My LLMD just clinically diagnosed me with this, and I'm having a hard time distinguishing between Lyme & Bart symptoms.
Thank you!!
Posted by Judie (Member # 38323) on :
I had the telltale red stripes. I looked like a tiger. The doc knew they weren't stretch marks because they were going in the wrong direction. I had them for 3 days. They came on 11 months into Lyme treatment.
I've never tested positive for bartonella.
Here's a list from another website. I have most of these:
Fatigue often with agitation
Low grade fevers especially morning or later afternoon. Feelings of coming down with a flu or virus
Sweats often morning or late afternoon
Headaches especially frontal or top of head
Eye symptoms including blurry, dry or red eyes
Ringing in the ears
Sore throats (recurring)
Swollen glands
Anxiety or worry attacks
Poor sleep quality
Joint pain and stiffness
Muscle pains especially the calves -may be twitching and or cramping also
Foot pain involving the heels or soles
Nerve irritation symptoms which can be shooting, vibrating, burning, numb
Shin bone pain and tenderness
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
Before I treated bart the first time: Encephalitis Agitation Aggression Insomnia Low grade afternoon fevers Monthly sore throats Ball of swollen tissue just beneath my ankle bone Plantar fasciitis Word slurring Anger over trivial things Disorientation-getting lost in familiar places Risk taking behaviour Bottom of feet always sore monthly interstitial cystitis IBS symptoms-diarrhea and cramping
Now, before beginning new treatment (for 2nd time)
bartonella streaks on torso insomnia anxiety OCD incidents anger over trivial things risk taking behaviours swollen lumps at bottom of ankle bone small bumps on shin bones, under skin sore joints slow brain when physically fatigued low grade afternoon fevers and face flushing weekly, 24 hour periods of interstitial cystitis
Posted by jlcd1 (Member # 18138) on :
For me I get a lot of the tell tale ones like the bottom of my feet hurting all the time or my shins or my forehead feels tight a lot. But when I start treating it I go completely crazy. One dose of rifampin last week and my ocd was raging.
I think im starting to get hallucinations from it too. Like when im in the car the trees look like there jumping out. Some faces on the tv look strange sometimes too. I also struggle with bad obsessive thoughts.
So not to scare you or anything but its ruff, and be prepared.