I was wondering if anyone has experienced the co-occurrence of a mitochondrial dysfunction AND lyme infection? Our LLMD mentioned in passing she wanted to test my husband for mitochondrial dysfunction, saying that sometimes it causes a lyme profile that is similar to my husband's. We are at the beginning of investigating all of this. Has anyone heard of, or experienced, this? Thanks!
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
I've heard that Lyme can actually cause mitochondrial malfunction.
Testing seems a waste of time, when there is no cure for mito. issues. There is a supplement cocktail that is given to those with mito. disorders: Co-Q10 and Carnitine, and possibly some other supportive nutritional supplements. It doesn't "cure" the mito, but can improve the situation for many with mito issues.
Posted by seekhelp (Member # 15067) on :
I went through a lot of mito testing including surgery (muscle biopsy). MOST conditions have no cure, but a few have I believe. If you get lucky and identify a metabolic myopathy where there is treatment, you could have your life back. That alone was reason for me to look. At the end, they couldn't diagnose anything on me.