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Hi ,

I have some info. for you about how Lyme can affect the

Hypothalamus/Pituitary/Adrenal Axis.

Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency--

> Hypothalamus/pituitary/adrenal axis dysfunction is frequently

> associated with Lyme disease, and many Lyme patients have

> both thyroid and adrenal insufficiency.

>

> Hypothyroidism-- Hypothalamus/pituitary/adrenal axis dysfunction

> is frequently associated with Lyme disease, and many Lyme patients

> have both thyroid and adrenal insufficiency.

>

>

> Immunity

> Counter-indicators:

> Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia Syndrome : Lyme disease should be a

> differential diagnosis for all fibromyalgia patients who could have

> been exposed to a tick bite. Despite antibiotic treatment, a sequel

> of Lyme disease may be a post-Lyme disease syndrome (PLS), which is

> characterized by persistent arthralgia, fatigue, and neurocognitive

> impairment. [Journal of Rheumatology 23(8): pp.1392-1397, 1996]

> Although patients with CFS and PLS share many features, including

> symptoms of severe fatigue and cognitive impairment, patients with

> PLS show greater cognitive deficits than patients with CFS compared

> with healthy controls. This is particularly apparent among patients

> with PLS without premorbid psychiatric illness.

>

> According to an informal study conducted by the American Lyme

Disease

> Alliance (ALDA), most patients diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue

> Syndrome (CFS) are actually suffering from Lyme disease. In a study

> of 31 patients diagnosed with CFS, 28 patients, or 90.3%, were

found

> to be ill as a result of Lyme disease.

---I really think that most of us should rule out Lyme Disease as a

contributing factor in our illness's. Igenix has a website with

information about testing for Lyme. Let me know if you have any

questions!

Dana

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all of the info, Dana! Much appreciated.

Actually, last night I started doing some research into " chronic

fatigue " and it's rather interesting.

First, let me say that in many cases, I think that the poor people who

suffer from chronic fatigue are victims of crappy doctors,

irrespective of WHAT is causing the CFS.

The info I was reading last night (sorry, no link...was just cruising

& saw stuff that was already in my " mental " database) took the

thyroid/adrenal connection into consideration, but also looked at

stealth infection (such as Lyme, mycoplasmic pneumonie, chlamydia

pneumonie, etc.) as a possible causation for the root problem.

As soon as I can find a dr with more than 5 brain cells, I would

definitely like to look into all of this further.

>

> Hi ,

> I have some info. for you about how Lyme can affect the

> Hypothalamus/Pituitary/Adrenal Axis.

>

> Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency--

> > Hypothalamus/pituitary/adrenal axis dysfunction is frequently

> > associated with Lyme disease, and many Lyme patients have

> > both thyroid and adrenal insufficiency.

> >

> > Hypothyroidism-- Hypothalamus/pituitary/adrenal axis dysfunction

> > is frequently associated with Lyme disease, and many Lyme patients

> > have both thyroid and adrenal insufficiency.

> >

> >

> > Immunity

> > Counter-indicators:

> > Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia Syndrome : Lyme disease should be a

> > differential diagnosis for all fibromyalgia patients who could have

> > been exposed to a tick bite. Despite antibiotic treatment, a sequel

> > of Lyme disease may be a post-Lyme disease syndrome (PLS), which is

> > characterized by persistent arthralgia, fatigue, and neurocognitive

> > impairment. [Journal of Rheumatology 23(8): pp.1392-1397, 1996]

> > Although patients with CFS and PLS share many features, including

> > symptoms of severe fatigue and cognitive impairment, patients with

> > PLS show greater cognitive deficits than patients with CFS compared

> > with healthy controls. This is particularly apparent among patients

> > with PLS without premorbid psychiatric illness.

> >

> > According to an informal study conducted by the American Lyme

> Disease

> > Alliance (ALDA), most patients diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue

> > Syndrome (CFS) are actually suffering from Lyme disease. In a study

> > of 31 patients diagnosed with CFS, 28 patients, or 90.3%, were

> found

> > to be ill as a result of Lyme disease.

>

>

> ---I really think that most of us should rule out Lyme Disease as a

> contributing factor in our illness's. Igenix has a website with

> information about testing for Lyme. Let me know if you have any

> questions!

>

> Dana

>