Parkinson's and Lyme Disease

[Schatzilein]

Hello. I am very new to the site. First post ever! I would like to know if anyone here has heard of the correlation between Parkinson's symptoms and Lyme Disease? Were you ever tested and diagnosed with LD? And if so, after taking antibiotics, did your Parkinson's get any better?

[Xenos]

No corelation per se, but Lyme disease can be mistakenly taken for PD.

Looks as if it's a common diagnosis mistake.

[emerald2011 in reply to Xenos]

Please present your evidence as the scientific studies show otherwise it has been known since the 1920s that BORRELLIA causes PD .

[emerald2011]

As a recovered LYME patient i am so grateful that i was able to finally be diagnosed by a LLMD DR as i am sure i would have been labelled with MS ME or PD by now as i saw 5 DRS who wanted to give me anti depressants . If you google you can find that there is scientific evidence linking LYME BORRELLIA to all PD corpse brain biopsies. If you take liquid CATS CLAW herbal mixture it will kill the STEALTH bacteria that causes these diseases or alternately use IGENEX to test your bloods as they have markers that are far more accurate than standard pathology cheers

[Schatzilein in reply to emerald2011]

Thank you Emerald2011 for your very thorough descriptions. I'm starting to suspect that my step-father has LD induced Parkinson's, as he has been bitten many times over the years prior to his Parkinsons. I too fought against LD for 5 years through complete memory loss, paralysis, and a 100 other symptoms...and won my fight. I am completely cured and can't help thinking that what I am seeing is LD and not Parkinsons in him. The tremors, memory loss, stiffness, heart issues all scream LD to me but not those ignorant doctors. I wish I could bypass the doctors and get his blood tested someway, somehow....

[emerald2011 in reply to Schatzilein]

Perhaps you could find a LYME literate DR that can help you or email the LABORATORYS and request a test kit and have your local pathology do the blood for you . Personally i would purchase liquid CATS CLAW herb and start him on that 1 drop 3 x a day building to 30 drops over the next 30 days . The results may surprise you and as a matter of interest since i have recovered from LYME my wife became mentally unwell and after googling LYME DISEASE and DELUSIONAL PARANOIA i found an article that mentioned a veterinarian nurse who got LYME from surgery at work and was treated with antibiotics for 2 years and recovered but after 2 years relapsed into delusional paranoia and the physciatrist checked her records and then relised the lyme had flared in her brain .Reading this i started my wife on CATS CLAW and bingo she has made a steady recovery over the last 11 weeks after contracting lyme from me through body fluids . We live in COFFS HARBOUR AUSTRALIA a lyme endemic area but only for those that have been enlightened otherwise there doctors are treating the 250 odd symptoms it causes cheers

[LindaP50]

My husband saw every doctor under the Sun. One doctor said he had Parkinsonism. No conventional doctor said he had Lyme. IGENEX results showed several bands of Lyme but not enough for IGENEX to indicate positive. Other Lyme related blood tests also showed Lyme. Therefore, integrative centers consider this Lyme due to other symptoms.

However, after a year of antibiotics, supplements and change in diet (mostly avoiding caffeine, sugar and alcohol), symptoms changed. Energy levels dropped, walking ability decreased, etc. Went to another Neurologist. Had a lumbar puncture and all was fine. Had a DatScan which showed loss of dopamine. Radiologist stated he had Parkinson's Disease.

Both Lyme Disease and Parkinson's Disease can have loss of dopamine. We were told his Lyme Disease morphed into Parkinson's Disease. Now being treated for both.

[JerMan22 in reply to LindaP50]

Very, very interesting. I live near Yosemite and used to go hiking a lot. 6 months before my first PD symptom, I found a tick between my toes. A few weeks after finding the tick, the "bullseye" rash appeared on that leg. This was about 12 years ago and at the time I was tested twice for LD, but results were negative. Ten years ago I was dxd with PD.

Now I'm wondering... would it be worth it to get tested with a better test? How common is LD morphing into PD? I've been looking for studies, or even articles about it, but have only found vague references. I think that I'm going to have to have more than that to convince my neurologist. Can someone point me in the right direction, please? Thanks!

[LindaP50 in reply to JerMan22]

You may never convince your neurologist that Lyme can morph into PD. Most conventional doctors do not believe in Lyme or Chronic Lyme. Integrative staff are the ones who are familiar with Lyme. We've seen 2 neurologist and both do not understand Lyme and seem not to care to understand or learn about this disease.

Why do you want to convince your neurologist? He won't treat you for Lyme. Conventional doctors are limited to the extent of treatment they can provide, hence the reason for people with Lyme going to integrative doctors that are not in the insurance network (cash only).