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Lyme Quiz - A Good Indication

"Rely on the Symptoms not the Blood work
and find a Lyme literate Doctor"

As part of your current illness, have you had any of the following: (tick box for yes)

Tick Bite Rash at bite site
Rashes at other sites Fever, chills, sweats
Weight change (loss or gain) Fatigue, tiredness
Unexplained hair loss Swollen Glands
Sore Throat Testicular pain or Pelvic pain
Unexplained menstrual irregularity Irritable bladder or bladder dysfunction
Sexual dysfunction or loss of libido Upset stomach
Change in bowel function, constipation Chest pain or rib soreness
Shortness of breath, cough Heart palpitations, pulse skips, heart block
Joint pain or swelling Muscle pain or cramps
Twitching of the face or other muscles Headache
Neck creaks and cracks, neck stiffness Stiffness of the joints or back
Tingling, numbness, burning or a stabbing Facial paralysis (mouth is crooked on one side when you talk in front of a mirror-Bell's Palsy)
Eyes/vision: double, blurry, pain, increased floaters (specks in front of vision) Ears/hearing: ringing, buzzing, ear pain
Dizziness, poor balance, increased motion sickness Light-headedness, wooziness, difficulty walking, clumsy bumping into objects
Tremor Confusion, difficulty in thinking, difficulty in concentrating, difficulty with sticking with task
Difficulty with concentration or reading Decreased short term memory
Disorientation: driving past your turn, getting lost, going to wrong place Difficulty with speech
Mood swings, irritability, depression Disturbed sleep: too much, too little, early awakening- goes through cycles sometimes too much
Exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol Slowed pulse
Testicular enlargement Nodules on earlobes
Stomach distension Breathing with mouth open
Eye lesions Nasal stuffiness /restriction
Shortness of breath Hypersensitive olfactory organ (sensitive to the slightest odours / smells)
Feeling drunk without drinking No desire to do anything- including favorite hobbies
Too slow a pulse when resting Rapid pulse with slightest exertion
Perfuse sweating- soaking wet if you go snow skiing Muscle pains, cramps or charley horse
Pains switching from one side of the body to the other Enlarged lymph glands
Stiff aching neck Changes in vision
Generalized acheyness Limbs- especially arms feel heavier than normal.
Diminished or absent reflexes Brain fog
Poor coordination/ataxia Continual infections
Poor concentration Decreased ability to spell correctly
GI distress/abdominal pain Poor word retrieval/Aphasia
Anxiety Difficulty swallowing
Nausea/vomiting Anorexia
Vasculitis Loss of muscle tone
Changes in taste or smell Obsessive-Compulsive symptoms
Panic attacks Changes in cerebral blood flow/brain waves
Number reversal Light Sensitivity
Trigeminal neuralgia (TMJ) Dilated cardiomyopathy
Loss of temperature control  

If you ticked more than 7 of the 83 Symptoms listed above,
seek "immediate" advice from your Health Care Professional.

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