Posted by bleauberry on July 6, 2015, at 9:38:56
In reply to bloodwork, posted by b2chica on July 2, 2015, at 15:46:26
The millions of us from the chronic Lyme camp recognize the low D as a very significant clue. Highly significant. As a matter of fact, it is more reliable in diagnosis than is the lyme test itself.
I'm not saying there is lyme. But I am saying that your low D is strongly consistent with an unknown unsuspected stealth chronic infection. That infection is obviously impacting the brain, or else you wouldn't be here. There are a dozen or so bacteria that could do this, the yeast/fungus Candida can do that, some viruses can.
In any case, in camps that deal with this sort of thing, low D is not a mystery, but rather a super strong clue with high reliability.
In the meantime, definitely begin D intake to get levels back up. Some critics believe supplemented D would just provide more fuel to the infection and things get worse. Not true. The body desperately needs D for many different functions. The body and mind are greatly weakened without it. Osteoporosis if it hasn't already happened is just around the corner. Increased D will tend to feed the suspected infection more, but because the body is made so much stronger, the benefits over ride the risks.
With this new strong clue, the game changed overnight. Now it is no longer a psychiatry game. It becomes an anti-infection game. When that game is won, the psychiatry part of it automatically disappears on its own. For me that was 3 years of multiple antibiotics and herbs....for someone else maybe 3 months to 9 months....common. I was particularly bad, infected for over 25 years with misdiagnosis by multiple MDs and specialists, and of course psychiatrists don't know anything about this even though they should be experts on it.
My diagnosis wasn't looking rock solid....lots of clues and hints and suggestions, but nothing solid, until the low D came in....that was a major turning point in terms of proper diagnosis after years of erroneously calling it psychiatric.
And we all wonder why the psych meds hardly ever seem to work great.
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