Hi everyone,
2 months after my bite I'm back on this site...will try to keep it brief but would really appreciate your help.
I live in the UK but went back to my motherland Bulgaria for a week last month. There, I explained my symptoms to the doctor and showed her photos of the bite and then later rash. (Full details of the bite and rash are in my first post here: https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3670737 )
After a very emotional argument from abroad and confirmation things were over with my boyfriend, I was tested for Lyme and any co-infections with negative results. This put peace in my mind (for a little while at least).
I suffered from insomnia a few nights during my time in Bulgaria however I deemed this to be down to the change in climate/bed and slept soundly when I returned to England.
A couple of weeks later however I developed tinnitus in my left ear which sounded like a mosquito. It was really unsettling and seemed to appear without any cause so I went to visit my GP in UK.
He thought I might have some form of iron deficiency as I had been feeling really fatigued and drained during my periods but the complete blood count came back fine with all normal results. I went to another doc and he said my ear canal was slightly inflamed and that was the source of the tinnitus so he prescribed ear spray.
I would say my insomnia started from the tinnitus as I found it really unsettling each night. Despite also spreading to my right ear, my tinnitus improved in that it is much weaker and less noticeable and bothersome.
Insomnia is the thing I really can't deal with. It has been on/off for a few weeks now but in the past week I have hardly managed to sleep to the point where it actually becomes really difficult to function.
I've just started my third year of Uni and moved away from home again, only to be sleeping roughly 5 hours a night, nowhere near enough for me. Sometimes I can get a good 7 hours but this still isn't enough and I wake up early feeling absolutely exhausted, tossing and turning trying to get back to sleep again.
It doesn't make sense to me because I feel my body and mind are so tired so they both shut off but I still can't sleep..
Went to see the doc about
this a few days ago and she prescribed some drowsy antihistamines which I don't really want to take. I also mentioned Lyme to her and she said it was highly likely that my insomnia was due to Lyme being spread to the brain and affecting me but I just don't know what else to think.
I don't feel stressed/anxious and I have had my complete blood count come back fine so my question is this - could the tinnitus and insomnia really be lyme symptoms and how accurate were the tests I got done in Bulgaria? They were taken a month after the bite of whatever it was. Should I pursue further tests here in the UK or abroad?
I'm at the end of my tether now, just want to sleep normally again
EDIT: I'm also experiencing a sore throat and gum pain and a swollen gland at the right side currently. Really hope this is down to my wisdom tooth and not related
Post Edited (Hope 196) : 9/26/2016 4:55:38 AM (GMT-6)