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Topic: Dormant spirochetes

bruce101
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Member # 2457

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Folks:
If you have a positive Western Blot IGM, as I do, is it possible not to have symptoms? I've also been diagnosed with anxiety disorders and am wondering if my symptoms -- lightheadeness, fatigue, tight muscles, feelings of unreality -- are because of anxiety or lyme?
I was bitten in 1993 and have been fighting these symptoms since but I've never had many classic lyme symptoms -- arthritis, cognitive problems, etc. -- so not sure if a new course of abx is necessary.

Thanks!

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JillF
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Member # 5553

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I have periods of severe lightheadedness, dizziness, wooziness and black-outs. If I'm out in the sun, it is alot worse. Also, not eating will make the episodes worse. The sun really sets it off for some reason.

I also have felt very disconnected with the world in the past. It was almost like I was on acid, yet I wasn't. This was when I had alot of concentration problems (I would see the person speak but couldn't catch the words).
I always thought this was because I did alot of extra ciricular activities in highschool. Now I am pretty sure that's not why...

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stage4
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Member # 702

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Classic lyme symptoms???????

Entering my fourth year now as a bonafide DNA positive lymie, I don't believe in "classic" anymore...

My first bite/dose was in 1969 and nobody knew what my joint pain was due to...but, hey! It eventually went away!!! Oh, Goodie!

Then I had a transient skipped/innocent heart beat irregularity circa 1972...but hey! It too went away. Oh Goodie!

Had skipped beats return circa 1985 with night sweats...but hey! They went away!!!

Then my neck developed stiffness in late 80s with left shoulder involvement by the 90s and by 1998 a chiropractor helped my left shoulder with electrical stim treatments and hey! I just figured I was getting older cause I was.

By 1999 and after a third bite/dose with an atypical bullseye, I sustained bilateral lymphadenopathy...but hey, it went away!!!

Then by 2000 the intermittent intracranial pressure started and I identified the bullseye on lyme net.

There is no "classic" lyme in my book anymore...

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Lymelighter
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Member # 5310

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Bump for Bruce

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Kara Tyson
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Member # 939

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I think that like with any disease people are differant. The only symptom that I have/had with Lyme was bladder disfunction and bladder pain. No brain fog, arthritis, nothing...I think it just depends on the person and other factors (your overall immune system, your age, ect.)

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Nancy-OH
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Member # 3567

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Ya know, who the heck knows!?

I've heard those tests are only 50% accurate(either way).

I've heard some people with good immune systems can keep the bacteria at bay until something happens to trigger it, like a car accident, a fall, stress, whatever.

If you have an LLMD maybe he will decide to try you on abx and see what happens.

Good luck! For your sake, I hope it's not Lyme.

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