Symptoms

Early symptoms include:

• tick bite - painless, many go undetected
• Erythema Migrans (EM) rash - bulls-eye rash found less than 30% of the time
• Flu-like symptoms
• Body Aches
• Fever
• Chills
• General Malaise
• Fatigue
• Swollen Glands
• Headaches
• Stiff neck
• Neck Pain
• Fatigue
• Arthritis
• Joint pain
• Swollen joints (particularly knees)

Neurological symptoms - anytime from weeks to years later

• Numbness
• Radiculopathy (tingling, pins and needles, burning and numbness in limbs)
• Speech problems
• Word finding problems
• Bell's Palsy
• Facial Numbness
• Tremors
• Vertigo
• Hyperacussis (sensitivity to sound)
• Photosensitivity (sensitivity to light)
• Weakness
• Visual Disturbances
• Mental Confusion
• Difficulty Concentrating
• Mood Disorders - depression, anxiety, OCD behavior, "Lyme-Rage"
• Insomnia
• Daytime napping
• Narcolepsy
• Severe headaches/migraines
• Fever
• Encephalitis
• Meningitis
• Twitching
• Stabbing Pain
• Burning Skin Sensation
• Seizures
• Heart Abnormalities
• Irregular Heart Rate - Tachicardia
• Air Hunger - Shortness of Breath
• Chest Pain

 For a comprehensive chart of Lyme and Co-Infection Symptoms click below:

http://www.lyme-symptoms.com/LymeCoinfectionChart.html