My IGeneX Lab results tested positive for Lyme. I have been to the Amen Clinic in Reston, VA for treatment-resistant depression and my brain SPECT scans indicate I actually have a "sick brain" so a Lyme test was recommended. It has come back positive and I am now seeking expert treatment immediately.
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
I sent you a name. Very good doctor and not a long wait. But, you will have to travel.
This is who I recommend.
It is great that you finally found out you have lyme disease. Get good lyme treatment and I expect your depression will be a thing of the past!
Read and study the Burrascano Lyme Treatment Guidelines found here:
See the symptom list on pages 9-10. You will see depression listed on page 9. Lyme affects the brain big time!
Use pages 9-10 to make a very complete list of your symptoms and take that list with you to your first lyme doctor appointment.
Welcome to LymeNet! We will help you here all we can.
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Welcome to Lymenet! PM sent for PA & MD.
You need to be evaluated and treated by a Lyme-literate doctor (LLMD). Non LLMDs have no clue about this horrible disease or its complex treatment!
A LLMD is one who has treated Lyme disease and the co-infections which come with it for many years and has gotten patients well. A good one will follow Dr. B's Guidelines, the "gold standard" for Lyme treatment.
Unfortunately, LLMDs are far and few between. You need to go where they are.
Also most LLMDs do not accept insurance due to the politics surrounding this horrible disease. Read poster TF's explanation, "Why Lyme Doctors Don't Take Insurance":