How many have jittery hands / arms loss of fine motor control?

This drives me nuts.

I do! I can't write anymore! My handwriting is terrible. I feel like I cannot control the pen. Like my hand and finger muscles just don't work.

I also can't apply eyeliner! I look like a circus clown, lol.

It is very upsetting. I wonder what causes it?

Its worse before noon, like the anziety and both are worse on ABX

i ordered two product that help nerve shieths I hope they work, if yes, I will post it later after use.

I just had a ART session at a chiropractter on my arms last night, it helped. but they are beat up right now from it- need to heal.Then i go next week to. I gave up on corrcting my typing, screw it. Brain is dyslexic but gettinh better.

I have this sporadically. ...it's one of the seemingly gazillion symptoms I developed since starting treatment.

Unfortunately, all the weird symptoms we develop after starting treatment are to be expected but it's certainly not fun.

Astroman....please do share your results with the new supplements. I've been taking ALA, NAC, Sam-E, cucumin and methyl B's/folate....all of which are supposed to help.

I upped my dose of acetyl-l-carnitine this week to be finally taking the dose recommended by Dr. B. My mental clarity has definitely improved.

I think the ALC along with the Alka Seltzer Gold and quercetin I just started last week have helped immensely.

Post Edited (cd3764) : 12/19/2014 11:13:26 AM (GMT-7)

There are numerous effects on the nervous system with Lyme, but for a moment I want to touch on two.

First, CNS (central nervous sytem) effects, particularly in the white matter and cerebellar areas of the brain. The bug colonizes via the PNS, ascending from peripheral nerves to central nerves and the cerebrospinal fluid, and settles into the periventricular tissues deep within the brain. Inflammation due to the infection causes a host of CNS effects including balance problems, gross and fine tremor, and problems with proprioception and coordination, which are cerebellar functions. Not to mention memory and cognitive issues! hoo boy.

This further devolves into demyelination of entire tracts of nerves and pathways. Be grateful that much of this is reversible. This can be seen on MRI as T2 amplitude bright spots scattered through subcortical white matter areas and other areas of inflammation. Sometimes they don't show up at all in imaging.

Second, the PNS (peripheral nervous system) suffers from its own degradation.
Sensory nerves can be affected, causing weird sensations in the skin and neuropathic pain symptoms, traveling areas of numbness often defined by a single dermatome, and sensations of heat/cold/pressure/itching without cause.
Motor nerves can be affected, which often shows as myoclonic jerking motions, twitching muscles, fingers that refuse to move, and other anomalies like a stiff and cautious gait, trouble getting a key into a keyhole, spilling pots in the kitchen, etc.

It takes time, but these symptoms will fade with correctly targeted treatment.

Five weeks ago I would have been unable to think clearly enough to write this and would probably have had to spend 15 minutes correcting all my typos before posting! Have hope, relief is coming. I had a tremor yesterday and just laughed at it, sat there and laughed at my quivering hands, and said, "enjoy yourself while you can, cuz you're going away!"

But what about weakness? What causes such severe weakness?

Just looking to see if anyone else has something to add to this.

Yes, yes. I too have this. Sometimes it's worse than others. My handwriting is impossible. Very hard to write out even one check to pay a bill. And my writing varies from one check to the next, even sometimes from one line to the next, on the same check!

Forget writing a hand-written letter to anyone. Typing is the only way I can write anything much these days (I used to take copious notes in college...couldn't do more than about half a page of notes for one class, now).

Lyme generates ammonia, which is a potent neurotoxin. And I've also read the bacteria can "chew" through the myelin sheath.

Nutritional support of the nervous system is essential:

Vitamin B12, B Complex, Fish Oil (Omega 3 EFA's), Magnesium, electrolytes, trace minerals, anti-inflammatory supplements & herbs, etc.

Like Utahgal, my main issue is weakness. My hands due shake sometimes but a lot of time I think it's because they are exhausted.

Excellent info Speyfisher and Astro, Razzle.

I do marvel at the suggestion of recovery—a little dubious about it too I suppose.

-p