GENERAL

• Fatigue, made worse by physical exertion or stress
• Activity level decreased to less than 50% of pre-illness activity level
• Recurrent flu-like illness
• Sore throat
• Hoarseness
• Tender or swollen lymph nodes (glands), especially in neck and underarms
• Shortness of breath (air hunger) with little or no exertion
• Frequent sighing
• Tremor or trembling
• Severe nasal allergies (new allergies or worsening of previous allergies)
• Cough
• Night sweats
• Low-grade fevers
• Feeling cold often
• Feeling hot often
• Cold extremities (hands and feet)
• Low body temperature (below 97.6)
• Low blood pressure (below 110/70)
• Heart palpitations
• Dryness of eyes and/or mouth
• Increased thirst
• Symptoms worsened by temperature changes
• Symptoms worsened by air travel
• Symptoms worsened by stress

PAIN

• Headache
• Tender points or trigger points
• Muscle pain
• Muscle twitching
• Muscle weakness
• Paralysis or severe weakness of an arm or leg
• Joint pain
• TMJ syndrome
• Chest pain

GENERAL NEUROLOGICAL

• Lightheadedness; feeling "spaced out"
• Inability to think clearly ("brain fog")
• Seizures
• Seizure-like episodes
• Syncope (fainting) or blackouts
• Sensation that you might faint
• Vertigo or dizziness
• Numbness or tingling sensations
• Tinnitus (ringing in one or both ears)
• Photophobia (sensitivity to light)
• Noise intolerance

EQUILIBRIUM/PERCEPTION

• Feeling spatially disoriented
• Dysequilibrium (balance difficulty)
• Staggering gait (clumsy walking; bumping into things)
• Dropping things frequently
• Difficulty judging distances (e.g. when driving; placing objects on surfaces)
• "Not quite seeing" what you are looking at

SLEEP

• Hypersomnia (excessive sleeping)
• Sleep disturbance: unrefreshing or non-restorative sleep
• Sleep disturbance: difficulty falling asleep
• Sleep disturbance: difficulty staying asleep (frequent awakenings)
• Sleep disturbance: vivid or disturbing dreams or nightmares
• Altered sleep/wake schedule (alertness/energy best late at night)

MOOD/EMOTIONS

• Depressed mood
• Suicidal thoughts
• Suicide attempts
• Feeling worthless
• Frequent crying
• Feeling helpless and/or hopeless
• Inability to enjoy previously enjoyed activities
• Increased appetite
• Decreased appetite
• Anxiety or fear when there is no obvious cause
• Panic attacks
• Irritability; overreaction
• Rage attacks: anger outbursts with little or no cause
• Abrupt, unpredictable mood swings
• Phobias (irrational fears)
• Personality changes

EYES AND VISION

• Eye pain
• Changes in visual acuity (frequent changes in ability to see well)
• Difficulty with accommodation (switching focus from one thing to another)
• Blind spots in vision

SENSITIVITIES

• Sensitivities to medications (unable to tolerate "normal" dosage)
• Sensitivities to odors (e.g., cleaning products, exhaust fumes, colognes, hair sprays)
• Sensitivities to foods
• Alcohol intolerance
• Alteration of taste, smell, and/or hearing

UROGENITAL

• Frequent urination
• Painful urination or bladder pain
• Prostate pain
• Impotence
• Endometriosis
• Worsening of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
• Decreased libido (sex drive)

GASTROINTESTINAL

• Stomach ache; abdominal cramps
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Esophageal reflux (heartburn)
• Frequent diarrhea
• Frequent constipation
• Bloating; intestinal gas
• Decreased appetite
• Increased appetite
• Food cravings
• Weight gain
• Weight loss

SKIN

• Rashes or sores
• Eczema or psoriasis

OTHER

• Hair loss
• Mitral valve prolapse
• Cancer
• Dental problems
• Periodontal (gum) disease
• Aphthous ulcers (canker sores)

COGNITIVE

• Difficulty with simple calculations (e.g., balancing checkbook)
• Word-finding difficulty
• Using the wrong word
• Difficulty expressing ideas in words
• Difficulty moving your mouth to speak
• Slowed speech
• Stuttering; stammering
• Impaired ability to concentrate
• Easily distracted during a task
• Difficulty paying attention
• Difficulty following a conversation when background noise is present
• Losing your train of thought in the middle of a sentence
• Difficulty putting tasks or things in proper sequence
• Losing track in the middle of a task (remembering what to do next)
• Difficulty with short-term memory
• Difficulty with long-term memory
• Forgetting how to do routine things
• Difficulty understanding what you read
• Switching left and right
• Transposition (reversal) of numbers, words and/or letters when you speak
• Transposition (reversal) of numbers, words and/or letters when you write
• Difficulty remembering names of objects
• Difficulty remembering names of people
• Difficulty recognizing faces
• Difficulty following simple written instructions
• Difficulty following complicated written instructions
• Difficulty following simple oral (spoken) instructions
• Difficulty following complicated oral (spoken) instructions
• Poor judgment
• Difficulty making decisions
• Difficulty integrating information (putting ideas together to form a complete picture or concept)
• Difficulty following directions while driving
• Becoming lost in familiar locations when driving
• Feeling too disoriented to drive