Posted by stargazer on April 17, 2005, at 22:09:48
In reply to Mental illness after an infection??, posted by Spriggy on April 15, 2005, at 15:28:14
I have been researching Lyme disease and there is a correlation between Lyme and depression so probably there are many viruses/infections that also affect one's thinking and mood.
Right now I'm battling something(?) that started with a sore elbow, feels like tendonitis, now the pain has moved into my shoulder. Over the past week I have had severe pain without any known cause. Nothing is helping relieve tha pain including heat, cold antiinflammatory meds, etc. I thought perhaps I did hurt myself somehow but now I'm starting to think it may be Lyme disease.
Has anyone ever noticed that in the throes of a medical flareup like this ones depression/other diagnosis, move into second place?
It almost seems as though whichever disease is more severe at any given time makes itself the priority. I couldn't tell you how I'm doing mentally right now because the symptoms that are most aggravating are the body aches and pains.
I'm still taking Geodon/Adderall/Wellbutrin and
Celexa. Could all these meds be interacting and causing the pain? How much do we really know about how these drugs interact with one another??I 'm having the test for Lyme tomorrow. It would be so easy if that was the cause.
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