I have said lately that it is as if she is not herself and then she snaps back into her happy self later. Have you tried talking with your daughter to see what she feels like when it happens?

For instance, I asked my daughter and found that she admitted to being out of control with what she says and how she acts. There hasn't been anything really dangerous happening, just lots of crying and emotion.

I hope this answers your question. I am sad if there is a chance that she has lyme, but I do think that it is better to address that issue sooner than later.

Take care and keep in touch.

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He does however have periods where he has difficulty focusing. With the help of his teacher I am able to track these periods now.

I know five other children from families with lyme and one in particular has had his physical ailments get better only to have his neurolyme become much worse.

His mother has told me that he has become much more "sensitive" to issues where his empathy for others seems to be blown way out of proportion.

His mother now restricts his exposure to the news as it makes him very emotional with sadness.

She has also told me that he does not seem to be the same happy child that she once had.

I am carefully watching for these symtoms in my own son who always seems happy. Not too long ago my son answered yes when the doctor asked him if he ever felt depressed. How does a 10 year old know what depressions is? I was shocked.

It is my belief that a lot of undiagnosed children go through severe depressions without their parents really understanding what is happening.

I hear on the news all the time about perfectly normal children doing crazy things that shock their parents and communtiy. I wonder now if those children have lyme.

If your child were mine I would find a lyme educated neuropsychologist as well as a very good lyme doc.

there are many people who post here that have children. Hopefully they will also offer you some advice of their own. Childrens lives are so precious. Its criminal to me that there are so many that suffer.

There is a very good childrens book on lyme written for children to read. My son and I read it together. I can't remember if I got it at the LDA sight or not. Perhaps another parent can post the link. I'll check the book and try to post later.
 

No harm can come from that..

and Doc J states often that mood disorders, irritability, resulting problems in school, hyperactivity, ect are all a common sign
in children.

I imagine, in the cases where it is not direct CNS involvement, it could just be a manifestation of feeling ill in other ways they can't express.

Either way, distinct change in demeanor could mean a child is ill with something.

You are leagues ahead to be this aware to be questioning what's going on..if there is a problem, much better to know now and get on with helping resolve it.

All the best..

Mo
 

He got worse after routine vaccinations due to the load on his immune system.

We started treating him last Nov. and he is wonderful now most of the time. We are finally finding out what our son is truely like at 6.

My 11yo daughter also has lyme and she has mood swings based on how she feels. If she feels badly then she is weepy and sad and crabby. So its hard to say if its the lyme CAUSING the weepy-ness or the depression of being sick that causes it, or just that they are so tired they are miserable and prone to mood swings.

My son had severe rages at times that were linked to bartonella.

SO I guess to answer your question lyme and co- can cause this type of behavior and if you have any suspicions that she may be infected you should have her seen.

GOod luck,
pattiecakes
 

Finally realized it was Lyme and LLMD put her on antibiotics and tantrums diminished greatly. After a couple of years of antibiotics and homeopathic treatment she seemed much better. This past year, she complained of her head "being crazy" and night terrors. She was put back on abx and things improved but we're still dealing with a lot of hair trigger mood swings and some complaints of fatigue.

I also have a 19 year old whose missed five years of school due to Lyme. As a result, I am very active in the Lyme community. The mood swings and behavior issues are common in the younger children with Lyme. Unfortunately, most pediatricians are clueless when it comes to Lyme. By the way, I am finding migraines a popular misdiagnosis among pediatricians and pediatric neurologists for kids suffering from Lyme.

I would get your daughter into a LLMD right away if I were you. Dr J would be a great choice if you can get there.

Good luck!

By all means have your daughter tested ASAP. As soon as my daughter turned up with

a positive WB test we had her little one that is 3 tested shortly afterward. I didn't waste anytime on that.

They are both being treated by Dr. H, and we are taking the 3 year old to see Dr. J in Sept. as Dr. H wants her to be seen by him.

She was the best baby in the world, NEVER cried never grouchy, then when she hit 11 months old this alien moved into her body.

She thew fits and laid on the floor and just cried and cried for no reason. It was very alarming. This quiet happy baby was NEVER happy.

It was such a drastic change it alarmed us all. Even though she had problems as an infant keeping food down, she did the projectile thing.

She would get fevers just out of the blue and we would take her in to the pediatrician and he would say, oh her ear is a bit red, lets treat her with Zithromax. This happened nearly every month. She was a good little baby.

She probably didn't get real bad with her Lyme symptoms as time went on because the Dr. was treating her for Lyme without even knowing it! Then we moved and the new doc didn't give her as many antibiotics.

She also had these weird rashes and we would take her in and the doc would treat her for what he said he thought it was......LOL, one time she was seem by 3 different doctors and we got 3 different diagnosis.

She has her rages sometimes and she is very emotional at times for things we don't understand. She is a very bright chid. I am soooo very thankful God gave me an

inquisitive mind that won't just accept what a duck says. I am also thankful that I had read enough to know she needed tested before that brightness started getting dim.

Had I accepted what they said, both my daughter and granddaughter would still be going untreated.

SO YES, definately get her tested ASAP. If you had untreated Lyme, there is a HUGE chance your daughter was born with it. If

she was, she has known nothing different all her life so she wouldn't be able to tell you if she feels bad or not.

These poor children don't even know that they don't feel good, since good isn't something they have ever experienced.

I am not a doctor, I am just passing on my personal experience.

Take care,

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