Topic: Do I go to a NEW Psych for Increased Depression? Finding a Lyme Psych?
Annie C
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Lyme depression has it's own methods and ways to change what may have started out to be a so so - to a good day.
I've been fighting PTSD for over 4 years. I went for counciling For a long time then $$$ couldn't provide. I've seen see her 2 times recently and it's clear I need further in-depth treatment. And I'm scarred bc I can't find a Psych LLMD. There is one 200 miles away.
PTSD has reared it's ugly head into mine. I take Effexor XR for years. Do these stop working after so long? Needing Input to be able to deal with it. from vertigo...
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I went to an LLMD psych and he didn't seem any different from a regular psych.(more expensive though!!) He seemed more willing to prescribe things off-label for brain fog(like Alzheimer's/ADHD meds.), but otherwise it was all the same old, same old. If you're mostly suffering from depression, I'd do some research on your own and go to a local doc with some idea of what you'd like to try. I've been lucky and AD's have never stopped working for me, but I've heard they can. Lots of alternatives to choose from though. Good luck.
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Annie C
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Thanks for your extra input. I find in hard to think "outside the box" sometimes outside of my apt.
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Prescription antidepressants have never worked for me. I had much better success with lithium orotate. Also adding some tryptophan can help with insomnia, though I experienced bad dreams with it.
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lymetwister
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Problem is, more then likely, your Neurotransmitters, Hormones, Minerals, etc. are all whacked out causing your symptoms.
I would think a thorough workup to see whats off would better suit you then tossing Psych meds into your body.
Your not alone with the Psych stuff. Many will talk about it on here and many won't b/c of the Stigma, but trust me when I tell you most of us have issues b/c of the Lyme & Co. I try and remember all the time, that it's just chemical and "Not Real". It will pass as we get well, period !
There are times when things are so bad that the above is hard to do. So, what you have to do then is just sit and cry and get it out.
In my case, my Testosterone is in the dirt. I supplement and it might make a bit of a difference, but I have low Serotonin, Dopamine, Aldosterone, DHEA, etc. It's all a domino effect and when you get better, everything else will too.
Hang in There !
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Tracy9
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There are lyme literate therapists I am aware of, they are not prescribers though and one who does it via Skype so it doesn't matter where you are and you don't have to leave your home. PM me for names. I think the cost is reasonable.
13 years Lyme & Co.; Small Fiber Neuropathy; Myasthenia Gravis, Adrenal Insufficiency. On chemo for 2 1/2 years as experimental treatment for MG. Posts: 4480 | From Northeastern Connecticut | Registered: Jun 2005
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seekhelp
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Lymetwister, are you doing any better lately? What's your recent regimen?
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lymetwister
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Seek,
I had a thorough ANS w/u. Lots of problems besides the POTS. Got on a drug called Mestonin (Pyrostigmine). It's used for Myastenia Gravis, but off Label it is used with Dysautonomia by adding Parasympathetic driving down the Sympathetic=Decreased Anxiety, Better breathing, Less of the Heart Attack feelings, etc. Basically, I'm not so stimulated, which is huge. Now I can get back to treating a bit harder, which is gonna be Rife.
How you doing ?
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