The Missing Diagnosis in Chronic Illness

The Diagnosis Your Doctor Is Too Afraid to Make You've been depressed, exhausted, foggy, and in pain for years. You've tried the antidepressants. You've done the workups. Everything comes back normal. But you are not normal. You are not well. And nobody can tell you why. What if it's Lyme? Dr. Terri sits down with Pamela Cipriano, DNP, APRN — a functional medicine and Lyme disease specialist who trained under one of the country's leading Lyme experts — to have the conversation most conventional doctors won't. From a teenager who spent two years in a psychiatric facility before anyone thought to test him for Lyme, to the political reality that doctors in Texas can be reported to their board just for making the diagnosis — this episode exposes why one of the most common tick-borne diseases in the country is also one of the most misdiagnosed. The symptoms of Lyme overlap almost perfectly with depression, anxiety, hormone imbalance, autoimmune disease, and neurological disorders. That's not a coincidence. It's a diagnostic crisis. If you've been chasing answers and hitting walls, this episode is for you. What you'll discover: Why the standard two-tier Lyme test misses the majority of cases and what patients should be asking for instead [12:23] How Lyme can hide in the body for decades before a stressful event triggers full-blown symptoms [06:09] The teenager misdiagnosed with a psychiatric disorder who spent two years institutionalized before anyone tested him for Lyme [20:19] Why doctors in Texas risk board complaints just for diagnosing Lyme disease and what that means for medical freedom [08:18] How Lyme symptoms overlap with hormone deficiency, creating a compounding diagnostic blind spot [31:15] Co-infections like Bartonella and Babesia: what they are, why most doctors aren't testing for them, and how they change the treatment picture [28:15] The connection between Lyme, mold toxicity, and chronic illness and why the best providers look at all of it together [33:47] How to find a provider trained to properly test and treat Lyme when only a few hundred specialists exist in the entire country [39:14] You are not crazy. You are not anxious. You may just not have the right diagnosis yet. The Dr. Terri Show is presented by EVEXIAS Health Solutions.Learn more and find a provider near you at evexias.com Connect with Dr. Terri: 📱 Instagram: instagram.com/drterrideneui 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/DrTerriDeNeui 🌐 Website: hormonehavoc.com Connect with Dr. Pamela Cipriano: 🌐 Website: thepracticeofhealthandwellness.com 📱 Instagram: instagram.com/practicehealthwellness 📘 Facebook: facebook.com/Dr.Pamela.Cipriano Labs mentioned in this episode: 🔬 IGeneX: igenex.com 🔬 Galaxy Diagnostics: galaxydx.com CHAPTERS 00:00 — Introduction & Dr. Cipriano's Journey Into Lyme 07:37 — Why Lyme Is Underdiagnosed and Politically Suppressed 12:23 — The Problem With Standard Testing 20:19 — Misdiagnosis Stories: Psychiatry, Seizures & Missed Cases 28:15 — Co-infections, Mold Toxicity & What to Test For Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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