Brain Fog and Diagnosis questions

Hello,

My brain fog is making me crazy. I've been on antibiotics for four months and am taking a slew of herbal supplements, but it just won't go away! It's like I am stuck in state of being zoned out. I sometimes have to shake my head to focus and not be in a daze. Is this really lyme? I'm worried that I might have some other kind of sickness - parasites, or worms…It came on very suddenly - one night, I just started feeling this way, I went to bed early and it hasn't gone away sense.

Background Info:
I am 26 years old. I don't remember a tick bite, I don't remember a flu, and I never had the bulls-eye rash.

I was diagnosed with lyme via Igenex, positive IFA and IGM, negative IGG. Negative standard testing (ELISA and Western blot). Because the first few tests were negative, I still worry that maybe this isn't lyme and I am ruining my body with antibiotics for nothing.

Early Symptoms:
Irregular menstrual cycles almost all my life, but especially recently (I haven't had a period in months)
Mild rashes around eyes for months, couldn't figure out the cause.
Constant post-nasal drip for two years, mild.
Burning pain in upper abdomen after eating certain foods (later realized it was gluten sensitivity)
Intense skin itching but no rash, especially on calves and arms.
Irritability, mood swings, depression (out of nowhere)

Later symptoms:
Hands go totally numb at night (one time my leg also went numb)
Dizziness and light sensitivity
Muscle weakness (started in right leg, almost felt heavy, but is now mostly my arms.
BRAIN FOG!!!!!

Just wanted to say that I agree with Girlie - no doubt you have Lyme. In four months of treatment, you should have seen some thing happen, and you have. You are herxing. What all are you doing for detoxing? Detoxing is a very huge part of our healing.

Hi jbjbousquet!-

I also get the "zoned" out symptom. It's as if my brain stopped working and there is absolutely no thought process going on. Sometimes when this happens, my mouth stays open and I drool a little. I feel like a zombie. :)

In my teens, I had a regular period (bled for 5-7 days) every other week. This continued for about 3 years. I got tested for anemia, but everything came back "normal ". I was put on birth control. I also had chronic fatigue that got diagnosed as depression. I tried antidepressants, none of them helped me.

After a couple of years, I stopped birth control because I never liked taking medication.

In my early 30s I only had my period 3 or 4 times in a year. I would only spot for a day and that was it.

At the age of 36 , I went over a year without getting my period. I have been tested several times to see if I was premenopausal through the last several years. Nope, I "normal " according to the test.

Is your itchy skin due to when you eat gluten? I got terrible itchy skin when I started antibiotics. It felt like I had fleas. My whole body itched. I thought I was allergic to my antibiotics. My LLMD put me back on Nystatin and Fluconazole for my overgrowth of Candida (fungus). The itching has calmed down a lot for me.

Muscle weakness became more severe after I started Lyme treatment. Somedays, I had a hard time trying to get a lid off a plastic container. Sometimes I would have to use both hands to lift my glass of water.

Make sure you are detoxing! Do this daily, and slowly add new detox methods.

Lyme disease and co-infection can be very hard on us.

Best Wishes!

Another link to detoxing ideas:

www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html

Thanks for the information Astroman!

I have had issues with hypothyroidism since my late teens.

I got diagnosed with overgrowth of Candida 1 year before my diagnosis of Lyme. I was on Nystatin for about 1 year, then my doctor told me to stop because it seemed like nothing was working.

My LLMD put me back on nystatin and Fluconazole.

What an exciting life we live!

The mild rash around your eyes is interesting because my husband has that too. He's had it for a few years. I actually had a rash like on my cheeks and was diagnosed with rosacea. I wonder if this could be a parasite thing? They say if one person has parasites then the rest of the family likely does too.