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Posted 8/15/2016 8:16 PM (GMT 0)
I struggle with depression and anxiety and have just been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. I am currently building up a tolerance to the herbs I am taking now ("Black Walnut Combination #1 herbal formula" Genesta Brands). I am noticing increased irritability and very slight paranoia and this odd feeling I just can't shake. I understand that it will get worse before it gets better and that this is due to the Lyme dying off. I am just worried that I will continuously have these feelings as I keep treating it... Or will the feelings become less severe as I continue to go through treatment?
Posted 8/15/2016 8:32 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to our community, klwxo95!

I had depression and anxiety and since treatment it's almost completely gone. Actually the depression IS gone...and I only get a pang of anxiety now and then...and it lasts less than a minute.

I wouldn't keep increasing....until you stabilize with your symptoms. It sounds like you are herxing...which means your body isn't keeping up with enough detoxing as you are increasing your dose of the Black Walnut combo.

I suggest you add more detoxing to your day...here is a link to a website with a lot of suggestions:

www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

and this explains the herx:

www.tiredoflyme.com/the-herxheimer-reaction.html


I also wanted to mention that lyme comes with co-infections (usually) - and it's possible that you have Bartonella, and/or Babesia.
The black walnut combo sounds like a treatment for Babesia.

We have a thread at the top of the page titled: "New to Lyme?..Start here!" that we suggest all new members read through.


Are you being treated under the guidance of a Lyme Literate Dr.?
Posted 8/15/2016 8:42 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum.

Yes it does. However the time table for improvements are different for everyone.
Posted 8/16/2016 12:04 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome... check for toxoplasmosis. ..maybe fl1953 protozoa rhuematuca
Posted 8/16/2016 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
Funny - I thought my mental health stuff was all due to pre-existing PTSD. As I began to treat the lyme stuff began to clear up! What remains is the depressed moments. The anxiety has cleared, panic has cleared, insomnia has mostly cleared, the rapid changing of my moods has cleared, the anger and raging has cleared, the lack of ability to cope with stress has mostly cleared, the little epileptic jerks I used to get have cleared, the funk where i feel like I am non-living in no mans land is clearing.
Posted 8/16/2016 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
Depression and anxiety were huge symptoms of my lyme. They scared the poop outta me. I thought I was going to be a cry baby scardey cat forever.

It was an extremely subtle change as I look back to my journal. I can't even pinpoint what day it was gone.... But I wrote - "not so freaky and cryish anymore" as an entry. What a great feeling that day was.

It will happen to you too. Just keep on keepin on.

Post Edited (PeteZa) : 8/15/2016 8:53:31 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/16/2016 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for all of the replies :)
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