PSUEDO TUMOR AND MENTAL ILLNESS

[shelgina]

HAS ANY ONE EVER SHOWED SIGNS OF ANY MENTAL COMPLICATIONS WITH PSEUDO TUMOR CERBRI. OR CAN IT INTENSIFY AN EXISTING MENTAL CONDITION

[Carol in PA]

Pseudotumor cerebri is also called benign intracranial hypertension (high pressure within the head).
Some cases have been found to be caused by tick borne infection.

Lyme disease is a multisystemic illness that can affect the central nervous system, causing neurologic and psychiatric symptoms.

So the answer is yes, it may be possible to have mental health symptoms while also having pseudotumor cerebri.
It is possible that both conditions could be caused by tick borne infection.

For more information about mental health symptoms, see:
Lyme Disease: A Neuropsychiatric Illness
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/romarkaraoke/lymeart.html

Wishing you the best,
Carol

[cdright]

I am totally with you on this one. I have been diagnosed now for 5 months with pseudo cerbi tumor( better known to me as my brain is freaking out it thinks it has a tumor and it doesn't) and Yes I have had this dicussion with my neurologist just a few days ago. I have been feeling real depressed lately, not wanting to do anything or be bothered by anyone and i have been real agitated lately. The doctors are now telling me that my eyesight is decreasing ( which by the way I was born blind in one of my eyes) so i have been kinda of freaking out lately because there really arent any answers to this illness we have. I am a 30 yrd old healthy female when they do lab work and everything on me my numbers are good its just this crazy illness i have to deal with.  I feel so alone sometimes but its uplifting to actually hear from other people who are going thru some of the same thing. Thank You  

[izzie55]

my daughter has psychosis for     12 years a lot of drugs cause side effects  she was put on olanzipine  which although is good for psychosis made her gain lots of weight   which can excassabate spinal pressure  i believe .she also has polycystic ovaries    but didnt gain weight through this i must stress   if shes on medication for amanoreah   it makes her frightened [  psycosis worse      ] ]  but she needs to take it to protect her womb from cancer   i believe  theres many a link  between whats going on and mental illness

[bsbubble]

HI, I also have pseudotumor cerebri and I have anxiety, so yes its possible however I also have bouts of catatonia where I cannot move my body or talk it always comes back however the one thing that scares me is that what if next time it does'nt? All of my tests have been found to be normal as well MRI, EEG, Cat Scans, Blood tests they keep telling that it is all in my head I'm not crazy. I'm with you I understand GOD Bless and good luck.

Jennifer