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Has anyone had slurred speech and difficulty swallowing due to lyme. I have both and will start IV rocephin in a week. I am on ketek now. Will the symptoms go away and how soon? thanks for any replys. Posts: 146 | From New Jersey | Registered: Jun 2005
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IV Rocephin will target the chest and lung area and hopefully give you back your control.Good choice.
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I started having difficulty swallowing about 3 yrs ago. I just recently had a scope done by a GI doctor. While I was diagnosed with a Hiatal hernia, as well as gastritis, esophagitis and duodenitis,I feel the swallowing difficulty is comming from my tick infections. It feels muscular to me.
quote:Originally posted by coach: Has anyone had slurred speech and difficulty swallowing due to lyme. I have both and will start IV rocephin in a week. I am on ketek now. Will the symptoms go away and how soon? thanks for any replys.
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Have you read Karen Forschner's book on Lyme Disease? If not, this one is worth buying. My copy is dogeared, with bookmarkers in several places.
There is a good discussion in it of nervous system related symptoms of lyme. You would be surprised how many things can be produced by infection in the nervous system. For instance, lyme bacteria in the vagus nerve can cause the symptoms you described.
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treepatrol
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Yep !!! even choking on my own saliva sometimes.
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Yes, I had slurred speech (sounded like a drunken sailor) and also had difficulty swallowing. Constantly choked on my own saliva and warm/hot foods really aggravated the problem.
My problems were caused by bell's palsy, the cranial nerves. Not a doctor, so I'm not sure if that's the case with you, but highly suspect.
Rocephin nipped that problem rather quickly for me.
Good luck!
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it depends which cranial nerves are being affected by the keets as to whether or not you have your symptoms or bells palsy or numbness of tongue, or ear pain etc....it' s all in the cranial nerves..once you have treatment usually the keets move away from that area and you don't hve the problem anymore..
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Hi coach,
Here is some info posted by Tincup on Cranial Nerves, hope this helps some.
Bell's palsy occurs suddenly and is often first noticed when the patient wakes up and looks in the mirror. Normally there is no pain, but there may be a slight discomfort in the region of the jaw or behind the ear. Features of the syndrome include sagging of the muscles of the lower half of the face on one side. In mild cases, the facial weakness is noted only when the patient smiles. Sometimes, the eye cannot be fully closed on the affected side; when this is attempted, the eye elevates. Abnormal tearing from the eye may result when the weakened eyelid can no longer funnel tears into the lacrimal ducts. Examination by a neurologist is important to exclude the possibility of injury to other nerves or the central nervous system. In some cases, electrophysiologic testing of facial nerve function may locate a lesion. Although this test is not required for diagnosis, it can offer a more detailed evaluation of the condition if weakness persists and recovery has not begun in 6 or more months. Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux), the most frequent of all neuralgias, causes severe, stabbing paroxysmal pain on one side of the face. The condition results from dysfunction of the trigeminal nerve that runs from the brain stem to the face. Attacks of trigeminal neuralgia may be incapacitating and interfere with eating, but it is not fatal and causes no other symptoms. Other neuropathies: Serial examinations by a neurologist over time can be essential to diagnose the disease and suggest a prognosis
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I also had trouble swallowing and slurred speech. Had upper endoscopy and everything was o.k., but I had a fundoplication about 10 yrs. ago because of burning on my tongue.
Years later I went to a different doc., and he said I had a little esophagitis and the operation wasn't necessary.
I remember back then, I don't know what you call the test, but had to have a tube put through my nose and down into my esophagis for twenty-four hours.
Looked like a real you know what driving home with a tube taped to my nose.
I don't think there's one symptom that I haven't had! ALS was discussed, but I'm doing fine now!
Most of my physical problems are my knees, which is very seldom, and. Afternoon's I might have fatigue, but not bad. Dose anyone go through the paranoia and o.c.d., fairs?
I also had three cervical biopsies, but neg. now on treatment.
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Tincups cranial nerve research helped me understand...it all makes sense, had the hear palps too.
Slurred speech is one of my biggest symptoms. Ibuprophen helps - I was up to 12 a day controlling the speech which was followed with throat and neck symptoms.
I could detect the slurring come on every three or four hours. My colleagues notice too. Now am down to 4 or 6 ibuprophen a day starting my third month on doxy 400.
Ready for another step but not sure what, just glad I am not confused at work anymore...that was scary. Getting better with the kids names too.
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"Coach", Hang in there. This is just one of those things that tends to happen with Lymes, I was so bad it made me exhausted to even carry on a conversation & swallowing it just seems like the muscles do not want to work .I have to be careful on what I eat .I've learned to pace myself & try not to get real tired cause that will make matters worse and of course the support group here has help tremendously.Try to be open minded & learn as much as you can about Lyme and you'll do just fine. "Peace be with us all" Robin
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That is where 95% of my symptoms are . I lost 22lbs. telling the numerous drs. I could not swallow. Burning tongue,dry mouth, dry eyes, difficulty breathing,panic ,swollen glands,anxiety,depression, these are all things that the cranial nerves control. It is difficult to herx when it causes you to not breath(not lungs more a nerve issue) and not swallow. I have to go really slow. I wish I could slam it.
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