Posted by Miragee on June 4, 2001, at 22:30:36
In reply to Ready to pack it in!, posted by Autumn Despotis on June 1, 2001, at 9:20:32
> I am so tired of this pharmaceutical roller coaster I've been on.
> My husband doesn't believe in Psychological problems, or medication for it. That simple, or not so simple, fact is really driving me over the edge. And my doc keeps changing the meds, like i mentioned in the other thread I started, and every one of them I probably shouldn't
> be taking. But I need to take something, right? When I wasn't on anything, I wanted to kill myself completely. Maybe I should just get it over with.
Hi,I struggled for 20 years to figure out what the right combination of medicine was for me and nothing
really worked. I have "psychological" symptoms that range from excruciating depression to episodes of mania.A few years ago I needed to take penicillin for an abscessed tooth. That simple antibiotic made me feel better. So did another common antibiotic -- Clindamycin.
My doctor finally diagnosed me with Lyme Disease. I have the type of Lyme Disease that affects the Central Nervous System and causes the symptoms I mentioned, as well as other physical symptoms.
On the "cocktail" of antibiotics that treat the Lyme Disease, I have my life back.
If none of the psychotropic drugs have helped your symptoms, find a "Lyme Literate" doctor and see if this could be the root of your illness. There are several tests for the disease. The LUAT or PCR is the most accurate. Many of the simple blood tests come back with a *false* negative. (In other words, don't trust it.) However, I had been on penicillin for TWO years before my blood test and it came back positive. No additional tests were necessary.
Good Luck.
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