Head and neck symptoms

For about the past week I've been experiencing a new symptom, which is the feeling of the muscles in my neck and head tightening up in a way.

It doesn't feel like a headache in the way I've experienced one before. I would describe it more as physical "head fatigue" if that makes sense. Not sure it does! I can turn my head and look in all directions without a problem, so the muscles aren't stiff or limiting movement.

And when I eat, it feels like my tongue and jaw muscles have to work harder, and they get tired quickly. It doesn't affect my ability to chew and swallow. It usually only lasts a few hours. While it's going on, the visual disturbances that I already have get worse (double/blurry vision, static, etc).

Anyone else experience something similar? As usual, slight panic sets in when I get new/strange symptoms.

Thanks!

ive had some disconcerting head and neck symptoms too- my head feels spacey and almost like its swelling. a very uncomfortable feeling. and occasionally while eating i feel like my brain isnt sending the right signals to my swallowing mechanisms- im not sure if this is what you are talking about? i have to concentrate more on the process of chewing and swallowing. but my head and neck symptoms have been freaky- but i've had them for nearly a year now, on and off so they are less scary as time moves by!

Are you all detoxing? Some of what you all are describing sounds like it could be from ammonia in the brain. When I started detoxing regularly and drinking plenty of lemon water, and doing gently exercises, a lot of those things cleared some for me. Being in treatment of course has done the most good.

That's great, Yogi!! Just give the detoxing a little time to work, you should feel better soon! Congrats on getting the FIR sauna!! I want one too!!

Don't worry about that, Sleepless. I wrote a reply in the Restless Leg syndrome just a minute ago.
Here's a link back to that thread - www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&p=1&m=2338181#m2339731

KaliDhi,
Are you going to use your Chinese herbalist/acupuncturist for your tick-borne infection treatments as well? I know I've had wonderful improvements and have made great strides in recovering my health thanks to my Chinese Medicine/Acupuncturist who is also a Master Western Herbalist.

How awesome for you!!! Yea!! I have found the same things to be true! With a few pulse readings and a quick look at my tongue, my "Acu Doc" - as I call her- knows more of what is going on inside of me than any other doc I have ever seen! Like most here, I have seen over 30 different docs over the years.

We weren't' sure of how long it would for me to heal, but I've had a super wonderful amount of healing after just 9 months on herbs for Lyme, and 6 months on a herb for Bart!! I've just started my Babesia treatment - boy oh boy!! - I'm herxing and had to take 3 weeks just to build up to the proper dose of herbs! I went through the same thing with the herb for Bart - 3 weeks to build up to the proper dose, so nothing new.

My main tip - seriously - listen to your doc! They know more of what the body is dealing with than anyone - even us, as they can tell when your spleen is having issues, or it's the liver or kidneys. By listening closely you will learn when to tell if it's your liver or kidneys or intestines or stomach that's the most unbalanced and you can then actually do something about it!

The other thing I have to say is to follow their instructions as closely as possible!! I've noticed that it matters most that you maintain a certain amount of herbal meds in your system each day, but the herbs will work much better if you take them in evenly spaced out times (3 times a day or 4 times a day).

I would love to keep up with you and your treatment here on the forum!! Would you mind sharing like that? Who knows what we might be able to learn from each other!

Yep! I'm sorry too Yogilymie! Be done shortly!

KaliDhi,
You can always start a new thread and include my name - Trav- I'll be watching for your posts anyway now that I know you are using the same treatment type that I am so using my name in a post title isn't really necessary- but it would insure that I saw your post the very next time I'm here.

You can also feel free to email me directly should you want to. I really don't mind, although it would be nice for others to see our conversations as well so that they can see the progress that we make and the difficulties we encounter.

One of the first things I noticed was the ability to be in temperatures above 80 degrees and below 72 without being dramatically affected by it, then I started to notice improvements with my energy levels and stamina - although I still have a ways to go with those. They return more and more to normal levels as your body gets closer and closer to being healed. Be very careful to eat well and to get the rest you need, your body actually heals faster as you rest - take naps when you can and when you can't, just lie very still and calm the mind for at least 20 minutes - it's amazing how rejuvenating that can be when you can't or don't have the time to actually take a good nap!

Yes I'm very interested in the natural path as well. I just finished watching under our skin for the first time and I cried throughout the entire film. My anxiety is through the roof right now. I should feel better that people were healed, but so many lives lost and us punishing drs who will actually help us. Terrible. I'm so anxious and scared so badly that I won't be able to be fixed. My chest pains have been intense lately as has the fatigue and pain. Anyhow, anything I can learn from you all (ESP you traveler!) I'll try and soak in. As well as some hope (and fear) of my 1st LLMD appt in 3 weeks.

Thanks everyone for sharing your knowledge. Knowledge is power!

Speaking to any fears about not being able to be 'fixed' - first of all don't think of it as being "fixed", you need to "heal".

Take my story - I was infected with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (only it was the spot-less variety!) at the ripe age of 7, and collected ticks bites for many, many years- right up to last year (had 1 attach). By the time I finally started treatment, I had all but 20 of the symptoms in the Master Symptom List in the "new to Lyme?" thread. I'm all of 48 now - so that's 40 years without proper treatment that I could handle and I'm still able to heal!!!

There's no reason for you to think that you won't heal - unless you have some pretty serious health issues besides tick-borne infections, then it could be a little tricky from what I've seen. Sometimes it can be a long road, sometimes it can be a pretty bumpy road - but there's no reason for you to believe that you just won't heal! As long as you refuse to give up on yourself, and are willing to search out whatever type of medicine that will help you to heal - whether it be abx, abx & herbs, or herbs - and are completely committed to your healing, I believe it's within all of our reach!

Start detoxing, drinking lots of good water, eating a healthy diet, and follow your healing protocol closely. Any questions you may have can be brought to a large, very diversified group of others who are going/have gone through the same things you are experiencing for clarification, understanding, or help!!

Sleepless, I would like to suggest that you should talk to your LLMD - on the first visit- about something for anxiety. Being overly anxious about this whole thing isn't going to help your healing at all. As Yogi said, sometimes the anxiety can be worse than any other symptom. Lots of us have had or are currently on something for anxiety - I am and I need it quite a bit still. There's nothing wrong with using these medications while our bodies get back to dealing with things properly, as our bodies are overloaded with so many things going on.

Will do Traveler. I am very excited to start improving. I am beyond tired of having so many limitations. Ill definitely be posting my questions on here as time moves forward. Thanks! Its great to be able to to be in touch with somebody who is ahead of me on the same path.