Lyme disease? Memory loss and anxiety

A couple of years ago I had a rash that looked like a classic Lyme Disease rash - I didn't develop any other symptoms so let it pass without doing anything. In the last year my short term memory has got slowly worse and my cogitive reactions are slow. In the last few weeks I have been anxious, tearful and depressed. I have no other physical symptoms but wondered as I had the rash whether this could be Lyme disease?

Welcome Beth. There is no other disease that can give you a lyme rash, other than lyme. It is a definitive tattle tale of lyme disease.

I am so sorry.....

You need to find a lyme literate medical doctor (LLMD).

In our first thread New to Lyme? Start here! you will find out how to find a LLMD. If it is too long to read, just holler and we will give you the short version.

You do need to be in treatment or your symptoms will only increase. Sorry to tell you this also.

Hello Beth!

Welcome to the forum. I am glad you found us so you can get some of your questions answered. Those symptoms can certainly be symptoms of Lyme. In fact often times the first things people notice.

I would suggest you go to the "New to Lyme-start here." There is a lot of information there that can answer some of your questions. Also if you have time go over the symptoms list. When I did that I was surprised at how many symptoms I had that I never thought much about.

You may want to see a LLMD (Lyme Literate Medical Doctor). In fact I would suggest you find one right away simply so you don't spend a lot of money on chasing a diagnoses. A LLMD can help you decipher what you are going through. To find a LLMD near you post on the forum "Looking for a LLMD in (state). Do this right away because it can take a while to get into one. They often don't take insurance so be aware of that.

You could also get a Lyme test done. One piece of advice however. Use the Igenix Lab out of Calif. You can have them mail you the test. Then have your doctor or chiro sign off on it and take it to a lab. If you decide to do this start with the Western Blot 188 & 189. The others are not as accurate. Lyme is not always easily detected, but Igenix specializes in Lyme. The cost is $210.

Hope this helps. Sorry if its more than you wanted to know.

Symptoms are random and come and go, rotate, new ones happen, then go away and old ones come back.

Those are simply symptoms you are feeling right now, for now.