Hi guys,
I'm new to the forum. My name is Jonny and i'm 25. I was directed to this forum from a foodsmatter article posted on PANDAS.
The reason im posting is to see if anyone can help me with determining if adult pandas or strep is involved in my OCD.
I was perfectly healthy until 22 when i was put on antibiotics for 6 months. At the end of that 6 months i started having panic attacks and OCD, developed major depression and i have spent the last 3 years trying to rebuild my life naturally and holistically. More information can be found here through my blog, following an article i published in foodsmatter: http://geneticallymoreobvious.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/news-update-my-foodsmatter-article-is-published/
at the moment i no longer suffer with anxiety, and i have not had a panic attack in years which is something quite strange to most OCD sufferers.... i literally have zero anxiety, but crippling obsessive thoughts..... zero compulsions. My main symptom is OCD, intrusive violent, suicidal or homicidal thoughts.
At the advice of an online friend who has adult strep PANDAS i recently had a blood test.
The results are;
Anti-streptolysin 'O' titre: 100 units/ml (Nomal range is 50 - 200)
Anti-streptodornase B: 300 units/ml (anything over 200 in adults is significant)
I believe this could be an indication strep is involved in my OCD? Athough i recently had a comprehensive stool analysis done which showed up no strep at all in my faeces. Does anyone have any opinion on this? are there any other tests which might be more specific to adult PANDAS or PANDAS/OCD in general?
thank you.
