Lyme Disease can cause any of the symptoms listed below. You many have just a few of them, or many of them. The amount and severity of your symptoms are usually directly related to the amount, location and severity of any Lyme-related infections you may have – and how well your immune system is dealing with them.
- Symptoms that are gradually getting worse
- The feeling of “prematurely aging” or “slowly dying”
- Persistent swollen glands
- Sore throat
- Fevers
- Sore soles of feet, especially in the morning
- Pain in the fingers, toes, ankles, wrists, knees, elbows or shoulders
- Swelling of the fingers, toes, ankles, wrist, knees, elbows, hips or shoulders
- Unexplained back pain
- Stiffness of the joints or back
- Muscle aches or cramps
- Obvious muscle weakness
- Twitching of the face or other muscles
- Confusion, difficulty thinking
- Difficulty with concentration or reading.
- Problems absorbing new information
- Word search, “name block”
- Forgetfulness, poor short term memory, poor attention
- Disorientation – getting lost, going to the wrong places
- Speech errors – using the wrong word or misspeaking
- Mood swings, irritability, depression
- Anxiety, panic attacks
- Psychosis (hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, bipolar)
- Tremors
- Seizures
- Headaches
- Abnormally sensitive to light
- Abnormally sensitive to sound
- Double vision, blurry vision, “floaters”
- Ear pain
- Buzzing or ringing in ears, decreased hearing
- Increased motion sickness, vertigo, spinning sensation
- Off balance “tippy” feeling
- Lightheadedness, wooziness, unavoidable need to sit or lie down
- Tingling, numbness, burning or stabbing sensations, shooting pains, skin hypersensitivity
- Facial paralysis – Bell’s Palsy
- Unexplained tooth or gum pain
- Neck creaking or cracking, neck stiffness, neck pain
- Fatigue, tired, poor stamina
- Insomnia, interrupted sleep, early awakening
- Excessive night time sleep
- Napping during the day
- Unexplained weight gain or weight loss
- Unexplained hair loss
- Pain in genital area
- Unexplained menstrual irregularity
- Unexplained milk production or breast pain
- Irritable bladder or bladder dysfunction
- Erectile dysfunction
- Loss of libido
- Queasy stomach or nausea
- Heartburn, stomach pain
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Lower abdominal pain or cramps
- Heart murmur or valve prolapse
- Heart palpitations or skips
- “Heart block” on EKG testing
- Chest wall pain or sore ribs
- Sinus congestion
- Breathlessness, “air hunger”,
- unexplained chronic cough
- Profuse sweating at night
- “Brain fog”