Lyme Disease Symptoms

[linnysue]

[b][u]Symptoms of Lyme Disease

* The Tick Bite (fewer than 50% recall a tick bite or get/see the rash)

1. Rash at site of bite
2. Rashes on other parts of your body
3. Rash basically circular and spreading out (or generalized)
4. Raised rash, disappearing and recurring

* Head, Face, Neck

5. Unexplained hair loss
6. Headache, mild or severe, Seizures
7. Pressure in Head, White Matter Lesions in Head (MRI)
8. Twitching of facial or other muscles
9. Facial paralysis (Bell's Palsy)
10. Tingling of nose, (tip of) tongue, cheek or facial flushing
11. Stiff or painful neck
12. Jaw pain or stiffness
13. Dental problems (unexplained)
14. Sore throat, clearing throat a lot, phlegm ( flem ), hoarseness, runny nose

* Eyes/Vision

15. Double or blurry vision
16. Increased floating spots
17. Pain in eyes, or swelling around eyes
18. Oversensitivity to light
19. Flashing lights/Peripheral waves/phantom images in corner of eyes

* Ears/Hearing

20. Decreased hearing in one or both ears, plugged ears
21. Buzzing in ears
22. Pain in ears, oversensitivity to sounds
23. Ringing in one or both ears

* Digestive and Excretory Systems

24. Diarrhea
25. Constipation
26. Irritable bladder (trouble starting, stopping) or Interstitial cystitis
27. Upset stomach (nausea or pain) or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)

* Musculoskeletal System

28. Bone pain, joint pain or swelling, carpal tunnel syndrome
29. Stiffness of joints, back, neck, tennis elbow
30. Muscle pain or cramps, (Fibromyalgia)

* Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

31. Shortness of breath, can't get full/satisfying breath, cough
32. Chest pain or rib soreness
33. Night sweats or unexplained chills
34. Heart palpitations or extra beats
35. Endocarditis, Heart blockage

* Neurologic System

36. Tremors or unexplained shaking
37. Burning or stabbing sensations in the body
38. Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Weakness, peripheral neuropathy or partial paralysis
39. Pressure in the head
40. Numbness in body, tingling, pinpricks
41. Poor balance, dizziness, difficulty walking
42. Increased motion sickness
43. Lightheadedness, wooziness

* Psychological well-being

44. Mood swings, irritability, bi-polar disorder
45. Unusual depression
46. Disorientation (getting or feeling lost)
47. Feeling as if you are losing your mind
48. Over-emotional reactions, crying easily
49. Too much sleep, or insomnia
50. Difficulty falling or staying asleep
51. Narcolepsy, sleep apnea
52. Panic attacks, anxiety

* Mental Capability

53. Memory loss (short or long term)
54. Confusion, difficulty in thinking
55. Difficulty with concentration or reading
56. Going to the wrong place
57. Speech difficulty (slurred or slow)
58. Stammering speech
59. Forgetting how to perform simple tasks

* Reproduction and Sexuality

60. Loss of sex drive
61. Sexual dysfunction
62. Unexplained menstral pain, irregularity
63. Unexplained breast pain, discharge
64. Testicular or pelvic pain

* General Well-being

65. Unexplained weight gain, loss
66. Extreme fatigue
67. Swollen glands/lymph nodes
68. Unexplained fevers (high or low grade)
69. Continual infections (sinus, kidney, eye, etc.)
70. Symptoms seem to change, come and go
71. Pain migrates (moves) to different body parts
72. Early on, experienced a "flu-like" illness, after which you have not since felt well.
73. Low body temperature
74. Allergies/Chemical sensitivities
75. Increased effect from alcohol and possible worse hangover

Links:
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/
http://www.lymebusters.com/
http://www.lymeinfo.net/alt.html

[AlwaysHaveHope]

It's amazing how many symptoms there are! I read that there are over 100 symptoms of Lyme Disease! Crazy!

I just wanted to let you know that not all people who have Lyme Disease get a rash. In fact 60-70% of people never develop a rash. Never.

[linnysue]

Thanks, always. Yes, at the top of the symptoms it mentions under *The Tick Bite* that fewer than 50% recall a tick bite or get/see the rash.

[pinkxdiminshorti]

i wanted to say lyme is called the great imitator i know 3 people personally

i know 1 boy who was diganosied with chronic fatigue, he was just not getting any better he then took the advanced lyme test and as i knew it and told him he had lyme

my cousin was told she had als but as i knew it she had lyme

a woman from my church was talking to me about symptoms she had ,she was diaganoised with ms, thwy did the spinal tap and it showed the chemical/ liquid but lyme has the same one, turns out she really had lyme

it was soo hard for me to get a diagnosis i just wish would believe u and understand the effect

i been sick for 7 years now

[Franky]

Originally Posted by pinkxdiminshorti

i wanted to say lyme is called the great imitator i know 3 people personally

i know 1 boy who was diganosied with chronic fatigue, he was just not getting any better he then took the advanced lyme test and as i knew it and told him he had lyme

my cousin was told she had als but as i knew it she had lyme

a woman from my church was talking to me about symptoms she had ,she was diaganoised with ms, thwy did the spinal tap and it showed the chemical/ liquid but lyme has the same one, turns out she really had lyme

it was soo hard for me to get a diagnosis i just wish would believe u and understand the effect

i been sick for 7 years now

pinkxdiminshorti thanks for the information and welcome to the forums. We need more Lyme disease information on the forums. Mind sharing some of your experience with this horrible disease.

[beverlybdmd]

Right-o. "The great Imitator" like syphilis once was, or T.B.
The reason is that this is a bacteria which looks and behaves like a corkscrew--it can penetrate any organ or area of the body whatsoever, and set up housekeeping where ever it pleases. Therefore the illness and symptoms depend entirely upon whatever organ system or area of the body just happens to be suffering damage, scarring, or inflammation from hosting this little invasion. It could be any part of your brain, nerves, joints, muscles, intestinal tract, genito-urinary, or lymphatic-immune systems as the most popular contenders. Or any combination of the above...

[pinkxdiminshorti]

Originally Posted by Franky

pinkxdiminshorti thanks for the information and welcome to the forums. We need more Lyme disease information on the forums. Mind sharing some of your experience with this horrible disease.

sure... in my sophmore year in highschool i woke up paralyzed... my whole body was burnin
this happened everyday for about 3 hours for 4 months when i wasnt paralyzed my hands felt like there was needles pierced through wrists and i walked very stiff

my mom rushed me to the er room the first day it happened they tested me for lyme and a whole bunch of other things
everything came back negative my mom thought i had lyme bc of an email she got a year earlier. the drs had meetings about me.. they yelled and screamed at my mom saying i didnt have lyme. i went to a nuerologist and he said i was depressed but i knew that wasnt true... they wanted to put me in yale hospital. but i never went bc we found a infectious disease who gave me medicine for lyme.. i got worse once i was on the meds.. which is the way you should react to medicine when it works. from there i went to a specialist i had to get home tutoring through the end of highschool so i neveer had a graduation.. my short term and long term memory is effected i can not remember anything.. before i was sick my memory was fantastic!!! there was a point where i could not read anymore all the letters would jumble up... i always have involuntary movement...my left side of the brain was effected and causes me to have adhd.. my balanced is messed up...my processing has been effected its slower so i had to have special accommadation for me with the sats and anyother test i had to take... my hearing and vision gets bad sometimes because of and sometimes i get the post morning paralysis

i have like 2 pages filled with symptoms i cant remember most of them and im use to being sick

i hate when i get sick with a cold or something and my lyme gets worse

[ladycolorado]

lymes can be a terrible imitator of neurological diseases. neurotoxins wear down entire system and brain. the neurological attacks i have can be bad, the physical kind. pink welcome to our growing board. and please continue to post. (LC)