Morgellons Disease Symptoms
The symptoms of Morgellons are frequently characterized as non-healing skin lesions associated with unusual structures that look like multi-colored fiber-like (filamentous) strands. Multiply colors have been found (white, blue, black, red).
In particular a burning or itching sensation as if small parasites are crawling on or under the skin. Many of the symptoms are shared, but no one symptom is shared by all individuals, but painful sensations under the skin and accompanying physical structures (fibers and granules) are the most consistent symptoms reported.
Adults and children both have been reported to have contracted the disease. Individuals in families can have the disease while other members do not, it is not yet knows how contagious the disease is. In fact we still truly don’t know how people get infected in the first place. Some Morgellons sufferers actually complain of seeing insects flying in and out of their skin.
There is no evidence at the moment of Morgellons being a seasonal disorder. There are infected patients who claim to have had the symptoms for as long as two decades. The only connection found so far is that more than half of the Morgellons patients are also diagnosed with Lyme disease (borreliosis). It appears that once patients contract the disease, they have it for life. To date, there have been no reports of spontaneous remissions.
Morgellons is a multi-symptom skin disease. It has a number of primary symptoms:
Physical-Symptoms
- Non-Healing Skin lesions
- Sensation of crawling and biting from under the skin (Unknown Arthropod or Parasite)
- Appearance of multi-colored fibers and granules protruding out of the skin
- Fatigue
- Joint swelling or hair loss
Mental-Symptoms
- Short-term memory loss, brain fog
- Attention Deficit, Bipolar or Obsessive-Compulsive disorders (OCD)
- Impaired thought processing
I’ve been suffering from ‘Morgellan’s’ for my entire life. In 2004, I finally had the nerve to talk about all of these strange occurrences, and ended up in a mental institute for 8 days. The doctors just tried to fill me with meds to shut me up; not even glancing at my scalp, face, mouth, palms, heels, fingers, or toes. (My major affected areas). Since then…I’ve been too scared to bring it up again. I’m becoming ‘crazy’, and don’t really feel like dealing with this anymore. I want to throw any mirror I see, and have even started wearing gloves and socks at all times so I won’t feel the sensations as much.
Unfortunately…I have yet to receive a scan. (Xrays…yes…but hair, fibers, etc. will not be seen)…and now my 2 yr. old is showing signs of the beginning stages of this that I strongly recall having. I can’t bear to watch my little girl go through this. It truly has effected my entire life and overall well being. The skin ‘creases’, foreign objects coming out of her hands and feet, constant itching, and ‘linty’ balls from her scalp have already begun. Please help end my long-lived suffering and her’s that is soon to come.
To gather proof, and re-attempt ending this nightmare…this week I have gathered almost 50 specimens in a baggie. They are multiple colors and textures ranging from clear and white to black, blue, brown, or red rock hard crystalized matter—to hairs of various sizes and textures that have been extracted from my extremities, face, and ears. I have also continuously swabbed my gums gathering saliva which has also dried showing massive amounts of fibers and hairs of different colors and shapes. The painful ‘rocks’ that come from my heels ( almost like rock salt) have also been put in the bag.
This is truly just a small sample that only took a few days to collect. Only the bigger sized ones were put in the bag, but so many more occur that are so microscopic that are not worth saving. Is there anywhere/anyone that I can send this to? I am not ‘rich’, and cannot afford to keep throwing my money away. Especially now that I may have to contribute to my daughter’s suffering of this nightmare as well. Any information that you can send would be very much appreciated. Because of my daughter’s recent ‘symptoms…I consider this a matter of urgency if there is any way to stop this.
Thank you
HI Kris and sorry to hear about you and your daughter. There is hope, the CDC is finally studying this disease. Here is a link http://www.cdc.gov/unexplaineddermopathy/investigation.html
On that page there is also the CDC contact information. I hope you find the help you have been seeking for yourself and your daughter.
I FOUND THAT INFRARED SAUNA TO BE THE BEST WAY TO RID SELF OF THIS.
i have a dr in dallas after a lengthy iv infusions i went thru what i refer to as a “remission” for about one year. until past two weeks. i am in his exam room now waiting to see what he reccomends. i would gladly do the daily i v infusions again
I too have this disease and can not get to see a doctor in Ireland as nobody seems to have heard of morgellons. I am going out of my mind with it
Bernadette
My mother has been to several Dr.s and they keep doing blood work and taking samples and biopsies. She goes again next week and want to mention this to her Dr. Are most Drs. informed about Morgellon’s?
Has any body else in Ireland tried to find a Doctor for the treatment of Morgellon’s
Is there anyone out there to talk to? I could use an ear. Im raising 3 little ones completely by myself. My family,friends,coworkers have all alienated me thinking Im delusional from drug use. My dr. on the other hand is atleast willing to look into it and so far hasnt deemed me crazy. Shes the only kindness Ive been shown about this and hope Ive been given. Ive gotta stay strong for my kids,they cant watch me fall apart, nor can I fall apart. I would have no one to take them. They would go into foster care.The symptoms over the past year have been making me crazy enough and now that Ive figured out what it is, I think Im going more crazy from the fear,pain,exhaustion and feelling hopeless. I just need some sort of support system….friend. Any suggestions?
Gabbrielle the Morgellons forums are back up now. You can meet people there.