Sugar Pushing Morning Anxiety

Looked at a number of posts from past about sugar and anxiety related to Lyme and co-infections.

I'm starting to put together when I mix in some sugar in my diet (which I usually avoid well), I seem to get morning anxiety to a much higher degree. Could the sugar, and even gluten, be responsible for the heightened anxiety? It's primarily in morning.

The anxiety, as many have mentioned experiencing, is one of the worst symptoms and now even sure whether it's Borrelia, Bart or Babesia.

I think its more the coinfections than lyme causing this, in my case, bartonella. But then again, isn't this all a guessing game?!

I agree with you, Chapelle, about it being diet. I do more carbs than I should, but with kidney concerns, I've had to cut back on meat/proteins. That doesn't leave a lot. Sugars, it seems, play a bigger role with me than gluten. Avoided both pretty well, but recently have "slipped," especially with sugars. I've learned if I have it in the house, it's hard to control myself. Had a Christmas get together for the runners I coach Saturday and ate some stuff that I shouldn't have. Gave most of the bad items left to people but still had some cookies left. I just threw them out now.

Will also check to see if Alka-Seltzer Gold is okay with kidneys. Thanks for the idea, and sorry to hear you go through this. Seems like only a couple years ago I joined here, but it has been years for both of us.

auzzie - what does sugar or fructose do to you? Is the "not feeling relaxed" going as far as anxiety? Hope not for you.

Chapelle - When you write "bc I was so sick and "now I'm not." That's great. I get what you are saying as I got to about 85% better in 2015-2016 until heart surgery, which had nothing to do with Lyme. That, I believe, let all hell break loose, and I've not gotten back since. A couple of weeks ago, I felt about 50% better and very little anxiety. Then I pushed it too much working in yard as I felt good. Also, I had eaten a couple of things not good for this.

How much better do you feel now than when you were at your worst? And you are right - will power is important, though when I get overwhelmed thinking of Lyme, autoimmune and kidneys, it's a challenge. But trying to stay positive is critical. Not always attainable every moment, but believing you can make it helps. I preach that to the runners I coach and your words remind me to continue to do so with my own life.

And with you on 2020.

Running Wild, so sorry you have been thru so much! when I was at my worst, lets say that would be feeling a 20% out of 100. Once I recovered I was 100%, and then maybe 95% for years until last summer, when I had my major relapse. At this point I was maybe 60% out of 100 - but I only had one problem, which was a bladder issue. But it made my life a living hell. My bladder problem (which resembled interstitial cystitis), was one of my initial symptoms when I first got sick. I felt like I went thru it all over again last summer, and it took a few weeks to pass. Once I got out of it, I was back to 95%. Right now, I am feeling 80% bc I can't exercise. For me, Exercise is what keeps the Lyme at bay. So long as I was exercising 3 times a week, taking my vitamins, and getting enough sleep, I felt awesome. So now bc my shoulder is so messed up, I can't do much. I am thinking about trying bikram yoga maybe over the next few weeks, until my shoulder is good enough to start lifting weights again (my forte). I just had a procedure done today called ultrasound guided needle aspiration to get the calcification out of my shoulder. It was causing tremendous pain and limiting my range of motion as well as (I think) causing my fingers and neck muscles to hurt. I am hoping in the next week or two the inflammation will go down, my other problems will subside, and I will be on my way back to 100%. I have alot of work to do though, bc there is visible atrophy of my shoulder too (not sure if its bc i wasn't using it or bc lyme was hanging out there), but I am ready for it, I yearn so much to feel the way I did only a year and a half ago!!!

Yes, Cheers to 2020!

are you treating your symptoms right now, may I ask?

Wow, I was getting afternoon fevers too! Hated that. May I ask where your kidney disease stemmed from? Is it lyme related? I hope you never have to consider dialysis.

I don't know what has caused the kidneys. More than a year ago, I was looking at old blood tests and noticed kidney results (GFR and creatinine) had been low since about early 2013. In 2013, the GFR was as low as 56. In the last-7 years, it hasn't really dropped much, especially since 2014. But the doctors never mentioned it, and one LLMD said it could be because of Lyme, which I don't believe it is.

The afternoon fevers are not related to kidney numbers. It must be EBV or the autoimmune symptoms I am experiencing. Haven't gotten a lot of answers but they are still testing as I have pushed it a lot. As far s dialysis, I am not at all near that, and my goal is to never get there. I've already made the decision I will never do dialysis. It just seems so outdated, yet it or a transplant are the only answers for those who drop that low.

The hardest part is not eating a lot of meat or heavy proteins. I will eat chicken or fish but not red meat. I also do not eat or drink anything (or much) with dairy, stay away from heavy salted foods, which includes pizza, processed foods, and more. Also stay away from high phosphorus foods or drinks. No dark colas (I don't drink any soft drinks anyway because of sugars).

And, as this post started, sugars seem "not good" with all this - anxiety, migraines, pain.