Posted by Phillipa on February 15, 2006, at 21:15:50
In reply to Re: depression from antibiotic?, posted by SLS on February 14, 2006, at 23:08:22
Scott I have chronic lyme disease. During one of my treatment phases I had a lot of twitching in my lower legs. Well the infection control specialist put me on doxycylline the drug of choice for lymes. Especially if the infection is new. Well after one dose the twitching stopped. But this doc was an idiot he didn't believe in treating chronic lymes. Fast forward. Western Blot positive again the Health Dept in Charlotte calls wants to know what treatment I'm receiving refer him the rheumatologist who looked over my recent results of tests and past medical records. A few years ago I was given Rocephin Iv and it was discontinued from what the docs thought was an allergic reaction. The reaction was that twitching. The doc I recently saw said "how many tx's did you receive how many day were you on it?" I said five he said "Wait" that twitiching was s sign that the spirochettes were being killed. So now you can consider you self free from the lymes's disease. Moral of story is that it seem s not to effect my depression it's just there. Now there's always the change that the lymes may have caused cognitive impairment but there is not a test to determine this. Just take Ad's. That's all you can do. Oh and chronic fatigue is an end result of lymes disesse. Fondly, Phillipa
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