Lyme Disease Symptoms

The following Lyme symptoms list is taken from Burrascano's Lyme Disease Guidelines. Note that a lot of these symptoms are not specific for Lyme disease. Therefore other information is neccesary as well, like test results, history of a tick bite, history of a rash after the tick bite, etc.

LYME SYMPTOMS CHECKLIST

-Persistent swollen glands
-Sore throat
-Fevers
-Sore soles, esp. in the AM
-Joint pain
-Joint swelling
-Unexplained back pain
-Stiffness of the joints or back
-Muscle pain or cramps
-Obvious muscle weakness
-Twitching of the face or other muscles
-Confusion, difficulty thinking
-Difficulty with concentration, reading, problem absorbing new information
-Word search, name block
-Forgetfulness, poor short term memory, poor attention
-Disorientation: getting lost, going to wrong places
-Speech errors- wrong word, misspeaking
-Mood swings, irritability, depression
-Anxiety, panic attacks
-Psychosis (hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, bipolar)
-Tremor
-Seizures
-Headache
-Light sensitivity
-Sound sensitivity
-Vision: double, blurry, floaters
-Ear pain
-Hearing: buzzing, ringing, decreased hearing
-Increased motion sickness, vertigo, spinning
-Off balance, “tippy” feeling
-Lightheadedness, wooziness, unavoidable need to sit or lie
-Tingling, numbness, burning or stabbing sensations, shooting pains, skin -hypersensitivity
-Facial paralysis-Bell's Palsy
-Dental pain
-Neck creaks and cracks, stiffness, neck pain
-Fatigue, tired, poor stamina
-Insomnia, fractionated sleep, early awakening
-Excessive night time sleep
-Napping during the day
-Unexplained weight gain
-Unexplained weight loss
-Unexplained hair loss
-Pain in genital area
-Unexplained menstrual irregularity
-Unexplained milk production; breast pain
-Irritable bladder or bladder dysfunction
-Erectile dysfunction
-Loss of libido
-Queasy stomach or nausea
-Heartburn, stomach pain
-Constipation
-Diarrhea
-Low abdominal pain, cramps
-Heart murmur or valve prolapse?
-Heart palpitations or skips
-“Heart block” on EKG
-Chest wall pain or ribs sore
-Head congestion
-Breathlessness, “air hunger”, unexplained chronic cough
-Night sweats
-Exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol
-Symptom flares every 4 wks.

For medical literature documenting the symptoms of Lyme disease, go to http://www.lymeinfo.net/lymefiles.html and choose "Symptoms".