Lyme Disease Vs. Addedall

[RxExVxOxK]

I am an 18 year old guy, and I was diagnosed with Lyme disease about four or five years ago. Prior to Lyme I was very athletic and upbeat, played every sport, I could never sit still i had so much energy as well as an A+ student. Then after Lyme, I did a complete 180. Sleeping all day, depression, brain fog, chronic fatigue. My doctor ended up prescribing me adderall at the age of 14 and I've been abusing it ever since. It is the only thing that makes me for

feel normal. I don't take it to become superman, I take it to get through the day without being a zombie.

Anyone else have a similar problem that they have been able to overcome in any way? I need to know how to power through that overwhelming full body fatigue without needing a substance to do it.

[quit-once]

I do not have much knowledge about Lyme disease but I am aware the effects can last for years after the initial onset of the disease.  I also heard on NPR there was a new treatment or vaccine for it.  The vaccine? might not help you but have you asked your doctor lately or googled treatments for Lyme?  One bad event, in your case a tick bite, can really fuck things up for a long time.  I can totally relate to you wanting to get off the Adderall and live a normal life.  Lots of us around here have overcome our addictions to speed, but it becomes much more difficult when you have a disease or auto-immune condition to deal with as well.  I really hope you can find solutions to these issues so you can move on with your life.

[betterthaniwas]

I have an auto-immune issue, most likely MS (have a few of the markers, time will tell). I too have suffered years of extreme fatigue, brain fog, and cognitive issues among a list of other symptoms. I've been off adderall right at a year now- it's been hard but not as hard as I thought it would be. Just recently my energy levels really began improving; it's a long road but don't get discouraged! I personally take Magnesium Citrate in the evenings, I eat foods rich in energy sources, try to get plenty of sunshine and good sleep- the combo does help a lot.

Eventually the adderall no longer gives you productive energy anyways, and the quality of your life gets to the point where sleeping would feel better... In the end, I had worse brain-fog and concentration issues than I ever had without it.

Good luck and read up on the things your body needs and the natural sources where u can get them.

[Jon]

RxExVxOxK,

 

I am just reading your post a month after the fact. At the bottom of my own personal rabbit hole into Adderall addiction was being bit by a deer tick and getting the bulls eye rash. I went to the doctor and got the 20 day treatment of doxycycline and was told that was it.

 

About a month later, I started a new job that I didn't like, but kept me employed with the same company I had already worked for 20 years. Around that same time, I started feeling like you so accurately described, sleeping all day, and experiencing depression, brain fog and chronic fatigue.

 

I found a Lyme disease support group and they had their own list of doctors. I started seeing one and the first thing he suggested was Ritalin for my fatigue. It felt good at the time, but 12 years later, I'm coming off Adderall because I can't hack staying on it any longer.

 

After taking 6 weeks off from work to receive intravenous antibiotic dosing twice daily, the company I work for sent me to their own infectious disease specialist, who laid it all out for me. You don't have Lyme's disease. If you did you would display the arthritic symptoms. He really convinced me, and the company, that the Lyme’s disease support group was a farce, as were the doctors they sent me to. I already had strong suspicions of my own. I was ordered back to work, but continued to seek out stimulant medication. I had a taste of the fruit and that was all it took.

 

Now I'm back to sleeping all day, experiencing depression, brain fog and chronic fatigue, but these things are a normal part of recovery. I'm just waiting it out and hoping and trying to get a life back.

 

I hope you get a chance to read my post. I'm sorry I took so long to notice your's.