Treating a potential case of Lyme disease can save that person immeasurable life-long pain and suffering. The notion is ludicrous. Many people with chronic Lyme disease do suffer from depression, but not, as the authors imply, from worry. It is because of real, measurable effects on the brain by this bacterium, which is neurotropic - that is, it seeks out nervous system cells. In fact, although Lyme disease was originally described as a musculoskeletal disease, the list of neurologic symptoms now is considerably longer - and more frightening.
Suicide is the most common kind of fatality.
We have heard that story before and it is patently false. They use insensitive tests and case standards so restrictive that they have all but defined the disease out of existence. It is not uncommon for such patients to be closely questioned about their sex lives and referred to a psychiatrist. This in spite of the fact that the Lyme disease bacterium is known to disguise itself and hide deep in tissues. This in spite of the fact that there are many published accounts, in the peer-reviewed medical journals doctors like to quote, of treatment failures and persistence of infection despite aggressive antibiotic treatment.