New study: The link between Lyme disease and suicide
Poughkeepsie Journal, July 20, 2017:
by John Ferro
By the time Andrew Potgieter learned why he had been so sick for so many years, he had become an invalid…
…On Aug. 22, 2015, Potgieter put an end to his suffering. He committed suicide at the age of 41.
His suicide is emblematic of a trend in Lyme disease cases that often is overlooked, according to a recent paper authored by a New Jersey psychiatrist.
…The report, published last month in the peer-reviewed journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, suggests that suicidal thoughts in patients with Lyme and other associated diseases may provide context for the thousands of unexplained suicides in the United States each year. READ MORE.
I think I have seen Borreliosis produce almost every mental illness in the DSM. Suicidality, especially when it increases with die-off (Herx), is probably the most problematic complication confronting treatment. These patients need to be in a Lyme hospital but as we all know there is no such place.
i believe this 100%! My husband, who we called Tommy tick, Tommy the tick magnet, shot himself on 5/1/17. He had been treated for Lyme’s disease once. Tom always had a tick on him. He was a hunter, woodsman, loved the outdoors. Saturday we had just got back from a beautiful trip to Aruba. The next day, Sunday he was acting very odd. His behavior the day before he shot himself was delusional. I wish this article was published last year. I really believe he had lyme’s disease. Please bring this to the front page of every newspaper and hopefully spare families the loss of a loved on. Sad in NJ…..