Posted by Robert_Burton_1621 on July 19, 2015, at 12:46:44
In reply to Re: Mania, med reactions, the DSMV + rapid cycling! » Robert_Burton_1621, posted by SLS on July 11, 2015, at 6:25:33
> Do you live in Melbourne? My doctor from the USA will be speaking there next week regarding the contribution of neuroinflammatory processes to psychiatric syndromes. He's real big on Lyme Disease and other tic-borne illnesses, so he might address that issue, too. What's nice is that he doesn't neglect diagnosing and treating the gamut of psychiatric illnesses. Using Google as a search engine, I found that some medical professionals believe that Lyme Disease does indeed exist in Australia. However, I don't know what statistics are available. Maybe it is an imported pathogen? There is still some debate as to the existence of Lyme in Australia. Until receently, I think Australia and Antarctica were considered the two continents free of Lyme Disease. I don't know.
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> - ScottThanks, Scott. I am aware that the quarantine arm of the federal government here is definitely monitoring lyme disease; and there have been isolated reports of its occurence here. Apart from that, however, it is not (here) a condition which is so prevalent, or a condition whose contraction is a real statistical risk, that people suffering from depression ought be seriously sceptical that they have been incorrectly diagnosed and they are, thus, being treated with powerful medications which are inefficacious.
The neuroinflammatory hypothesis is, however, extremely interesting in itself, and I would be interested in reading your doctor's address if it happens to be published. I am not in Melbourne myself.
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