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I had an extremely stressfull situation a few months ago. The type of panic stress that consumes your life every waking moment and into your sleep as well. This period lasted a few weeks until the problem was resolved. Since then my symptoms have increased by a lot and stayed that way. Could this have been caused by the stress
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Stress is NUMBER 1 enemy on a weakened immune system. Sometimes it's hard to hide from life.
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Yes, as Pam said, stress is hard on the immune system. Borrelia can get out of control when the immune system goes down.
Consider a balanced B vitamin to help with stress. Vitamin C is useful for both stress and the immune system. I take both every day.
I hope you are under the care of an LLMD.
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Some people who have apparently recovered from Lyme months or years earlier have a sudden relapse soon after a stressful event, due to the lowering of the immune system.
I am sure it could also cause a major flare in someone who had not yet recovered.
Stress also affects cortisol, hormones, adrenals, emotions, etc., which Lyme & co. also affects, so adding stress to Lyme could make symptoms worse.
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- It's not about hiding from life but about supporting and healing a body that just can't handle stress due to a very toxic infection.
For some, not so much as hiding from life but severely curtaining certain activities may be required and, actually, a life-saving measure, until the infection is under control and support measures are working.
For some who have severe aderenal dysfunction and may be in a stage of failure, ANY stimulation, even a conversation - or light or sound - can cause serious damage. Lyme patients often fall into this category.
Many links here about the effects of caustic stress hormones on the adrenals and cardiac systems - and what can HELP:
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Now I try to look ahead and manage any stress that comes my way and divert it before it comes to me. It seems like I'm still paying the price for an event that happened months ago.
Does anyone happen to have a link to all of Dr Burrasco's guidelines.
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Tgym - I have just been diagnosed with Lyme and we are fairly certain I have had this for years with next to no symtoms.
I had unexplained hearing loss and knee problems for about 6-7 years.
Strangely enough during the stress of my son being diagnosed with lyme, it was over a month of HIGH stress and little sleep I began having lyme symptoms and now have a positive test also.
I had no idea that a person could walk around with Lyme disease for years and not know they have it.
And even though I knew that stress was extremely hard on a person's body, I have a whole new respect for how it can affect the immune system.
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LymeXtu - After my initial tick flu (diagnosed as flu, not Lyme), I had no symptoms for almost 3 years. I had no idea I had ever been exposed (didn't meet my tick). It was a very stressful life event that weakened my immune system and reactivated my Lyme.
Years before I was diagnosed, I had a six month period of very low key living, and went into complete remission. When normal life resumed, I relapsed.
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I wish there was a situation triggering my stress.
For me, it seems to be oxidative stress. I stay sane by boosting my glutathione through supplementation. I've tried IV Glutathione, and it was just expensive and I can achieve more lasting benefits through supplementation.
If you boost your glutathione, you may find that your ability to handle stress is increased. It helps with my mood, anxiety, brain fog, memory loss, aches, and panic attacks as well, because it literally clears you up and promotes a better sense of well-being. I take a fair share of pharmaceuticals as well, but I never forget to take my glutathione enhancing supplements. Some days I forget to take my mood stabilizer, but I never forget to take NAC. Why? Because they work better than my mood stabilizer (which I just want to stop anyway). NAC works, and there is plenty of clinical studies that proves it. You can boost your glutathione a lot more by combining a few other supplements.
If the pharmaceutical industry and FDA wasn't so corrupt, psychiatrists would be giving NAC to all their patients with schizophrenia, autism, anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, and the list goes on.
There is already "medicinal food" for alzheimers, and even drugs containing NAC for alzheimers (Cerefolin NAC). NAC is an FDA approved pharmaceutical drug that is used in hospitals and sold over the counter as a non-FDA approved dietary supplement (I know, that makes no sense), so I don't see why it can't be prescribed by psychiatrists.
It would be nice to see some FDA approved "medicinal food" medications for bipolar, depression, anxiety, etc as well. It would be the step in the right direction.
I'll stop ranting on your thread now.
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