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MRSA and Psychological disorders
Started by Undefined |
Posted: January 30, 2010 at 19:11 | |
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I am posting this question/story in hopes of finding anyone else with similar situations or answers. I have a life long friend, who was diagnosed with MRSA some three years ago. She has always been a fun loving person and good friend. She is only prescibed meds when she has an outbreak, and the location of the MRSA is in her nasal passage. Her outbreaks occur 3 times a year or more and last up to a month. It seems however that the past 6 months, her personalityhas completely changed. I would describe this change as vicious and nasty. The question I pose is "Are there any connections out there with MRSA spreading to the brain and causing neurological disorders, including complete personality change?" I fear my friend will never be the same since these aren't mood swings, but rather a complete transformation over a six month period. Thanks to all, Concerned Friend 16261
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #1 by Lois |
Posted: January 30, 2010 at 19:39 | |
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MRSA can go anywhere including the brain. First, does your friend have an Infectious Disease Doctor? She needs to consult with him/her. From there the doctor may recommend a neurologist become involved. Of course, she needs to see a mental health provider to rule out any mental illness. Is your friend taking any new medications that may cause these symptoms? How old is your friend? Does she have family that will help her, also? Lois 16262
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #2 by Undetermined |
Posted: January 30, 2010 at 21:37 | |
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Hi Lois, thanks for the reply. No she is seeing a MD, not a specialist. She's not taking any new medications that I know of. She doesn't see the changes that others see, and thinks she is perfectly justified in the things she says and does. She is 45 years old and has had a full hysterectomy done decades ago, so I rule out Alzheimer's and menopause. Finally, she has no family and unfortunatly is losing friends because of her behavior which has now included anger (throwing fits), deciept and betrayal. The changes in her character are rather extreme. Thanks, J A 16263
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #3 by Lois |
Posted: January 30, 2010 at 23:53 | |
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Your welcome JA. You are a good friend. Will she allow you to go to the doctor with her regarding her MRSA? or other concerns? It would then be relatively easy to confide in the doctor. Lois 16264
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #4 by Nancy R |
Posted: January 31, 2010 at 14:49 | |
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Sounds like frustration and depression to me. It's hard to stay positive when you are fighting for your life for a long time. I know what its like. You start living in a very dark world. Perhaps she needs to talk to a good shrink who will likely prescribe anti-depressants. It takes a while for them to work, so please be patient. Her regular GP should be monitoring her case more closely, but many really aren't thorough. That is a problem with medicine today. Get em in, and get em out quickly. What a shame. It gives medicine a bad name. 16265
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #5 by nyker |
Posted: February 22, 2010 at 08:08 | |
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I wonder what type of medication she is taking. When I had my second bout with mrsa, I was given rifampin for 4 days. It was horrible!! I was crying all of the time, my muscles felt weak, etc. I read the warning information and it said something about the effect of emotional distress and even warned of eating disorders! Maybe the doctor can change the medication. But she needs to see someone immediately, and get a couple of expert opinions--never rely on only one! 16366
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #6 by Barbie |
Posted: February 28, 2010 at 13:22 | |
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My boyfriend and I work and live on a shrimp boat, he has had many bouts with MRSA and apparently is in the low persentage of the population having the drug resistant type. In the last yr I have had him in the ER 6 times for treatment, and in that time period I have noticed a change in his personality as well..I started thinking he may be bi-polar. Now I believe I have been exposed enough to where I am getting it, my legs have been very itchy in the last 2 weeks..I get little rash like bumps that I could literally scratch until the skin bleeds, I dont tho. So here is my Q. has anyone found information linking MRSA to personality disorders and what natural remedies can I use to prevent and maintain existing MRSA? 16398
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #7 by Bob Anderson |
Posted: February 28, 2010 at 15:39 | |
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JA - My suggestion would be for you to buy your friend a bulb of natural (non-irradiated) garlic and crush a small clove or45 cut a piece off a large clove and crush it and have her hold it up to her nore a breathe in the fumes. If it gets to be too much trouble to hold it in place, wrapping it in gauze and placing it in a sanitary mask to hold it in place will do wonders if your friend is not allergic to garlic and few people are. Fumes from crush raw non-irradiated garlic kill MRSA and all bacteria. People knowledgeable about garlic have known this since 1936 when a study proving this was published in the peer review journal Food Science. A single clove of crushed raw garlic was placed in the center of a large Petrie dish covered with many kinds of bacteria. Four hours later all bacteria out to 8" away from the crushed clove was dead. I rest my case. Some Chinese companies irradiate their garlic to keep it from sprouting. How to tell if garlic has been irradiated: Remove one of the cloves from a bulb of garlic and cut it vertically down the center. Normal healthy garlic has small creamy light green leaves in the center. If there are no leaves and the center is empty, dessicated or brownish, it has been irradiated and has NO HEALTH BENEFITS. Irradiation kills the enzyme that triggers the process that results in allicin so allicin cannot form. The garlic bulb is also dead, that's why it won't sprout and grow - dead things can't sprout and grow. 16399
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #8 by Ross |
Posted: March 16, 2010 at 01:56 | |
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Maybe she changed because of long term use of narcotics? I know when I'm on Dilaudid, Morphine, Perocets, or Vicodin, more than a couple of days in a row tends to make me snotty, and disagreeable. 16488
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Re: MRSA and Psychological disorders
Reply #9 by Mom in Calif |
Posted: March 16, 2010 at 04:13 | |
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I suppose that Lyme disease should not be ruled out either - it is very difficult to test for accurately, and long-term effects of the spirochete infection can include serious brain and spine problems...Did the original poster ever reply with more information? 16489
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