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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