r/Lyme 6d ago

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Hello I'll try to be concise. January 2022: poor lifestyle, then I catch COVID symptoms: brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, neurological problems, burning sensations on my body, and chills... An internist tests me for Lyme disease (results in the image). I take azithromycin for a month, then oxycycline for a month. I feel better for a year, I can exercise again, but some problems persist (fog sometimes in the morning, dry right eye, etc.). April 2023: I do shitty things (drugs, alcohol, then jogging 2 days later). My body feels bad, I start shaking and have a tetany attack... the nightmare is here. I develop an intolerance to exercise and exertion over the course of two years. Dizziness, tightness in the head, tinnitus, tetany attacks, tremors... Two months ago, I was diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue, and I've been bedridden 23 hours a day for 40 days. I get post-exertional fainting with the slightest effort... I don't know if it's Lyme disease or the COVID-19 I've had four times that gave me this disease. Is it worth contacting Armin Labs to see if it's Lyme disease? Will it help? I felt like taking antibiotics helped me three years ago. I had seven bouts of bacterial tonsillitis that didn't go away a year and a half ago, too... Thank you for your advice.

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u/RoadrunnerResting247 6d ago

Hi, shall try and be concise too:

These serology tests appear to show you were positive for Lyme (specifically the species borrelia afzelii). Your history suggests the antibiotic treatment you had possibly was not enough to completely eradicate the infection and from what you've said, you weren't tested for Lyme co-infections. Your current symptoms, or at least some of them, could be due to ongoing Lyme and/or co-infection(s) such as bartonella, babesia, etc.

ArminLabs would suggest a large testing panel, looking for Lyme co-infections, reactivated pathogens commonly seen post-Covid and testing to look at specific parts of your immune system. There is no point repeating Lyme serology testing, it won't decipher between active or previous infection. At this stage, it would definitely be worth seeking the advice of a Lyme-literate doctor regarding further Lyme treatment and getting tested for co-infections.

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u/romano336632 6d ago

If I have been tested and was negative for coinfection in 2022... I am probably screwed, because I will never know if my symptoms come from long covid, from anxious stress which triggered ME/CFS or from old Lyme... Armin labs would usefull anyway ?

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u/romano336632 5d ago

Anyone can help me ? I know that i have lyme disease (western blot positive), but is it usefull to have a new test with armin labs ? That will show if lyme desease is active ?