The Psychological Aspect of Lyme + Co-infections Psychiatry

Collating some links and information in relation to how it effects the brain/mood/psychology etc.

I experienced rage, anger, depression, not wanting to be alive, anxiety, roller coaster moods, lots of cognitive weirdness. With treatment for lyme, babesia, bart, these things slowly cleared. Especially the anger and rage. Cutting out alcohol also helped. The low mood remains something I have to be aware of.

www.igenex.com/psychological_effects.htm

This is an EXCELLENT read. Includes the role of the psychiatrist in treatment.
www.mentalhealthandillness.com/tnaold.html

Lyme and depression
"In my database, depression is the most common psychiatric syndrome associated with late stage Lyme dis­ease. Although depression is common in any chronic illness, it is more preva­lent with Lyme patients than in most other chronic illnesses. There appears to be multiple causes, including a num­ber of psychological and physical fac­tors."
www.mentalhealthandillness.com/Articles/LymeDepressionAndSuicide.htm

Cognitive Impairment
www.mentalhealthandillness.com/Articles/LymeDiseaseAndCognitiveImpairments.htm

" Depressive states among patients with late Lyme disease are fairly common, ranging across studies from 26% to 66%" Goal of this article is to educate psychiatrists
/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7943444

I scrolled to the Discussion as I do with many of the science articles.
www.lymepa.org/04%20Psychiatric%20illness%20in%20chronic%20Lyme%20disease.pdf

They can delete it if it isn't appropriate - I think in the context of the broader subject - its fine, it is something we have to deal with if we are sick, and having the information - a good thing. I am trying to locate this great handout that I found that I gave to my psychiatrist. Sums it up beautifully. Will add it when I find it.