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Ever since getting my i.v. installed yesterday in my arm, I've been having panic symptoms and now I'm having watery stools. I know that when I get anxiety, I get diarrhea. How the heck do I know if it's already c-diff or just anxiety?
I was already having panic symptoms before the iv yesterday, just overload. I feel like my muscles in my neck are way worse but I don't know if it's from the rocephin or from anxiety!
I'm falling apart at the seams here. My husband is getting impatient already because I keep crying and I am worried that I have MS or something because the muscles in my neck hurt so bad.
Why the heck are my muscles in my neck hurting so bad? They feel like they are pulled soooo tight. I need some words of encouragement here. I'm super upset and my mind is getting away from me.
Ever since I started having Neuro symptoms in March, I've been a mental wreck. I keep crying, panicking, and I keep thinking I'm going to die.
This is very embarrassing to admit but I feel like the people in my life who I know love me, are already getting irritated with this, as I've been upset since March.
I can't come to grips that this is Lyme. I keep thinking I have something else that is going to kill me. I'm really scared, I have a 2 year old that I love so much. I just can't quit thinking this is something else that will take me away from him.
I feel so sad and upset. What is my problem? Could the diarrhea be from the rocephin already or is it just nerves? What do you think?
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sutherngrl
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Don't live to die, live to live!
Anxiety and stress is the worse thing for LD. Try to relax and know that you are going to get better, but that it is going to take time. We have all felt like we were going to die some time during this illness, but we don't.
LD is curable, but it takes time. The more you stress the longer it will take to get better.
Just try to relax. Listen to calm music, do breathing exercises that relax your body. These are things you can do to calm yourself down.
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Yep. You have to stop the stressing. A LOT of us have neuro Lyme... and I had the same panic and fears you do. Every now and then the fears try to creep back in, but you have to squash them. Freaking out does NO good at all.
You ARE going to get better. You ARE going to get WORSE before you get better. It is to be expected. You might be sick for a long time before getting better.... you need to really let yourself know these facts.
And Nessa... you know where this fear comes from.
Now about the C. diff and watery stools already..I don't know. But I do know that with orals I started the wattery stools within HOURS and it lasted a few days and then stopped. So to me, it stands to reason that IV can start it much sooner.
Maybe someone else can help with the C diff question.
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hi,watery stool is from the rocephin,take your probotics daily,as many as you need
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This can happen with rocephin treatment.
Although it might be good to flush out the system a bit, so to speak, a spoonful of (preferably organic and unrefined) coconut oil can help reduce the water.
Carob powder, too.
Be sure to replenish your fluids and electrolytes - and minerals.
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djf2005
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watery stool can be die off.
when i first started roc, i had the same thing.
you need to chill out, seriously. you are only going to make things worse by getting so worked up.
you do not have ms, im sure of it. the neck pain i also have, very badly, haev had for 2 yrs now.
it sucks, but u WILL GET BETTER. hang in there
best
derek
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I have had really bad tension and neck pain for years, it can be a part of Lyme for most ppl. I have also had the anxiety so badly I thought I was going to die.
I have gone through all this and more for 40 yrs., only first tested and diagnosed with lyme in Nov. 07. I am beginning all my treatment on Mon., and am keeping the hope that I will now finally feel better.
Perhaps they can give you a med for anxiety, I had to and it can make alot of difference.
Relax!
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In The Lyme Disease Solution, Dr. Singleton says that anxiety and depression are a main symptom of his new patients. So alot of this anxiety is the same thing as someone who presents with a swollen knee only your anxiety is less obvious because it's not visible.
You'll get better just like the person with the swollen knee but it'll take time. Dr. Singleton recommends accupuncture for anxiety and that also might help for your neck issue.
Even though you don't feel better yet you are on the road to recovery because you are doing treatment that is going to help you in the long run. Hang in there.
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I guess I keep thinking because I don't have what I would consider the "classical" Lyme with arthritic symptoms, that I really don't have it. Everything I thought I knew about Lyme, actually, 2 things I did know about Lyme were Bull's Eye Rash and Arthritic Joints.
Even though I had a positive test, I keep thinking because I didn't have those things, I really don't have Lyme, even though I have a million of the other symptoms.
But those symptoms mimic other diseases in my mind, so I just can't let it go. I know that I didn't have my first real panic attack or real lasting anxiety that never lets up until after I got bit.
The anxiety is hell. I keep thinking I'm missing something else that is wrong with me and that I'm going to die of it because I'm treating Lyme and maybe I don't have it. I just keep obsessing with this thought and have been for months.
I know it's really freakin' annoying that I keep talking about how I worry that I don't have Lyme but I am having a hard time grasping this. I don't get why my main symptom is in my neck.
Why my neck has so much muscular pain and nerve pain??? Other people get nerve pain in their hands and feet, but I get it in my neck?? I just don't get "why my neck?"
My MRI didn't have contrast so now I'm wondering if it missed something?
Sorry, I fell asleep at 2am and woke up at 5am, feeling like the right side of my face was asleep, which caused me to panic, and I've been up ever since.
Then I did my i.v. treatment for the first time without hubby around and I forgot to alcohol wipe off the end first!!! UGH!!! So, then I freaked out about that...and still am.
I am exhausted but can't sleep.
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This treatment is going to take awhile and the anxiety may not go away this week or this month so you might think about seeing your primary for some anxiety medicine.
You need something to help you get through this patch until your body recovers some. At times you have to treat the symptoms until the antibiotics can treat the underlying cause. I'm sure there are others who can tell you what to look for as far as anxiety medicines.
My husband had to take Vicodin for about six months for pain and Lunesta to sleep for about eight months.
He hated the idea of taking those kinds of pills but it was necessary so he could sleep and function. Sleep is a very important part of the healing process. He no longer has that horrible pain and had no problem stopping the Vicodin and he recently was able to stop the Lunesta. It's a slooooow process so you have to find the things that help you survive day to day.
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