Possible stress symptoms and signs:

Adapted from Optimal Wellness by Ralph Golan, MD

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Anxiety	Feeling depersonalized	Personality changes
Confusion	Hallucinations	Poor concentration
Crankiness	Headaches	Poor Memory
Crying	Hot flashes	Restlessness
Delusions	Hyperactivity	Schizophrenia
Depression	Insomnia	Seizure disorder, epilepsy
Dizziness,vertigo	Intoxication	Silliness
Dopiness	Irritability	Stammering
Drowsiness	Lack of confidence	Twitching
Dyslexia	Melancholy	Unclear thinking
Faintness	Minimal brain dysfunction	Uncontrolled rage/outbursts
Fatigue	Nightmares	Weakness
Feeling unreal	Panic	Withdrawl

MOUTH AND THROAT

Bad taste in mouth	Increased or decreased salivation	Sore Throat
Cold or canker sores		Sores or ulcers in mouth
Difficulty swallowing	Metallic taste in mouth	Swelling in throat
Hoarseness	Mucus in throat	Swollen gums

SINUSES AND NOSE

Drippiness	Postnasal drip	Sinus pain and tenderness
Itching	Recurrent sinusitis	Sneezing
Obstruction	Reduced sense of smell	Stuffiness

EARS AND HEARING

Earache	Itching	Ringing
Hearing loss	Meniere's disease	Stuffed feeling
Increased sensitivity to sound	Recurring infections, especially in children

GASTROINTESTINAL

Abdominal cramps or spasms	Belching or flatulence: increased	Hunger pains
Acid stomach		Indigestion
Alternating bowel function	Colitis	Itchy anus
Appetite: reduced or increased	Constipation	Nausea
	Crohn' s disease	Peptic ulcer
Bloating	Diarrhea	Spastic colon/irritable bowel

LUNGS

Asthma	Difficulity breathing	Hyperventilation
Coughing

MUSCLES AND JOINTS

Arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis	Muscle pain	Myositis (inflammation of muscles)
	Muscle stiffness
Fibrositis	Muscle tremors or jerks	Polymyalgia
Muscle cramps or spasms	Muscle weakness	Stiff, swollen joints

URINARY

Bed-wetting	Nephrotic syndrome	Urgent need to urinate
Frequent urination	Painful or burning urination	Urinate during the night

GENITAL

Genital itch	Premenstrual symptoms	Sexual drive: increase or decrease
Irregular menstrual periods	Recurrent vaginitis
Painful menstrual periods

SKIN

Acne	Hives	Palter
Blotches	Itching: local or generalized	Perspiration: increased or decreased
Dark circles under eyes	Rashes or lesions: nonspecific
Eczema

HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS

Angina	Inflammation of arteries (arteritis)	Low blood pressure (hypotension)
Chest pain or tightness
Faint feeling	Inflammation of veins (phlebitis)	Rapid or irregular heartbeat
High blood pressure (hypertension)
	Palpitations, esp. after eating	Swelling, generalized

EYES AND VISION

Blurred vision	Excessive watering	Pain
Burning	Flashing lights	Sandy or gritty feeling
Dark circles under eyes	Heavy feeling	Sensitivity to light
Double vision	Itching or redness	Spots, floaters

BLOOD

Abnormal clotting	Decreased immunity	Thrombocytopenia (low platelets)
Anemia (low hemoglobin or hematocrit)	Leukopenia (low white blood cell count)

MISCELLANEOUS

Abrupt changes of health	Exhausted/totally drained	Sudden fatigue or chills after eating
Addictions/Alcoholism	Feeling worse after eating
Anorexia nervosa/bulimia	Flu-like state that is not flu	Underweight or overweight
Diabetes	General feeling of ill health	Weight fluctuations