Did you have Strep Throat as a youth?

Question:

Add 17 years to the time you got strep, and think about your mental health around that time. There's a condition called PANDAS associated with strep that seems to induce anxiety and OCD. 17 years is the average time it takes for PANDAS patients to seek help.

I'd be interested to hear from anyone who thinks they may have gotten this and is just figuring out the connection with strep.

I've been learning about this and other fascinating illnesses in the new book: "Survival of the Sickest." A great read.

Answers:
Had strep in Grade 1. Shortly after, developed an anxiety disorder and severe phobia. Not sure about a correlation with strep so much as family history of depression.

Had strep all the time as a kid. Never had the anxiety or OCD is it related to the bacteria that causes it or could it be from the antibiotics used to treat it.? Interesting either way.

i had strep as a kid.i was diagnosed with bi-polar about 15 years ago.hmmmm.

I have a paralyzing fear of Panda's

Same. I had Strep a lot growing up. Every year up until half of college. I had anxiety problems, but I think they were drug related. Hooray for being stupid and 17!

I have had strep and i have OCD. weird, but i am 13 and i got strep a couple of years ao so no relation:)

when i was lil like 5 all the time like 5 times a year and more that was the least... but when i was 7 i got my toncils taken out! ever since i havent had strep since.. and im 14 now

My daughter had strep all the time when she was very young and she had her tonsils out at age 9 she hasn't had strep since that time. She was diagnosed with anxiety disorder about three years ago during junior high. But I would like to read what you've just finished and I will bring it up to her therapist.

i am 23 now so i prolly did have strep when i was 6-i used to get strep just about every year up until i turned 18 thatnk god i havent got it as i have no health ins. now--i was getting medicine for anxiety and depression but i stopped taking it because the dr just gave me samples and i cannot afford to pay for a Dr. visit or medication--i feel most of the time that i still need it i just done know of any places in my area that i can go to since everyone says i make to much money which is funny casue i make less than a $1000 a mo--i dont know if this has and relevnace to what your talking about--i also do alot of stuf that could prolly be considered OCD like behavior- but it is interesting im gonna have to look it up and get some more info

Did you have Strep Throat as a youth?

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