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Old Nov 11, 2004, 04:17 PM
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Oh, yes, chronic Lyme disease can have some serious adverse effects. It very much mimics chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia, and there can be cognitive problems, depression or anxiety.

This article discusses some treatment options.
http://www.immunesupport.com/library...le.cfm/ID/3579

There are clinical trials in the treatment of chronic Lyme disease, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. For information about those trials, and other background on Lyme disease, see:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/lyme/

Recently reported results from those trials are quite positive:
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/Fallon_Study.pdf

More information about the neuro-psychiatric aspects of chronic Lyme infection:
http://www.columbia-lyme.org/flatp/lymeoverview.html

If you need any help with this stuff (it gets complicated), just ask. Hopefully, your doctor will give you a shot at the new IV antibiotic protocol. That may be more helpful than symptomatic treatments.

Good luck,
Lar