Possible Lyme Disease Symptoms

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”

Learn much more about Lyme Disease by visiting lymedisease.org

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