Georgia Lyme Disease
Connection
Lyme Disease Connection of Georgia was founded as a gathering place to advocate for patients from Georgia suffering from Lyme Disease and other tick related illnesses. Our mission is to arm you with information that you can use in your daily battles with this exhausting disease!
Connection
Lyme Disease Connection of Georgia was founded as a gathering place to advocate for patients from Georgia suffering from Lyme Disease and other tick related illnesses. Our mission is to arm you with information that you can use in your daily battles with this exhausting disease!
Symptoms of Lyme Disease
Lyme Signs & Symptoms
General early signs & symptoms: EM (bull’s eye) rash at bite site (less than 50%), other types
Cardiac/Pulmonary chest pain or rib soreness, shortness of breath, heart
palpitations, pulse skips, heart block, heart murmur or valve prolapse.
Gastrointestinal: nausea or vomiting, difficulty eating, change in bowel function
( constipation, diarrhea), gastritis, abdominal cramping, irritable bladder or bladder
dysfunction, cystitis.
Musculoskeletal: joint/muscle pain in feet, swelling in toes, balls of feet, ankle pain, burning in
feet, shin splints, joint pain and/or swelling, stiffness of the joints, neck or back,
muscle pain or cramps that may migrate, neck creaks and cracks, neck stiffness,
TMJ.
Neurological: twitching of the face, eyelids or other muscles, headache, tingling, numbness,
burning or stabbing sensations, facial paralysis (Bell’s palsy), dizziness, poor balance, increased
motion sickness, light-headedness, wooziness, difficulty walking, tremor,
confusion, difficulty in thinking or with concentration or reading,
forgetfulness, poor short term memory, disorientation (getting lost, going to
wrong place), difficulty with speech, double or blurry vision, eye pain,
blindness, increased floaters, increased sensitivity to light or sound, buzzing or
ringing in ears, ear pain, deafness, seizure activity, white matter lesions, low blood pressure.
Neuropsychiatric: mood swings, violent outbursts, irritability, depression, disturbed sleep (too
Reproductive: testicular pain / pelvic pain, menstrual irregularity, milk production (lactation),
.
Other: fever, sweats, or chills, weight change (loss or gain), fatigue, tiredness,
hair loss, swollen glands, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, swelling around the eyes. much, too little, early awakening), personality changes, obsessive compulsive disorder, paranoia, panic anxiety attack, hallucinations.sexual dysfunction, loss of libido and rashes, (rash at other than bite site signals disseminated disease), flu-like illness.
General early signs & symptoms: EM (bull’s eye) rash at bite site (less than 50%), other types
Cardiac/Pulmonary chest pain or rib soreness, shortness of breath, heart
palpitations, pulse skips, heart block, heart murmur or valve prolapse.
Gastrointestinal: nausea or vomiting, difficulty eating, change in bowel function
( constipation, diarrhea), gastritis, abdominal cramping, irritable bladder or bladder
dysfunction, cystitis.
Musculoskeletal: joint/muscle pain in feet, swelling in toes, balls of feet, ankle pain, burning in
feet, shin splints, joint pain and/or swelling, stiffness of the joints, neck or back,
muscle pain or cramps that may migrate, neck creaks and cracks, neck stiffness,
TMJ.
Neurological: twitching of the face, eyelids or other muscles, headache, tingling, numbness,
burning or stabbing sensations, facial paralysis (Bell’s palsy), dizziness, poor balance, increased
motion sickness, light-headedness, wooziness, difficulty walking, tremor,
confusion, difficulty in thinking or with concentration or reading,
forgetfulness, poor short term memory, disorientation (getting lost, going to
wrong place), difficulty with speech, double or blurry vision, eye pain,
blindness, increased floaters, increased sensitivity to light or sound, buzzing or
ringing in ears, ear pain, deafness, seizure activity, white matter lesions, low blood pressure.
Neuropsychiatric: mood swings, violent outbursts, irritability, depression, disturbed sleep (too
Reproductive: testicular pain / pelvic pain, menstrual irregularity, milk production (lactation),
.
Other: fever, sweats, or chills, weight change (loss or gain), fatigue, tiredness,
hair loss, swollen glands, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, swelling around the eyes. much, too little, early awakening), personality changes, obsessive compulsive disorder, paranoia, panic anxiety attack, hallucinations.sexual dysfunction, loss of libido and rashes, (rash at other than bite site signals disseminated disease), flu-like illness.