Hi! I didn't know that our posts are visible for the public to read, but I haven't been on this site for quite some time. I hope everyone is doing okay. #StrongerTogether...
Personally, I would stay away from any antidepressant unless absolutely necessary....
My impression is that you have separation anxiety issues relating to your relationship with your girlfriend, your "soul mate." What is your greatest fear? Remember what you focus on grows and at the...
Thank you so much for your help, springsjean. Your explanation makes sense. I will let him know. :-)...
Anyone?...
Hello Everyone, A friend of mine was bit by a tick, but didn't start antibiotic treatment until 5 months later. Since then, he has been under the care of an LLMD and is being treated with both...
I have a close friend who has fibro and is unable to work right now (short term disability). She has had the diagnosis for several years, from her long-term GP. Back when I went off work about 10...
The sad fact is that we wouldn't be having this discussion if there was medical consensus on how to 'cure' chronic Lyme. I think another variable is how long the body was infected with the Lyme...
Haha! I have accidentally brushed (some of) my teeth with shaving cream. I have forgotten to shave one leg, and didn't notice until the next day. My fave, though, happened years ago when I asked my...
I wouldn't go back to that doctor, and I hope you didn't fill the prescription for Zoloft. What symptoms are affecting your ability to carry out the tasks of everyday living?...
Hi, You have multiple symptoms and have listed many dx's. I am wondering if your health problems started after the car accident, or after a flu-like illness? I would listen to achievinggrace, as I...
LymeBait, So many people have given you so much personal information already! I just will say welcome to the Lyme forum on Healing Well as I see this is your first post. Good thread, Bait!...
Good for you! Having a doctor who you have confidence in, and who you can be frank with is so important. Plus, your frame of mind is positive which is good for your immune system....
Thank you!...
Dear BodyJar, It does sound like herxing to me. It is an unfortunate necessary evil with Lyme treatment. But I am glad you did not go too long before starting treatment. I learned so much on this...
Hi Zeusy, No apologies are necessary! I am admittedly oversensitive because I had a doctor in the past who was South African Dutch, who I thought was quite liberal/open-minded until Lyme disease...
Yes, yes! Thank you so much, everybody. You are all right about not worrying. I know it serves no useful purpose, especially when it comes to one's health. I appreciate you guys mentioning it, and...
Although I realize the importance of both tests being weakly positive, I believe I failed to mention that my blood work also showed the anti-smooth muscle antibody, same titer, in 2006! Why would I...
Yes it is. I used to see a white South African Dutch physician who was more liberal than most family doctors. :-) But I have found it is difficult and stressful to bring up the dreaded chronic Lyme...
My South African doctor also attributed most problems to fibromyalgia. He also sent me to the most well known anti-Lyme ID specialist in the province. My South African doctor told me that even if I...
Hi Hugh, I am glad your AMSA has been decreasing. I replied on the Lyme forum also. I thought I had read that once you have autoimmune antibodies, you always will. But I do suffer from brain fog, and...
PS: A smart Lymie I know told me that minocycline is used to modulate AI diseases, and abx also have a slight anti inflammatory effect. I have noy tried doxy, but it is in the same class of abx. The...
Hi Hugh, this is very exciting, I agree. I just ranted away about Lyme treatment in a previous post, got myself all agitated about the Lyme Miseries to no avail. No worries, I am glad you responded!...
PS: Oh yeah, and with the fibromyalgia diagnosis, you can be offered Lyrica, or Cymbalta. But if you want to treat Lyme, you're on your own. And yes, if you're lucky enough to have extended health as...
Zeusy, It is documented in the BC Health Guide that Lyme DOES exist in BC. I would say to that stupid doctor: "I thought it was common knowledge, since it is clearly stated in the BC Health Guide...
Hello, and I am sorry you are suffering. In answer to your question about insomnia resolving without a sleep aid: No. Things wax and wane, but none of my symptoms have completely resolved with...
My blood work came back with a positive ANA, nucleolar pattern. First time for me. I was checking on other HW forums and a moderator on the hepatitis forum said Lyme patients get a positive ANA. That...
Has anyone out there with Lyme developed a low heart rate, that is, a resting pulse of less than 60 beats per minute?n...
Hello, I used to post in the fibromyalgia forum, then the Lyme forum, here on HW. My fibro case has been atypical due to low-grade fevers that started after the last of four influenza illnesses in...
Thanks, Joy. I appreciate your help. Cara...
It is the opposite. Anyone else?...
I'm confused. I recently had a positive ANA 1:80 (nuc pattern) and a positive anti smooth muscle antibody, titre 1:20 I thought the smooth muscle antibody was the same test as the anti-Sm test. But...
Hi Lynnwood, thank you for clearing that up for me. I was reading about the titres (but not comprehending) and I think I had it backwards - thinking 1:80 is high. So if it's low, that's better. My GP...
A recent EKG revealed "sinus bradycardia" at 54 bpm. I have no history of cardiovascular disease. I was a little shocked, since I've always had a normal pulse. My BP tends to drop a little sometimes,...
I'm sensitive to a lot of products. My current favourite moisturizer is Glaxal Base lotion (or cream). A lot of soaps smell like bug spray to me, even Dove. The unscented one doesn't bother me as...
Thank you, Joy. I was a little shocked when my GP said the EKG had showed a heart rate of 54. I can't even remember what he said after I told him I've never had a low pulse rate before. Of course now...
Would further cardiac testing be done based on the low heart rate?...
A recent physical revealed positive ANA 1:80 nucleolar pattern. Next blood work was ENA 6 panel which was negative. 2006 blood work showed positive anti-smooth muscle antibody, which was repeated,...
I attended a couple of meetings at a Lyme support group in New Westminster, BC, where I heard that some folks responded well to either oral tetracycline or oral minocycline (Minocin). One individual,...
worrypot - You said you know someone who was cured w/ doxy 400 mg x 6 months? Was it oral? Hi Everybody! It's a terrible situation for a lot us, being chronically ill, unable to work -- previously...
PS - The "Pink Lady" cocktail just numbs the stomach temporarily which slightly relieves, but does not cure the nausea. I'm smart enough not to use copious amounts. Any recommendations for relieving...
Thanks, Kitt and Joy. What I'd like to know: What tests are normally recommended? I know my problem is long-standing; however, this year, 2010, has been more troublesome than in the previous couple...
I'm from the Lyme forum, and I have a number of medical conditions as outlined in my signature below. I need some help today from you guys regarding ongoing bouts of NAUSEA, presumably from GERD/mild...
If you don't feel like talking about illness, and someone asks "How are you feeling?", just say, "With my hands." For clarification: "I'm feeling with my hands." Another line I've used is, "Can't...
Very well said, Ginnia. Jeminij - I hope you feel better soon....
Oxycontin is slow-release oxycodone, whereas MS Contin is slow-release morphine. Oxycodone is about twice as strong as morphine. I suffer from moderate-severe pain from spinal osteoarthritis + DDD,...
Oh yes, I have had this many, many times. Traveler is talking about Neurally Mediated Hypotension - basically a drop in blood pressure. I thought of that when I first read your post - either that or...
Hi Razzle, I have never had a positive ANA, but I did get a positive smooth muscle antibody test a few years ago. Nothing ever came of it diagnostically, because all other blood work was good. Prior...
Traveler, I am so glad to hear that you're not struggling and things are starting to improve!...