Weird Mental Manifestations

I get it. I understand that these infections, Lyme maybe, IDK, affect our capacity to properly regulate our hormone output. Moods and mental behavior is affected I think, most easily because we are already frustrated from not feeling well.


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It happens even if you aren't in treatment...Read my link. It can be a herx, but sometimes it happens before you even get diagnosed.

I would hesitate to say it is primarily attacking your brain though. Our brain is stimulated by what is happening in our body, and faulty signals do get sent to it.

When you say that your brain does not want to do anything, what you might be experiencing is a sort of "I can't care/don't care" thought process. You are presented with a situation that demands a response. You may be feeling so out of it and badly, not to mention just flat out weird, and can't even begin to summon the will to respond.

When I am like that, I know I am in bad shape. I see something and mentally I say "Can't do anything about it and just don't care" It also happens when our adrenal glands are fatigued. They're the motor oil basically, that makes everything in us run the way it's supposed to.

If we can help the various organs to work better, I believe brain issues such as you're talking about resolve.

The alternative of course, is getting things from Psychiatrists and sometimes it does get necessary if depression gets too deep, but it's a step that needs to be taken with caution because some of what they prescribe gets difficult to get off of when you want to.


To find out if this is all related to herxing, you could try to cut back on your dosages? Are you seeing an LLMD?

I had a lot of Psyche issues before I was even diagnosed and some had resolved on their own before I started treatment. I remember having alternating bouts of depression with anxiety. I was fortunate to not have really bad emotional herxes with treatment. I did have a few herxes that involved anxiety and tears but they were short-lived.

I just kept repeating to myself "This is temporary.. it will get better"

The emotional herxing is the weirdest thing for me. And probably the most common type of herx that I have. Goes to show how bizarre this disease is. That some have it and some don't.

I get it. I recently found that the anger subsided. That part was AWFUL! It started before I knew I had Lyme but when symptoms were really starting to get severe. I was really just a pissed off person for a long time but it wasn't really me, if that makes sense. I would wake up SO ANGRY...for no reason at all.

Thankfully...and I don't know why or how...the anger passed. I think that's why I can say that I feel better even thought I still have a ton of symptoms. Emotional herxes are no joke.

Hang in there!! Sending hugs and peaceful thoughts your way!

There is another component that is frequently missed. 90% of our brain chemistry -serotonin, melatonin, etc, is produced by our microbiome residing in our gut. Yet none of the treatments -abx, herbs, whatever- differentiate between the bugs in our blood, brain and cns and the ones in our gut. Everything is attacked. So even with probiotic supplements, our microbiome is constantly adjusting to their environment and modifying the results of their hormone output. How many have GI manifestations? They are directly connected to the cns. Sort of like slamming the accelerator and the brake and the shift levers while slapping the horn, wipers and lights....then wondering why the car is broken. Unfortunately we don't have a trade in option.

I never used to have angry outbursts, save for one time due to extreme provocation, and it ended as quickly as it started. Mainly because my outburst, which consisted of my dinner plate of spaghetti being thrown across the dining table, broke the glass doors in my hutch, lol.

After being infected I noticed with dismay my patience getting shorter and shorter over the years, and when I was in relapse mode my moods would break at the drop of a pin sometimes.

I just want to encourage you to believe what everyone says about getting better, reversing these mental manifestations, and maybe even work at a little positive visualization to pull your mind to a better place.

Nature is an excellent mind balancer/calmer.

MA10 - many good comments. One thing I will add is if a lethargic feeling overtakes you - like everything slows down, you start staring at the ceiling, walls for 10 sec ect - that's a tell tale sing of low thyroid, and many here have that as a result of lyme. I dont see any mention of this here. Of course the adrenals are most likely off if low thyroid is present - and the two of them can mess up blood sugar.

I noticed low thyroid in my dog years ago. She was spacing out, went to the vet (he congratulated me on my dogs low thyroid Dx LOL).

Although we all talk about Lyme brain, very few have lyme in the brain. I the very best detectable imaging lyme MRI there is and never talked about here- no lyme brain, even though it felt like it.

The hormone glands, die off and gut health- brain connection are mostly responsible for the nuero lyme brain feeling.

I tried almost all natural remedies to help lyme-mental stuff, but I see your on some Rx stuff so intermixing with nat supps prob not wise. Just remember, you might not need the Rx stuff some day.

If you are able to get out and light exercise with minimal physical pain, that also helps to "unload" re-focus, with a sense of living in the moment vs living on the couch. (my couch was my support system LOL).

(((hugs))) MA10. I just feel the need to hug you at this point.

It is a cruel card we've been dealt, for sure. But, we are in the best company, and still many good things yet in us. You too.