Posted 2/2/2010 9:19 PM (GMT 0)
Interesting. How many symptoms of anxiety are Lyme symptoms. I've have nearly all of these...
From (http://www.anxietycentre.com)
Common anxiety symptoms include:
Body (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with the body in general):
* Allergy problems, increase in allergies (number, sensitivity, reactions, lengthier reactions)
Back pain, stiffness, tension, pressure, soreness, spasms, immobility in the back or back muscles
* Blanching (looking pale, loss of color in the face or skin)
* Blushing, turning red, flushed face, flushed skin, blushing, red face or skin
* Body jolts, body zaps, electric jolt feeling in body, intense body tremor or “body shake”
* Body temperature increase or decrease, change in body temperature
* Burning skin, itchy, “crawly,” prickly or other skin sensations, skin sensitivity, numbness on the skin
* Burning skin sensation on the face, neck, ears, scalp, or shoulders
* Chest pain, chest tightness
* Choking
* Chronic Fatigue, exhaustion, super tired, worn out
* Clumsiness, feeling clumsy, co-ordination problems with the limbs or body
* Cold chills, feeling cold
* Craving sugar, sweets, chocolate, usual craving for sugar and sweets
* Difficulty speaking, moving mouth, talking, co-ordination problems with the mouth or tongue
* Dizziness, feeling lightheaded
* Dizzy, feeling dizzy
* Electric shock feeling, body zaps
* Excess of energy, you feel you can’t relax
* Falling sensation, feel like your are falling or dropping even though you aren't
* Feel like you are going to pass out or faint
* Feeling cold or chilled
* Feel wrong, different, foreign, odd, or strange
* Flu-like symptoms, general malaise, feel ill, like you are coming down with a flu
* Flushed face, red face, flushed skin
* Head Zaps
* Heart palpitations, racing heart
* Hyperactivity, excess energy, nervous energy
* Increased or decreased sex drive
* Infection - increased infections, persistent infection
* Mouth or throat clicking or grating sound/noise when you move your mouth or jaw, such as when talking
* Muscles that vibrate, jitter, tremor, or shake when used
* Muscle twitching
* Nausea
* Nausea vomiting
* Neck, back, shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
* Night sweats, waking up in a sweat, profusely sweating at night
* No energy, feeling lethargic, tired
* Numbness
* Numbness tingling, numbness and tingling
* Numbness and tingling, and other skin sensations on hands, feet, face, head, or any other places on the body
* Persistent muscle tension, stiffness
* Pounding heart, heart feels like it is beating too hard
* Pulsing or throbbing muscles. Pulsing or throbbing sensation.
* Rib or rib cage tightness, pressure, or feeling like a tight band around the rib cage
* Sexual Dysfunction, sexual uninterest
* Shooting pains, stabbing pains, and odd pressures in the neck, head, or face
* Shooting pains in the face
* Shooting pains in the scalp or head
* Skipped heart beats
* Sore or tight scalp or back of the neck
* Startle easily
* Sweating, uncontrollable profuse sweating
* The floor feels like it is moving either down or up for no reason
* Tightness in the ribs or rib cage area, may also feel like a tight band around the ribs or rib cage area.
* Tingling sensations, anywhere on the body, including the hands, feet, legs, arms, head, mouth, chest, groin area
* Throat or mouth clicking or grating sound/noise when you move your mouth or jaw, such as when talking
* TMJ
* Trembling or shaking
* Twitching
* Unsteadiness, dizziness, feeling dizzy or lightheaded
* Urgency to urinate, frequent urination, sudden urge to go to the washroom (similar to urinary tract or prostate infection symptoms)
* Warm spells
* Weak - feel weak, weakness, low energy, light, soft, like you may faint
* Weak legs, arms, or muscles
* Weight loss, weight gain