Melissa Kaplan's
Chronic Neuroimmune Diseases
Information on CFS, FM, MCS, Lyme Disease, Thyroid, and more...
Last updated January 1, 2014

UROGENITAL/REPRODUCTIVE
Decreased libido
Discharge from breast or galactorrhea
Endometriosis
Frequent urination
Incontinence
Impotence
Infant: premature; low birth weight; low muscle tone; failure to thrive
Interstitial cystitis
Miscarriage or stillbirth
Painful intercourse
Painful urination or bladder
Pelvic and/or rectal pain
Prostate pain
Swollen testicles
Other symptoms worsen before start of menstruation
Worsening of PMS

OTHER
Abnormal or other changes in sweating
Activity level reduced to less than 50% of pre-onset level
Burning sensation (internal and/or external)
Cancer
Changed voice
Changes in sweat odor/body odor
Delayed reaction to overactivity/exertion (onset 24-48 hours after exertion)
Electromagnetic (EM) sensitivity (electrical storms, full moon, affect function of electrical devices)
Fatigue, prolonged, disabling, made worse by exertion or stress
Fibrocystic breasts
"Galloping" cholesterol and triglycerides
Hair loss (not related to age, hormones, diet, medication)
Hands hurt excessively when put in cold water
Handwriting changes, altering signature and/or other writing
Hoarseness
Painful, weak grasp that gives way/lets go
Periods of concentrated thinking causes physical and mental exhaustion, increases pain
Sore throat
Swelling/Idiopathic edema (fluid retention syndrome)
Symptoms worsened by extremes of temperature (hot, cold), stress, and/or air travel
Symptoms change focus from time to time, like infection is moving through the body
Thickened mucus secretions (nose, bowel, vaginal)
Thickened "sleep" around eyes in mornings
Very attractive to biting flies and mosquitoes
Weight changes (usually gain)

COMMON CO-INFECTIONS AND DISORDERS
Babesiosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Ehrlichiosis
Herpesvirus
HHV6
Iron deficiency
Mercury or other metal toxicity
Mycoplasma
Systemic mold and/or mold sensitivities

Sources

Fibromyalgia & Chronic Myofascial Pain. Devin Starlanyl & Mary Ellen Copeland. 2001. New Harbinger Publications Inc.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Other Invisible Illnesses. 2001. Katrina Berne. Hunter House Publishing.

The Interface of Chronic Lyme Disease, CFS and FM. Bonnie Gorman. In, The Update. Massachusetts CFIDS & FM Association. 18(3):1, 35-40. Fall 2002.

Arthritis Foundation

American College of Rheumatology

Fibromyalgia Network

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: CFS

Jay Goldstein, MD.

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