Noticed that I move slower. Literally, doing things slower. Lifting a cup up or opening the fridge door, my movements are slower.
Is this a lyme symptom? A co-infection?
I remember Mandy from "Under our skin" also looked like she was moving slow.
Just wondering if this is a problem for other people as well...
Posted by James1979 (Member # 31926) on :
Yes, I definitely move slow when I have symptoms. It makes me feel like an old man.
I think it has to do with the soreness or stiffness in our muscles and joints. Well, at least that's how it seems to me. Sometimes it feels like my legs are twigs, and I have to walk slow so I don't fall down. Sometimes my legs feel very heavy like they are made of lead, and I feel like a rusty robot. Other times my arms are so slow and weak that I can barely pick up anything.
I hope you feel better, buddy.
Posted by sickmate (Member # 31502) on :
i got this from tindamax. think its neurological. first i was afraid it might be parkinsons.
Posted by ktkdommer (Member # 29020) on :
My sister gets relief when she detoxes well. She often forgets, gets feeling really bad in legs and then detoxes and gets relief.
I think it can by Lyme, coinfections, herxes and the need to detox.
I'm 13 months into treatment and trying to do more with detoxing and diet and I am feeling improvement. I have to set a schedule and stick to it though. I totally get the grandpa syndrome feeling.
Posted by jeffinca11 (Member # 25584) on :
Hi guys.
Does the slowness happen all the time or does it come and go? For me it seems like it's all the time.
I am afraid it could be a sign of something even worse than lyme.
Anyone else feel this way?
Posted by farraday (Member # 21494) on :
Oh yes!!! Sometimes it is all I can do to walk to the bathroom. If I try to move more quickly I get vertigo and start trembling and feeling clammy. But on good days I can walk more and do things....still have to be careful to take it easy.
Posted by 2young2dieMom (Member # 25434) on :
I can't do anything fast. If I make a sudden movenment, like trying to jog across the street, it feels like my body has a short circuit and it shuts down.
I was dxd with ALS but I'm hoping its neuro lyme. I have muscle wasting as well.
Posted by kpantz (Member # 32497) on :
During my acute illness 2 weeks post-bite, I had a week in TOTAL slow-motion. I couldn't keep up with my wife, who was pushing two kids in a double stroller - LOL. EVERYTHING was slow for me. Combination of fatigue, weakness and aches.
To me, the slowness itself wasn't a symptom; rather, it was the effect of multiple, simultaneous things barking.
Posted by Laura_W (Member # 31491) on :
I can't keep up with mom!
Yes, I also deal with this. Not only is this a physical issue, this is also a mental issue for me. I am mentally much slower. I type much slower, I write slower, I mess up on both of those tasks more than I ever did before... It is no longer automatic... I have to think about it.
Everything in life is much more difficult. Simply completing a daily task is daunting. I start things... but to complete something... that is much more difficult, my mental circuits are just so screwed up.
Physically I try to avoid a lot of things due to weakness, pain, and dizzyness issues and more. But, when doing things Yes... I am much more slower than I used to be. I used to be a speed demen... Now everyone has to wait on me... I'm only 32. And the little old ladies at the store can zoom past me.
It's sad. And, I do notice that when I am Herxing that it is much worse, as well as when I am more fatigued.
Posted by lymeladyinNY (Member # 10235) on :
This happens to me, too. Many times my husband has pushed me along trying to get me to hurry up and get into bed before I completely fall down.
I always have to tell him that the pushing is just going to make me fall on my face. I can't move my legs fast or lift my arms fast.
This symptom comes and goes, and occurs most of the time if I'm tired or herxing. Sometimes I have to make a concerted effort and concentrate to get my body to move in ways that should be effortless.