New to this forum, which is wonderful, by the way! I am so excited. A little history, I have lyme, been treating one year, seeing much improvement. DS 9 years old also has lyme, just started treatment about a month ago. Always a worry wart type child, but before Christmas, he had a couple seizures and was on Neurontin and they increased his meds dramatically and he had a horrible reaction to it- couldn't walk, suicidal thoughts. Once we weaned him off, he seemed to do fine. Then, just the other day on Friday, he started having intrusive thoughts about being gay and it has gone on from there with horrible and I mean horrible, disgusting intrusive, disturbing sexual thoughts that bother him all day every day since Friday (4 days now). I am so bothered by where these ideas have come from. Yesterday was so bad, he was having suicidal thoughts again because he just can't bear these thoughts. This was a child who a month ago would hide his face under the covers if there was someone kissing on TV.
I spoke with his LLMD and she thinks we should stop his antibiotics for a few weeks until we can get him more stable mentally, increase the lamictal he is now on, to focus on detoxing, and to get him to a therapist. We went to our family therapist today and it was very helpful and he did have a much better day today, but he is still having these intrusive thoughts and he has such guilt around them.
Can anyone enlighten me why such a young child would have such thoughts? Although my husband and I have been very understanding and supportive, it does disturb us where this would come from.
Thx in advance for any ideas and/or support!