"I went to many doctors and even had a spinal-tap looking for Lyme disease, which came back negative. The MD's eventually sent me to a shrink where I was diagnosed with major depression and ADHD at the age of 50. They put me on anti-depressants and Ritlin...which didn't do a damn thing and I quit taking them after about a year and one-half."
I once tested positive for Lyme disease but it was a false positive. I was all wrapped up with weird symptoms and I attributed it to a mosquito bite. I even became convinced I had ALS after reading the various symptoms. (Reading medical journals will drive one crazy) I eventually concluded it was due to a fall I had at my house and also arthritis in the spine. I've just learned to live with it.
ALS scares the bejeesus out of me.
Lyme disease is very difficult to detect because there are so few bacteria present in the body. PCR techniques have made it easier to detect but, it is still frequently missed.
"(Reading medical journals will drive one crazy) "
LOL, I have all the books on Lyme disease and one says that when the MD's tells you to go see a shrink, that's when you know for sure that you have Lyme disease.
On the advise of one MD (she is in Dallas and is known as 'The Lyme Queen'), I went to Mexico and bought Rulid, which at the time, was not FDA approved for sale in the USA. Like all antibotics, it helped with my symptoms.
When you're sick and can't get well, reading symptoms will drive you nuts.
For example, in '61 I went to submarine school in New London, Connecicut. New London is in Lyme County, Connecicut. I was stationed in New London for two years. See what I mean. (The mind does funny things)