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Topic: Unexplainable Rage?

Pixie
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Member # 6977

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I was just wondering is anyone gets unexplainable rage. Or just gets completely emotional out of the blue. I'm pretty sure for me it's the Bartonella, but why?

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Alv
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That is so common -and BARTONELLA sent it to a higher level -when mixed with lyme.

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sixgoofykids
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Yeah, I had that. It's a rather annoying symptom.

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Clarissa
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Here's a whole thread about people's rage and mean feelings during Lyme/Bart herxes:

http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=066669

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METALLlC BLUE
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A common psychiatric manifestation of chronic Lyme Disease.

I have it.

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ByronSBell 2007
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I always take my pistol out and cap off a few rounds to help with the anger [Razz]

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lymielauren28
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I struggle with this too! I know that I'm just miserable to be around sometimes!

For me it feels like a ping-pong ball bouncing around in my brain, if that makes any sense.

One minute I can be cool, calm and collected and then one tiny thing can just set me off.

Then I'll scream, rant, rave, sometimes throw things - all of this usually followed by bawling my eyes out.

Then when it's over, I'm like, "What in the hell is wrong with me?!"

Then I deal with feelings of shame and embarrassment because I know I've made an a@# out of myself and feel awful for treating the ones I love so badly.

And it is the ones I love - they always get the brunt of my crazy moods.

Luckily the ones closest to me are very understanding and forgiving - they just call me Loony Lauren sometimes, LOL!

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1rosepedal
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I have this to. I was beginning to wonder why I was acting so hormonal all the time.

I'm fine one minute, then everything and everyone gets on my last nerve the next minute.

I'm so glad to know I'm not alone with this one.

My son thinks I've been abducted by aliens because I'm just not myself lately. [loco]

So nice to have such a great support group.

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njlymemom
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Member # 15088

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So easy for hormones to be blamed when it

concerns a female patient

or for age to be blamed when the patient is a

teenager.

I have never heard of anyone say "Bartonella

rage" but I blame this co infection just as much

as lyme disease.

So glad my family is understanding.

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mazou
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This feeling completely went away for me when I was on Cipro, and now that I am off one week, I feel like throwing things.

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METALLlC BLUE
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I experience it still. I had it yesterday. I no longer apologize for it when other people are affected by it. I'm tired of taking responsibility for something "I" didn't do. I'm sorry it happens to "me" and sorry that other people are affected by it -- I'm sorry in the way you say sorry at a funeral. You don't apologize because "You" killed the person they love, but you apologize because they're experiencing a loss or pain.

I'm sick of apologizing. I do everything in my power to protect others from being affected. I isolate myself. It gets worse obviously while on treatment. With the proper antibiotics, like Levaquin perhaps, it'll disappear, but I don't know.

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troutscout
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Mine has been skyrocketing lately....due to Cipro/Zithro/Rifampin.....and, something called Thieves Oil from Young Living....it seems to open up the blood stream when I take it in pill form.....major herxing

Trout [Wink]

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ThatColorGreen
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I named it my bursts of 'Hulk Rage'. [cussing]

then i usually go through a cycle of annoying emotions

from extreme rage, to simple anger, to being annoyed, to feeling bad and then get depressed.

My poor boyfriend puts up with me so well. I am very lucky to have the kind of support he gives me.

But yea, Lyme Rage = watch out!!

Don't make us lymees mad!! [rant]

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toby67
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sounds like the bart!

my husband has been instructed to pretty much lock me in the bedroom when this happens to me!

i'm mean and nasty and he totally bears the brunt - it was happening about every 28 days, but no connection to my menstrual cycle.

poor guy- usually falls asleep on the other side of the door 'cuz he wants to stay close for my safety but doesn't want to risk his own!!

i turn hopeless and scary suicidal - sob and shake and cry myself to sleep.

He says I become possessed, it's not me. even my eyes look different, my face is tight, etc. NOT the woman he married.

i think it's getting better though too, it seemed much worse the first year of treatment.

and i was on prozac, and it didn't even take the edge off these episodes...
hopefully you have some good support people around you...

and you do have us!

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METALLlC BLUE
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Toby that sounds like me, what happens to you. It's disturbing when you consider yourself an extremely kind, rational, and patient person!

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