Body Aches And Pain Are Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia, But Beware! They Are Also Symptoms For Lyme Disease, A Misdiagnosed Disease!

Posted on | May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Lyme disease is called the “Great Imitator” or the “Great Impostor” due to the complicated conditions that Lyme disease causes that mimics other serious illnesses.

This fact has been well-documented in the past five years as the number of people with Lyme disease continues to skyrocket. These misdiagnosed diseases cause years of wrong treatment, wasted medical expenses, grueling emotional torment and in some cases, irreparable damage to the victims.

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Multiple Sclerosis, better known as MS, is a disease that occurs when your own body’s immune system begins to destroy the central nervous system. Symptoms include, fatigue, dizziness, sensitivity to heat and cold, tingling in extremities and neuropathic pain. These very same symptoms amongst others actually point to Lyme disease. Furthermore, due to the mystery surrounding the cause of MS, Lyme disease, which can enter the central nervous system within days of infection, could very well be the cause.

Fibromyalgia, is another mystery illness that means “Body Pain”. It has confounded doctors for years with the aches and pains which seem to move from place to place in the body, create headaches, cause fatigue, chills and a wide variety of other symptoms which are exactly the same as – you guessed it, Lyme disease.

Chronic Fatigue is best known for the profound fatigue that goes along with it but the symptoms can also cause body aches, joint aches, chills, fevers and neuropathic pain. One study was conducted at a clinic for chronic fatigue in which every patient was tested for Lyme disease and 85% tested positive!

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There is ongoing research that relates Lyme disease to Alzheimer’s, Autism, and Rheumatoid Arthritis, along with a vast array of mental illness.

The best thing to do if you suspect you might have Lyme disease is to find a Lyme-Literate doctor by contacting the Lyme Disease Association, and getting a full evaluation.

The disease is supposed to be diagnosed clinically (like depression) because there is no known test that is 100% reliable. Testing is used to support a diagnosis, not confirm necessarily.

The most effective treatment for Lyme disease is antibiotics. The faster treatment is started, the faster the disease can be eradicated.

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One Response to “Body Aches And Pain Are Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia, But Beware! They Are Also Symptoms For Lyme Disease, A Misdiagnosed Disease!”

jimmy
June 9th, 2008 @ 12:44 pm

I’m sick and tired of people blaming their aches and pains on lyme disease! Lot’s of tick’s carry lyme,they can all bite but they can’t all deliver the toxic package every time. First of all a tick has to have lyme ,secondly it has to “feed” at least 12 hours uninterupted before it can pass the disease to you! Were you in a tick infested area? Did you notice a tick “hanging out ” on you for 12 hours or more? Did you have a large wierd bullseye shaped rash anywhwere on your body where a loved one or yourself wouldn’t notice it an say “what the hell is that” ? I didn’t think so !Go to a real Dr and forget about lyme.