Head, Face, Neck:
- Headache
- Facial paralysis (like Bell’s palsy)
- Tingling of nose, cheek, or face
- Stiff neck
- Sore throat, swollen glands
- Heightened allergic sensitivities
- Twitching of facial/other muscles
- Jaw pain/stiffness (like TMJ)
- Change in smell, taste
Digestive/excretory System:
- Upset stomach (nausea, vomiting)
- Irritable bladder
- Unexplained weight loss or gain
- Loss of appetite, anorexia
Respiratory/Circulatory Systems:
- Difficulty breathingNight sweats or unexplained chills
- Heart palpitations
- Diminished exercise tolerance
- Heart block, murmur
- Chest pain or rib soreness
Psychiatric Symptoms:
- Mood swings, irritability, agitation
- Depression and anxiety
- Personality changes
- Malaise
- Aggressive behavior / impulsiveness
- Suicidal thoughts (rare cases of suicide)
- Overemotional reactions, crying easily
- Disturbed sleep: too much, too little,
difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Suspiciousness, paranoia, hallucinations
- Feeling as though you are losing your mind
- Obsessive-compulsive behavior
- Bipolar disorder/manic behavior
- Schizophrenic-like state, including hallucinations
Cognitive Symptoms:
- Dementia
- Forgetfulness, memory loss (short or long term)
- Poor school or work performance
- Attention deficit problems, distractibility
- Confusion, difficulty thinking
- Difficulty with concentration, reading, spelling
- Disorientation: getting or feeling lost
Reproduction and Sexuality
Females:
- Unexplained menstrual pain, irregularity
- Reproduction problems, miscarriage,
stillbirth, premature birth, neonatal
- Death, congenital Lyme disease
- Extreme PMS symptoms
Males:
- Testicular or pelvic pain
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Eye, Vision:
- Double or blurry vision, vision changes
- Wandering or lazy eye
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- Oversensitivity to light
- Eye pain or swelling around eyes
- Floaters/spots in the line of sight
- Red eyes
Ears/Hearing:
- Decreased hearing
- Ringing or buzzing in ears
- Sound sensitivity
- Pain in ears
Musculoskeletal System:
- Joint pain, swelling, or stiffness
- Shifting joint pains
- Muscle pain or cramps
- Poor muscle coordination, loss of reflexes
- Loss of muscle tone, muscle weakness
Neurologic System:
- Numbness in body, tingling, pinpricks
- Burning/stabbing sensations in the body
- Burning in feet
- Weakness or paralysis of limbs
- Tremors or unexplained shaking
- Seizures, stroke
- Poor balance, dizziness, difficulty walking
- Increased motion sickness, wooziness
- Lightheadedness, fainting
- Encephalopathy (cognitive impairment from brain involvement)
- Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)
- Meningitis (inflammation of the protective membrane around the brain)
- Encephalomyelitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord)
- Academic or vocational decline
- Difficulty with multitasking
- Difficulty with organization and planning
- Auditory processing problems
- Word finding problems
- Slowed speed of processing
Skin Problems:
- Benign tumor-like nodules
- Erethyma Migrans (rash)
General Well-being:
- Decreased interest in play (children)
- Extreme fatigue, tiredness, exhaustion
- Unexplained fevers (high or low grade)
- Flu-like symptoms (early in the illness)
- Symptoms seem to change, come and go
Other Organ Problems:
- Dysfunction of the thyroid (under or over active thyroid glands)
- Liver inflammation
- Bladder & Kidney problems (including bed wetting)
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