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Hey guys!
I'm about to try to start university, and I really need to improve my health. I'm trying to decide if Lyme disease is a useful thing to try and treat, or if it's just a dead end for me as it's such a polarised issue (lots of people and doctors talking about false positives and saying it's not possible and others saying it's been a miracle cure) that I've had no luck researching it for myself, other than getting completely confused as to what it is and how it interacts with CFS.
Here's just a little bit of info:
Is it possibly the cause of many of my symptoms (poor eyesight, fatigue, concentration and neurological issues such as dizziness, insomnia and brain fog, heart palpitations, muscle soreness) and is it worth trying to treat? I don't want to spend a lot of money and time on something that won't help.
Are there any good resources for understanding lyme in terms of CFS? Is it a co-infection? Or an alternative diagnosis?
Thanks so much in advance x
I'm about to try to start university, and I really need to improve my health. I'm trying to decide if Lyme disease is a useful thing to try and treat, or if it's just a dead end for me as it's such a polarised issue (lots of people and doctors talking about false positives and saying it's not possible and others saying it's been a miracle cure) that I've had no luck researching it for myself, other than getting completely confused as to what it is and how it interacts with CFS.
Here's just a little bit of info:
- I've been diagnosed with CFS and POTS for years, no sudden onset, and it runs in my family
- My doctor suggested we get tested for Lyme (even though in Australia it isn't recognised, the tests were sent away to Germany to test for rickettsia)
- The test for me and all my family came back a clear positive
- I have never been bitten by a tick, or lived anywhere that it could occur, I have never exhibited the bulls eye rash or any of the other typical symptoms you see online that don't cross over with CFS
- Many doctors say that Lyme doesn't exist in Australia
Is it possibly the cause of many of my symptoms (poor eyesight, fatigue, concentration and neurological issues such as dizziness, insomnia and brain fog, heart palpitations, muscle soreness) and is it worth trying to treat? I don't want to spend a lot of money and time on something that won't help.
Are there any good resources for understanding lyme in terms of CFS? Is it a co-infection? Or an alternative diagnosis?
Thanks so much in advance x
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