So, been treating for over 2 years, made initla progress after first few months, then nothing since.
Been treating for Babs for 2 years, still have problems though. So doc is thinking, maybe another co-infection. We have laready tested for heavy metals, thyriod hormones, vitamins, all fine, so doc thinks, maybe I have bart. Maybe Erlichia, but no muscle pains.
But I don't seem to have any bart symptoms. No fevers, red marks, nuerological things.
What I have is unrelenting neck pain from arthritis in cervical spine (never had that before lyme), low WBC counts, dental pain, hip arthritis...
What are your bart symptoms?
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
Mine are typical, shin pain, headache, hot flashes, mood swings, dry sensitive eyes, muscle twitches, depression, lack of motivation, poor memory, inability to concentrate, feeling of being out of it - detached. I hope you figure something out.
Posted by txgirl09 (Member # 21612) on :
I have headache, head pressure, pain behind my eyes, brain fog, air hunger, heart palps...thought some of these are hard to tell if they could be something else.
Posted by CD57 (Member # 11749) on :
Mine are same as Nefferdun except add weird songs looping in head and insomnia.
Posted by Stacyb (Member # 13084) on :
Mine are chest pain/tachycardia with shortness of breath, Anxiety, transient feelings of fainting, Neck stiffness, cracking, headaches, numbness, tingling, calf pain, back pain, vision issues, insomnia, light and sound sensitivity, anger, concentration, ect....
Almost all symptoms are controlled by abx but I have not yet conquered Bart b/c I relapse if I go off Bart tx.
Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
Mine are shin bone pain, pain in long bones in both arms, foot pain (esp in a.m.), GI issues, vision, muscle pain, inablility to concentrate and focus. Skin eruptions esp on hands and feet.
Don't have or have had stretch marks.
Pam
Posted by Amanda (Member # 14107) on :
thanks for your responses. Anyone else , please chime in
Well, I do have a few of those things...muslcle twotches (but bicillin shots have graetly reduced these) and insomnia, but both of these are also lyme symptoms...
so hard to sort it all out...
Posted by kadee (Member # 21199) on :
Worst: Headpressure, headache, heartpain.
Dizzyness, panic, sleeplessness, fear, anger, feeling of "dying", out of body, hallucinations, pain all over in waves. Lung probs, airhunger. All much better now since 4 weeks Levaquin, still bad herxes. Gosh, if I hadn't found out by myself that this is Barts, I don't know how long I would have survived this torture.
[ 01-20-2010, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: kadee ]
Posted by robin_wachs (Member # 3525) on :
Amanda, of your list, in my experience, your hip pain might be bart. One of my worst Bart symptoms has been very painful and stiff hips and pelvis and pain in abdomen. These have been sever. My other symptoms have been: trouble walking, I grunt alot now when getting up or sitting down or exerting myself in any way, like it's a real effort and it also hurts, attacks of rage, some crying, some insomnia but it is different type than lyme insomnia. To me, Lyme insomnia has a tired feeling but you can't sleep. whereas Bart seems to have a wired feeling. Also experiencing skin papules and rougher skin, non-pitting edema, burning soles, Bart rashes, and a few more minor things. Robin
Posted by Heleneh (Member # 21207) on :
My symptoms are bottom of foot pain, horrible headaches, stiff hands and aches all of like coming down with the flu. I feel this way on my medication for bart too. I can have very strong symptoms on the treatment of flu like symptoms.