Neurological Collapse: When Lyme Disease Goes Undiagnosed

💚 This is episode 86 of the Love, Hope, Lyme. This show is about how being misdiagnosed when Lyme disease is really what the survivor is struggling with. This podcast does not replace medical care. If you're struggling with Lyme symptoms, please seek proper medical care. The pdf of Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivors Need to Know is always free for chronic Lyme survivors. Reach out to Fred Diamond on social media for your copy. What happens when Lyme disease is mistaken for a psychiatric illness? In this powerful episode of the Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast, Fred Diamond is joined by Terri McCormick, author of Being Misdiagnosed, and Alex, who shares her deeply personal journey from being a high-achieving college student to experiencing severe neurological and psychiatric symptoms after multiple doctors dismissed the classic signs of Lyme disease. Alexandra opens up about the devastating effects of missed diagnosis, including debilitating sleep disorders, cognitive decline, mold illness, psychiatric symptoms, and a suicide attempt before finally receiving the answers she had been searching for. Her story is a powerful reminder that Lyme disease can profoundly affect the brain and nervous system and why listening to patients matters. In this episode, you'll learn: 💚 Why Lyme disease is known as "The Great Imitator." 💚 How Lyme disease can present with psychiatric and neurological symptoms. 💚 The connection between sleep disorders, mold exposure, and chronic illness. 💚 The emotional toll of being repeatedly misdiagnosed. 💚 Why hope, persistence, and finding the right medical team can change a life.  If you or someone you love has been told "it's all in your head" despite ongoing symptoms, this conversation offers insight, validation, and hope. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, and share it with someone who may need to hear Alex's story.