Symptoms of Lyme and Lyme like diseases
q Tick bite
q Rash basically
circular, sometimes spreading (rash occurs in less than 50% of Lyme patients,
may be on body parts other than bite site)
Musculoskeletal System
q Joint
pain or swelling
q Stiffness of joints, back, neck
q Muscle pain or cramps
q Creaking, cracking
joints
q Heel
pain
q Spinal
sensitivity
q Movement of pain or swelling to different joints
Neurologic System
q Headache
- persistent/severe
q Bell's Palsy (facial paralysis)
q Burning or stabbing pains
q Tremors or unexplained
shaking
q Numbness
in body and/or extremities, tingling, pinpricks
q Weakness or partial paralysis
q Pressure in the
head
q Lightheadedness, wooziness
q
Poor balance, dizziness, difficulty walking
q Increased motion
sickness
q Seizures, stroke symptoms
q
Restless legs
Mental Capability
q Memory
loss (short or long term)
q Confusion, difficulty in thinking
q Forgetting how to perform simple
tasks
q Speech
difficulty (slurred or slow)
q
Stammering, stuttering speech
q Going to the wrong
place
Psychological well-being
q Mood
swings, irritability
q Unusual depression
q
Panic-anxiety attacks
q Overemotional reactions, crying
easily
q Aggression, rage
q Too much sleep, insomnia
q
Difficulty falling or staying asleep
q Obsessive-compulsive
behavior
q Suicidal
thoughts
q Paranoia
q Disorientation (getting or feeling lost)
Head, Face, Neck
q Stiff or
painful neck
q Headache, mild or severe
q
Twitching of facial or other muscles
q Jaw pain or
stiffness
q Sore
throat
q Unexplained hair loss
q
Scalp rash
Eyes, Vision
q Floaters
q Double or blurry vision
q
Pain in eyes, or swelling around eyes
q Light sensitivity
q Flashing lights
q Tearing and/or
dry
q Vision
loss/Blindness
Ears/Hearing
q Decreased hearing in one or both ears
q Buzzing or ringing in ears
(tinnitus)
q Pain
in ears
q Sound
sensitivity
Digestive and Excretory System
q Diarrhea
q Constipation
q Irritable bladder (trouble starting, stopping)
q Frequent
urination
q Upset
stomach, vomiting
q Bloating
q Gastroesophageal reflux
Respiratory/Circulatory System
q Shortness of breath
q
Chest pain or rib soreness
q Night sweats or unexplained
chills
q Heart
palpitations or extra beats
q
Heart block, heart attack
q Valve prolapse, murmurs
Reproduction
q Loss of
sex drive
q Sexual
dysfunction
q Unexplained menstrual pain, irregularity
q Unexplained breast pain,
discharge
q Testicular or pelvic pain
General Well-being
q Extreme
fatigue
q Symptoms
change, come and go
q Pain moves to different body parts
q Unexplained weight gain or loss
q Malaise
q Chills
q All types of rashes on the body
and /or scalp
q Swollen glands
q Unexplained fevers (high or low grade)
q Itching
q
Continual infections (sinus, kidney, yeast, bladder,
etc.)
q Increased
sensitivity to allergens
q Exaggerated response to alcohol or sweets
q Nodules under the
skin
q Early on,
experienced a flu-like illness, after which you have not felt well
since.