Do I have Lyme disease??

Hi Brandon,

With the exception of the drooping mouth, which sounds like a palsy, I've had almost all your symptoms. I tested positive on a Western Blot for Lyme. Sounds like you need a lyme literate doctor.

Please consider mold exposure too. Mold and lyme have many overlapping symptoms, and you can also have both. I had most of the symptoms that you mention with exposure to toxic mold.

To all,

Thanks for the replies I’m still not sure what is going on. I went and got a physical Friday September 6th and also had blood work done. The doctor did not seem concerned about any of my symptoms and just told me to eat better, drink more water and exercise more. Blood work seemed ok besides my bilirubin which is high I was told 2 years ago they think I have Gilbert’s syndrome . Had an eye appointment yesterday doctor said 20-20 vision but recommended 1.00 glasses for work because I work on a computer all day. I was actually feeling a bit better Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday this week but today feel crappy again. The joint popping is still happening, I still feel shaky, my neck still gets somewhat stiff, still irritable and sometimes have difficulty concentrating, but my TMJ is feeling slightly better. It’s been cloudy here in Minnesota so have not been able to check on my light sensitivity. I did notice a small patch on mold in my bathroom and there is no ceiling vent so it’s gets super steamy but no other major life changes like where I’m living or job or travel. I had the crown put on over 6 months ago but all symptoms besides the TMJ started roughly 6 weeks ago. I have the money to go to additional doctors but don’t really feel like throwing things at the wall to see what sticks. Not sure where I go from here but I’m going to make the diet and exercise changes and see what happens. I’m stressed 24/7 so that could be playing a part.

BrandonL said...
Hello to all,

First off I live in Minnesota and looks like it’s a hot spot for Lyme disease. Symptoms: dark floating spots in my eyes started about 6 weeks ago, Abnormal light sensitivity out side started 6 weeks ago, Eyes feel dry, Joints cracking loudly all started at the same time shoulders, knees, elbows, ankles started about 3 weeks ago, warm feeling in and around joints and other parts of the body mainly arm and legs started about a week ago, stiff neck and grinding neck, shaking in hands, feeling of being unstable when standing, droopy feeling left side of mouth (comes and goes been happening for a couple months, Irritability, TMJ issues but had a crown put in 6 months ago but dentist said bite looks good. I’m sure I can think of more but this is the main list. Any thoughts or input would be greatly appreciated.

You have Lyme plus coinfections... Most likely bartonella considering the dry eyes(they're probably red), stiff neck, shaking hands, floaters, TMJ, irritability... As you get on antibiotic treatment, the irritability may turn into severe anxiety, you may have to take magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate if your psych symptoms get worse during herxing from bartonella.

Borrelia/Lyme in general can cause bells palsy, joints cracking, and warm feelings around joints.

Question is, do you have Babesia too, as for many this can be the dominant coinfection, and until you get rid of this you won't be able to treat bartonella and borrelia efficiently. However, you may still improve if you just treat with antibiotics, but very slowly. You'll have to incorporate special herbs/antibiotics/antiparasitic drugs tailored to each coinfection.

Everyone has different strains of babesia and bartonella, so I'm sure in some cases their Bartonella may be dominant with a mild strain of Babesia. I think the best thing to do is match up your antibiotics/herbs to the dominant symptoms, then see if your body feels better while being on these drugs. I honestly still think something like doxy/flagyl is a great way to start off for most, as Doxy addresses the borrelia, flagyl partially hits babesia, flagyl also hits borrelia round body forms and biofilms, and both antibiotics cross the blood brain barrier pretty good.

Be sure to check out A-Bab and A-Bart herbs, both very strong herbs that work successfully for a host of coinfections....

Some good bartonella antibiotics are bactrim, rifampin, biaxin, mino, and omnicef. Bactrim can hit both bartonella and babesia. Herbs that are good for both babesia and bartonella are csa formula or cyrptolepsis or sida acuta.

Be sure to make use of the search box, type in your dominant symptoms or even symptoms and a coinfection, see what herbs and antibiotics patients are using.

You'll have to use supplements to keep your microbiome healthy like probiotics.. As well as kidney and liver detoxing properly with alpha lipoic acid and milk thistle.

Post Edited (Charlie55) : 9/13/2019 4:03:35 AM (GMT-6)