Posted by fires on March 11, 2005, at 11:38:05
In reply to Re: Strep? » fires, posted by Gabbi-x-2 on March 11, 2005, at 10:42:37
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> > Anyway, has anyone had a worsening of their dep./anxiety due to a bacterial infection? Seems possible given that strep can cause OCD in children, and that "mentally ill" persons have disordered immune systems.
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> Definitely, actually recently I've been suffering from a recurring infection, and before there were any physical symptoms I could tell it was coming back because I'd get very agitated/anxious. I tried to explain this to my Doctor, and he thought I was being ridiculous, I was right every time though.
Glad to know that I'm not the only one. My docs tend to say: yes you have an infection but that doesn't explain your brain symptoms (I prefer brain disorders to mental illness). My former doc was just the opposite - he felt that viruses were prime suspects in the etiology of brain disorders.
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