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Does Bartonella make people grouchy, act wierd, miserable, down, over-sensitive, mean, mean-spirited, impatient?
Does Bartonella + Lyme + Babesia make people grouchy, act wierd, miserable, confused, over-sensitive, down, etc. etc.?
I feel very cheerful and happy. I am always extremely happy. My husband is so miserable. I have seen a huge improvement in the last 9 months with his Lyme and Babesia treatment.
I was treated for Bartonella because I was positive.
I really want my husband to be treated for Bartonella. I know how much that disease affected me.
He is not positive for Bartonella, but I think I could convince our LLMD to treat him , after he is done his Babesia treatment.
My husband used to be so funny, cheerful, and wonderful, but now he is always grouchy and he just doesn't realize it.
So I asked him if he was planning on ever being cheerful.
He said to me that he will cheer up after he starts to feel better.
I reminded him that I needed him to be cheerful now, plus that was such a wierd answer.
My husband and I both believe that happiness and joy don't come from just having a perfect life.It comes from the person choosing, making an active choice to be happy and cheerful each moment of each day.
We have been married for a long, long time, and have gone through really difficult times.
It was our sense of humour that kept us going through it.
That is why I think there is another cause for all his grouchiness and miserablness.
He also really loves his mom, but when we are alone, he says he doesn't care about her and that she is just a dumb blond.
These types of comments are SO NOT charecteristic of how he usually speaks and acts.
I am so discouraged and scared.
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steve1906
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This is very common what your husband is going through.
A lot of us go through this for years, we can't control it. These types of diseases also control our minds.
Hang in there, give him support. He may not tell you but, he really does need your support!
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When bartonella in particular made me more miserable than anything the brain effect had a deadening effect on my sense of humor.
had hard times in other ways but didn't take me down like the brain effects of bart.
Humor not killed but pretty darn AWOL.
I too generally have a pretty darn good sense of humor and find it an essential nutrient.
I had to on purpose read and see things to make me smile briefly even when I could not laugh.
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map1131
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My husband would say it does. He doesn't know it's called bartonella, he actually calls bart another word, starts with big B and ends with h. lol
Just joking. He doesn't exactly call me that. He just doesn't understand somestimes. He'll say to me "what's wrong with you?"
I just want to scream the same thing that been beating on me for years. Maybe not quite that nicely. Sometimes I do say it outloud and other times I give him the idiot look. He gets out of my space then.
I try so hard to not let how I feel show. But some days I'm not perfect. I'm human. I'm ill and sometimes I'm mad as hell.
Pam
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I'm having alot of Bart psych symptoms now, including - anxiety, weepies(crying), feelings of rage at times, irritability.
I usually have a good sense of humor but have been having a hard time finding it lately. The symptoms ride like a roller coaster - up and down all day long. Usually with a couple of ok hours mid day.
I WILL kill these suckers!!!
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map1131
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Anxiety, agitation, outbursts(not often) are me. Darn Bart. But anti-social behavior has also been a sx for me.
I've disappeared from posting on lymenet for months at a time for years now. During these periods I'm still reading but have no desire to be social and respond or socialize with others.
I will do this in my personal life also. Well as much as I can without completely shutting off family. My husband will not allow me to be anti-social with friends. He's very social and I go along for our relationship sake.
Medication helps.
Pam
-------------------- "Never, never, never, never, never give up" Winston Churchill Posts: 6495 | From Louisville, Ky | Registered: Jan 2002
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Personality changes are, unfortunately, a symptom of the disease and co-infections. The good thing is the change isn't permanent. With treatment, I've found I recognize myself again. My personality isn't at the mercy of my infections the way it used to be. I know it's difficult to see someone you love be so changed by a disease -- I think the way it can change someone's personality is one of the most devastating effects of the illness. But remember: it's only temporary. Bartonella does a real number on the brain, causing all sorts of awful psych symptoms. Just hang in there. xo
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