February 22, 2026

Lyme Disease Can Make You Feel Older Than You Are Lyme disease can leave patients feeling decades older than their actual age—through fatigue, brain fog, and joint pain that don’t match where they should be in life. “I’m 36, but I feel 76. My legs are heavy, my memory’s a mess, and I don’t recognize […]

Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease: Coinfection Symptoms and Treatment Anaplasmosis and Lyme disease can occur together after the same tick bite, producing an acute febrile illness with high fever, severe headache, and characteristic laboratory abnormalities. Anaplasmosis and Lyme disease coinfection can lead to more severe symptoms early, often with high fever and abnormal lab findings. The

Ehrlichiosis and Lyme Disease: Symptoms and Treatment Ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease can occur together after tick exposure, producing an acute illness with high fever, severe headache, and characteristic laboratory abnormalities. The same environments that expose patients to Lyme disease may also involve ticks carrying Ehrlichia bacteria. When present, this coinfection can lead to a more

Babesia and Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment Babesia and Lyme disease often occur together—and this co-infection is a common reason patients do not fully recover. Many people treated for Lyme disease continue to experience fatigue, shortness of breath, night sweats, or relapsing symptoms. In many cases, Babesia is part of the explanation. Quick answer:

Lyme Disease Coinfections: Why Babesia, Bartonella, and Others Matter Lyme disease coinfections can explain why symptoms persist, change, or fail to respond to treatment. A single tick bite may transmit multiple pathogens—each with different symptoms, diagnostic challenges, and treatment needs. If Lyme disease alone doesn’t explain the full picture, coinfections may be part of the

Bartonella and Lyme Disease: Symptoms & Treatment Bartonella in Lyme disease can contribute to neurologic, psychiatric, and pain symptoms that are often difficult to recognize. Ticks can carry multiple pathogens. When Bartonella is present, patients may develop symptoms that do not fit a typical Lyme disease pattern. For a broader overview, see our coinfections hub.

Powassan Virus and Lyme Disease: Symptoms & Prevention After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve learned that while Powassan virus is rare compared to other coinfections like Babesia or Bartonella, it’s the most dangerous. This tick-borne viral infection can cause severe neurologic disease including encephalitis, permanent brain damage, and death—and unlike bacterial infections, there’s no

Other Tick-Borne Infections: Beyond Lyme Disease After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve learned that the ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi transmit far more than just Lyme disease and the common coinfections like Babesia and Bartonella. A growing list of emerging and rare tick-borne infections—Borrelia miyamotoi, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Bourbon Virus, Heartland Virus, Borrelia mayonii,

Why Are Alpha-gal Reactions Delayed After Eating Meat? Alpha-gal delayed reaction is one of the most confusing features of this tick-borne allergy. Unlike typical food allergies that cause symptoms within minutes, alpha-gal reactions often appear 3 to 6 hours after eating mammalian meat. This unusual timing is one reason alpha-gal syndrome is frequently overlooked, especially

Night Sweats and Lyme Disease: Why You Wake Up Drenched at Night “I wake up drenched every night.” Night sweats in Lyme disease are often dismissed—but they can be one of the most important warning signs of tick-borne illness. Patients are told it’s menopause, anxiety, or medications. But when night sweats are drenching, cyclical, and