Kelly Osbourne struggled with Lyme disease for years before finally getting a diagnosis.
She has been vocal about the pain it has caused and knows firsthand how debilitating Lyme disease is.
Kelly Osbourne was diagnosed with stage III neurological Lyme disease in 2014, 10 years after she was first bitten by a tick Kelly Osbourne was diagnosed with stage III neurological Lyme disease in 2014, 10 years after she was first bitten by a tick
The daughter of Ozzy Osbourne chronicled the effects of Lyme on her life in her 2016 memoir, detailing how she suffered through recurring sore throats, stomach pain, and even seizures for ten years before getting a clear diagnosis. This had given the disease time to advance to stage III neurological Lyme. Throughout her undiagnosed illness, Osbourne’s intense drug regimen caused a cycle of depression, anxiety, and treatment for those symptoms.
When Osbourne noticed and burned a tick off her body after spending time near reindeer at her father’s birthday party, she thought she was in the clear. But her story proves that removing a tick is only the first step in preventing disease.
Lyme patients can take inspiration from Osbourne’s resilience and self-advocacy in the face of this poorly understood illness.
Kelly Osbourne Lyme Disease journey reveals how a silent tick-borne infection altered her life and how innovative stem-cell therapy played a crucial role in her recovery.
The television personality and daughter of legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne appeared energetic on screen, yet behind the scenes Kelly Osbourne Lyme Disease was progressively affecting both her physical and mental health.
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“The doctors kept changing my prescription, trying to get the dosage right, and it turned me into a zombie,” she writes in an excerpt published on Us Weekly. She was given Ambien for her sleep issues, then Trazodone, then antacid for the acid reflux the Trazodone caused.
She took cranberry extract and antibiotics to fight the UTIs she was prone to thanks to another medication. She was also given painkillers — something she used to be addicted to — to help with the body aches. To top it off, she was also given pills to help with the anxiety she had about taking all these pills.
“When I got yet another prescription that left me barely able to speak, I was reduced to a lump on the couch, and that was my breaking point,” she writes. “I took my bag of pills, and my fiancé drove me to my mum’s house. I sat them all out, one by one, until they lined up the length of the counter. ‘I can’t live like this anymore,’ I said. ‘I’m a vegetable.'”
During this time, she had been researching her symptoms, and was fairly certain that Lyme disease was the culprit. She met with an alternative medicine practitioner who confirmed her suspicions and attended his treatment center in Germany.
@KellyOsbourne admits she was ‘scared shitless’ when she was diagnosed with Lyme disease and medication left her feeling ‘like a zombie.’
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The TV personality contracted Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick (which @OzzyosBourne burned off with a match) at the reindeer sanctuary in her parents’ garden in 2004.
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For years she suffered a range of misdiagnoses, and was prescribed a cocktail of drugs that only made her feel worse. “The doctors kept changing my prescription, and it turned me into a zombie,” said Kelly. “You know in movies where a mental patient sits in a rocking chair in a cardigan and nightgown and stares at a wall all day? That was me.”
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Kelly went on to say: “I couldn’t sleep, so they gave me Ambien. When Ambien made me nauseated, they switched me to Trazodone, but that gave me acid reflux, so then I had to take an antacid every day. I took cranberry extract and antibiotics because one medication made me prone to getting urinary tract infections. Painkillers to help with the head and body aches. I had pills to deal with the anxiety that I was having from taking so many pills.”
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Fed up of being unable to move off the couch and feeling like a “vegetable,” Kelly turned to Philip Battiade, who had treated her brother Jack for his MS, and finally got a conclusive Lyme disease diagnosis.
She jetted out to his clinic (Infusio Frankfurt Germany and underwent stem cell treatment to beat the condition. https://x.com/InfusioFFM
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Kelly explained “rather than trying to kill off the disease with antibiotics, this treatment worked to strengthen my immune system so my body could fight off and get rid of the disease on its own. I was experiencing emotions and feelings again.”
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Today, Kelly has her life back and is helping us advocate for change in the Lyme community!
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“For the first time, someone listened to me, and I got tested,” she continued. “The results were positive: I had stage III neurological Lyme disease. I was relieved to finally know what was going on, but I was also scared shitless.”
The treatment center strengthened her immune system so it could eliminate the disease without additional medication.
“I stayed for two weeks,” she writes. “I was experiencing emotions and feelings again. I’d been in a diseased and doctor-approved drug-induced haze for so long that I didn’t know what it was like to be happy or sad or in pain.”
The star says this incident has taught her to advocate for herself when it comes to her health, as well as trust her gut when she thinks something’s wrong — and, of course, stay away from reindeer.
Lyme disease, transmitted by deer ticks, infects an estimated 300,000 people a year.
Kelly Osbourne secretly battled Stage III neurological Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick in 2004. She traveled to an alternative medicine clinic in Frankfurt, Germany, where she underwent a two-week course of stem cell therapy to strengthen her immune system so it could naturally fight off the disease. [1, 2, 3, 4]
A breakdown of her journey and the German treatment includes:
- The Diagnosis: After suffering from severe symptoms—including seizures, sore throats, and abdominal pain—for over a decade, she was finally tested and diagnosed with Stage III neurological Lyme disease. [1, 2]
- The Treatment: Osbourne opted out of long-term antibiotic treatments, which she felt reduced her to a “zombie”. Instead, she flew to a clinic in Germany to receive specialized stem cell therapy. [1, 2, 3]
- The Outcome: Osbourne credits the German stem cell treatment with strengthening her immune system and mitigating her symptoms, ultimately allowing her body to recover and find relief. [1, 2]
She initially kept her diagnosis and “cure” out of the public eye, but later detailed her entire experience in her 2017 memoir, There Is No F*ing Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch. [1, 2, 3]
Kelly Osbourne is rock and roll royalty and a celebrity in her own right, but forget what you think you know about the hellraiser-turned-Fashion Policewoman. In her new book There Is No F—ing Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch, Kelly recalls how a struggle with Lyme disease has challenged and strengthened her as an adult.
“I thought I had Lyme disease,” she writes. “I had started entering my symptoms into online quizzes, and the results kept coming back to Lyme disease. For the first time, someone listened to me, and I got tested. The results were positive: I had stage III neurological Lyme disease. I was relieved to finally know what was going on, but I was also scared s–less.”
As soon as the positive results came back, Kelly got proactive about treatment.
“I got on a plane and flew to Philip’s treatment center in Germany. I started stem cell therapy,” she wrote. “Rather than trying to kill off the disease with antibiotics, this treatment worked to strengthen my immune system so my body could fight off and get rid of the disease on its own, which is a much more complete and lasting cure.”
She added that the prominence of Lyme disease in the tabloid media has made her reluctant to speak out about her own experience.
“I’ve kept quiet about my Lyme disease, not only for fear of pharmaceutical companies coming after me because of the cure I found in Germany but also because it seems like the trendy disease to have right now, and I’m tired of seeing sad celebrities play the victim on the cover of weekly mags,” she wrote. “Since I know firsthand how awfully debilitating it is, I know who really has it and who is just trying to prolong their 15 minutes. I don’t understand how anyone could think that the life you have to live with Lyme disease is glamorous.”
Ultimately, the journey has put her in touch with her own body and feelings.
“I’ve learned to advocate for myself when it comes to my health, and I trust my intuition. If I think something is wrong, I refuse to let anyone dismiss it. And sadly, I stay the f— away from reindeer.”
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