List Bartonella sx- Jay

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Jay-here's a good list of Bart symptoms. For me many of these symptoms manifested after I started antibiotics. Subtle symptoms that I had for years but didn't connect to an illness were the headaches, anxiety, depression, air hunger(feeling like you can't get a full breath), and others. You can pretty much count on having Lyme if you have Bartonella because we are all exposed to Bart all the time, but a healthy immune system will keep it in check without a problem. It's when it is combined with Borrelia (the Lyme bacteria) that it becomes chronic because Bb(Borrelia Burgdorferi organism does tricks to turn down the immune system so it can proliferate- this gives other infections that the avg person fights off- viral, fungal, bacterial and protozoal opportunity to proliferate. The Borrelia, Bartonella, and Babesia(a red blood cell protozoa very common in ticks) are commonly present together in infected ticks, it is found in all 50 states and can take years of building up in the body before you get enough symptoms to start seeking help. In our cases the biting, lesions, and debris coming out of the skin. Some refer to our condition as Morgellons, and Morgellons is a long list of many symptoms which have multiple causes- infectous in nature. It is sooooo overwhelming this whole nightmare, but it IS treatable. The biting sensation, insects, skin debris is a very small part of the whole picture. Trust me on this.Also, the tests for Bartonella and Babesia are worse than those for Lyme, and they are expensive because only specialty labs have tests sensitive enough to detect these organisms. On the other hand they are finding new strains of Bartonella all the time and there are no tests to detect them.Aandraya Bartonella is a bacterium that causes illness, the most commonly known of which is a disease called "Cat Scratch Fever." Thousands of known cases of Bartonella occur in the U.S. each Year, with the vast majority of known cases due to bites from fleas that infest cats or infected dogs (may also occur directly from bites and scratches from infected dogs or cats). Bartonella can also be transmitted by ticks that transmit Lyme Disease.In fact, in a study published recently, deer ticks from New Jersey had a higher prevalence of Bartonella organisms than of Lyme organisms.It is unclear whether the organism that we see transmitted along with Lyme disease is actually a Bartonella species (such as B. henselae or B. quintana) or is "Bartonella-Like Organism" (BLO) that is yet to be fully identified.While BLO has features similar to organisms in the Bartonella family, it also has features slimiar to the Mycoplasma and the Francisella (causes tularemia) families.Of course not everyone has all of these symptoms, depends on the severity of the infection.___Fatigue (often with agitation, unlike Lyme disease, which is more exhaustion)___Low grade fevers, especially morning and/or late afternoon, often associated with feelings of "coming down with the flu or a virus"___Sweats, often morning or late afternoon (sometimes at night) - often described as "thick" or "sticky" in nature___Headaches, especially frontal (often confused with sinus) or on top of head___Indentations in the skin ___Eye symptoms including episodes of blurred vision, red eyes, dry eyes___Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and sometimes hearing problems (decreased or even increased sensitivity - so-called hyperacusis)___Sore throats (recurring)___Swollen glands, especially neck and under arms___Depression___Anxiety and worry attacks; others perceive as "very anxious"___Episodes of confusion and disorientation that are usually transient (and very scary); often can be seizure-like in nature___Poor sleep (especially difficulty falling asleep); poor sleep quality___Joint pain and stiffness (often both Left and Right sides as opposed to Lyme which is often on one side only with pain and stiffness that changes locations)___Muscle pains especially the calves; may be twitching and cramping also___Foot pain, more in the morning involving the heels or soles of the feet (sometimes misdiagnosed as plantar fasciitis)___Nerve irritation symptoms which can be described as burning, vibrating, numb, shooting, etc.___Tremors and/or muscle twitching___Heart palpitations and strange chest pains___Episodes of breathlessness___Strange rashes recurring on the body often, red stretch marks, and peculiar tender lumps and nodules along the sides of the legs or arms, spider veins___Gastrointestinal symptoms, abdominal pain and acid reflux___Shin bone pain and tenderness