Posted by jessers11581 on April 15, 2005, at 16:38:04
In reply to Re: Mental illness after an infection?? » Spriggy, posted by KaraS on April 15, 2005, at 15:40:00
> > Somewhere up there, somebody else mentioned they go downhill mentally after an illness.
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> > It really made me wonder how many others' feel that way.
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> > In December, after a traumatic event AND an infection ( I had a high white count and went on antibiotics), I have never been the same mentally.
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> > Is there a connection between a virus and a downward spiral? It would be interesting to know.
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> > Any other's notice they get worse with an illness/virus or shortly after?
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> I have read about this before. (Wish I could remember where and post the link for you.) You are not the only one to suspect a connection here.
>I believe the post you're referring to is the one called "What could have made a change?". I responded to mknight's question about antibiotics with this post (I will copy it here for you):
mknight: --"If the change was from the antibiotics, why? They could only have removed bacteria, not fungus, mold, yeast, or parasites".--
jessers11581: Antibiotics kill off all the body's beneficial bacteria along with the bad stuff. This can leave you suseptible to yeasts, parasites, and all kinds of other problems. This is something that I've done a great deal of research on. In fact, I suspect myself of having a candidiasis problem in my small intestine and am going to be having some tests run in a couple of weeks to see. Do you constantly feel run down, get bloated/gassy, have sugar cravings, get yeast infections, have a white-coated tongue, etc? All of these are signs of a yeast overgrowth. The best thing you can do is start taking probiotics (acidophilus, bifidus, etc.), and use LOTS of them after any antibiotic cycles. They replace all the good bacteria that you've lost. Hope this helps!
Also, what I did not mention in the first post is that candida and parasites are known to cause severe psychological issues (depression, anxiety, OCD, you name it). And that's why developing a problem with either (due to antibiotic use) could easily lead to emotional trouble. I didn't belive in any of it at first, but I've begun to see the connections. Just something to think about...
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