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I've been diagnosed with lyme disease and have ocd. I am on iv antibiotics, oral and a host of other medicines. I have not been myself since March of last year - the scary thing is I don't know who I am anymore. I do everything like I regularly do, but sleep is interrupted, constant dreaming. Seeing...

Thanks for telling me about the zoloft. I tried anafranil, but I am on beta blockers, due to v-tac -something I got after the lyme and the anafranil can cause heart irregularities. That was from my doctor - not me. I was on anafranil for a little while, but they didn't want to raise me due to my hea...

Thanks for the encouraging words. Maybe the meds take time to work and it will all work out in the end - but it's the in between that makes things unbearable. I'll try to remember this is temporary. I have a great family, friends and have never felt so alone.

Thanks -
Cigi

Thanks for the advice. I have positive lyme tests and symptoms, but who know if this is what I'm left with. I'll take the physical pain, but the emotional/mental stuff I can't bear. I long for my personality back. Did the zoloft do that to your son? In what way did you know his dose was too high? Th...

I've been plagued with anxiety my whole life. I know I've always been the obsessive type (focusing and not stop thinking about the same thing whether it be health related (dying.) I fit the personality for anxiety to a tee. Last year I was diagnosed with lyme disease and have been on antibiotics for...