take a nap and usually feel better afterwards.
about being on 4 months of antibiotics- The Lyme disease has given me Hashimoto's, low testosterone, low vitamin D, high cholesterol, gastritis, ABS, and borderline diabetes so many of my Lyme disease symptoms I attribute to being ill from the above issues. I had none of the above before the infection.
It is my opinion that many of the symptoms of Lyme are because Lyme causes these other health issues. I recommend that you get tested for Thyroid insufficiency as well as anti-immune issues. It may be that the crying and irritability might be due to you being low on something. Hashimoto's and testosterone sometimes bounce back once the spirochetes are killed, but other times you have to take medicine. I am hoping mine bounces back before I ask to be put on Testosterone replacement therapy or on Armour for Hashimoto's. I hear that once you start on them you have to be on them for life and I am not ready for that just yet.