Lyme Disease causing cognitive problems?

I have been seeing a Psychiatrist for 4 weeks now, and yesterday I got so frustrated and asked him "what is wrong with me?". He went on to say something about having Lyme disease messed with my brain, and something about neural circuits and deficits and vulnerabilities (I can't remember, I was having a fuzzy moment while he was talking). I had Lyme disease undetected for over a year about 14 years ago (about 10 yrs. old). Since then I have had problems with arthritis, fibromyalgia. In the past 4-5 years I have been having problems with depression and maybe psychotic episodes?? I am not sure, my T put me on Zoloft and Seroquel and told me that I also might have ADD from childhood (I had a very bad childhood too). My mother is ill mentally also and I believe my father is too.
OK I am rambling. What i want to know is, has anyone here ever heard of Lyme disease causing problems with the brain? I didn't know this....

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

OMG thanks so much for the info, I am printing it and will read it this eve.

Unfortunately without being treated Lyme disease can do these things. It is a horrible disease that can even be hard to notice. I hope that your doctor can help.

Stay strong,
Jessica