Posted 3/13/2015 1:41 AM (GMT 0)
Hi and welcome Dispd04! Yes. Lyme and co-infections, particularly Babesia and Bartonella, can cause anxiety. Especially through the roof anxiety.
3 weeks of doxycycline is oftentimes not enough treatment. Most labs are not very good at detecting Lyme and co-infections. IGENEX is much better. I would not worry too much about the band 41 not showing up the second time. There are many reasons why it did not show up the second time. It could be the lab. It could be that the antibody was not present at that specific time or that they did not get a sample of it in that portion of blood. There could be a number of reasons why. Since she is symptomatic and has had a positive test, you should get her in to see an LLMD.
You can do a post "Looking for an LLMD Near ________." Then, if you have not already done do, please enable your email so that members can email you with names. We are not supposed to post doctors names on the forum.
Also, check out the "New to Lyme" thread at the top of the forum for lots of valuable info, especially regarding detoxing.