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Post by Admin/ Traveler on May 29, 2018 21:22:07 GMT
OCD in adults with LD "Abstract Objective This study examined the phenomenology and clinical characteristics of obsessive compulsive symptoms (OCS) in adults diagnosed with Lyme disease. Method Participants were 147 adults aged 18–82 years (M = 43.81, SD = 12.98) who reported having been diagnosed with Lyme disease. Participants were recruited from online support groups for individuals with Lyme disease, and completed an online questionnaire about their experience of OCS, Lyme disease characteristics, and the temporal relationship between these symptoms. Results OCS were common, with 84% endorsing clinically significant symptoms, 26% of which endorsed symptoms onset during the six months following their Lyme disease diagnosis and another 51% believed their symptoms were temporally related. Despite the common occurrence of OCS, only 44% of these participants self-identified these symptoms as problematic. Greater frequency of Lyme disease symptoms and disease-related impairment was related to greater OCS. In the majority of cases, symptom onset was gradual, and responded well to psychological and pharmacological treatment. Around half of participants (51%) reported at least some improvement in OCS following antibiotic treatment. Conclusions This study highlights the common co-occurrence of OCS in patients with Lyme disease. It is unclear whether OCS are due to the direct physiological effects of Lyme disease or associated immunologic response, a psychological response to illness, a functional somatic syndrome, or some combination of these."
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Post by acres on Aug 27, 2018 2:09:19 GMT
I have OCD so I find this to be very interesting. My craziness seems to have started in my mid twenties which is when my herbalist believes I was initially infected with lyme while hiking......Thank you for posting this....
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Aug 27, 2018 18:55:19 GMT
A very interesting correlation, Acres! Maybe it's all due to these infections?
I've thought that my anxiety was only due to these infections, but the time I was healed for two years, I still had it, so was it damage that my nervous system acquired during the infections, or has it just been a part of me and I didn't realized it all this time?? No way to know, but I know that my avena sativa is a must! LOL! I even like me better when I use it!
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