Compiling a List of My Symptoms

This has been quit a challenge, and any doctor I tell about these symptoms, thinks I'm crazy. So, maybe I need to write these down. Granted, I will forget so this seems like a good enough place as any (plus maybe someone here will be able to give more advice or had many of these). These all started about June last year when I was in Detroit. Some have gone away and some are still lingering. I will list them under "HAD" and "CURRENTLY HAVE". Hopefully I can use this as future reference and will base it off the list in the New to Lyme thread:

HAD

Extreme fatigue after minimal exertion

Low body temperature

Heart palpitations

feeling like you might faint

Libido (decreased)

Noise intolerance

Tremors, trembling (still there slightly though nowhere near as bad)

Feeling too disoriented to drive

Impaired ability to concentrate

Decreased appetite

Nausea

Weight loss

Flashes of light perceived peripherally

Episcliritis

Depression or depressed mood

Frequent crying for no reason

Inability to enjoy previously enjoyed activities

Difficulty falling asleep
Difficulty staying asleep (frequent and/or prolonged awakenings)

Insomnia for 3-4 days

Impotence

"Galloping" cholesterol and triglycerides

CURRENTLY HAVE

Alcohol intolerance

"Brainfog"; inability to think clearly

Hearing changes, often from day to day

Joint or arthritic pain

Light-headedness, feeling spaced-out (Not as much as before)

Muscle twitching (Not as much as before)

Severe muscle weakness (Used to be able to leg press 250lbs, now struggle to do 170)

Tinnitus (ringing/noises in one or both ears)

Liver function impaired; mild abnormalities (Also with Hepatitis B)

Bite your tongue frequently

Dysequilibrium (balance problems)

Impaired coordination

Spatial disorientation

Blurred vision

Wandering or lazy eye

Bruxism (grinding/clenching teeth)

Periodontal disease

Temperomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)

Unexplained toothaches

Arthritic pain that migrates from joint to joint

Loss of tone

Muscle aches (myalgia)
Muscle pain, stiffness, weakness

Stiff neck

Joint Pain

Pain/stiffness at C1-C2 (top two vertebrae)

Anxiety or fear for no obvious reason

New phobias/irrational fears (Manly heights)

Light sensitivity (especially in darker rooms)

Dry, itchy skin (mainly on the inside of the ears)

Frequent urination

Symptoms worsened by extremes of temperature (hot, cold), stress, and/or air travel

I believe this is it!   I never felt any of these symptoms before June of 2013. Like I said, sometime in September, I woke up in the middle of the night and found a dead bug near my head. I don't know if it was on me, but I flushed it.

 

You can also go to the "New to Lyme?" thread at the top of the forum and print out the "Master Symptom List" and create two columns so that you can check either "had" or 'have now" beside it.

Other than the lazy/wandering eye and the periodontal disease, I've had all those symptoms and more.

You really need to get in to see a Lyme literate doctor - they are the only ones that will both believe you and be able to help you heal.

Ive also had or have many of these symps so you are not crazy but we sound crazy to those not having to deal with this. Dr's dont seem to have the capacity to handle more than 3 symps at a time.