Dr. Daniel Cameron

Can You Get Lyme Disease Outside Endemic Areas? Lyme disease outside endemic areas is more common than many patients and clinicians realize. While Lyme disease is traditionally associated with the Northeast and Upper Midwest, cases are increasingly reported in regions once considered low risk. This raises an important clinical question: Can Lyme disease occur outside […]

Sensory Neurons in Lyme Disease: Why Your Body Overreacts to Pain and Sensation Sensory neurons in Lyme disease may explain why pain, touch, and sensation feel amplified—sometimes dramatically. Patients often say, “Everything feels too intense.” This includes symptoms such as burning pain, allodynia, sensitivity to temperature, and even discomfort from clothing or light touch. These

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

Why Lyme Symptoms Move Around the Body Why do Lyme symptoms move around the body? Many patients notice that pain, tingling, dizziness, or other symptoms do not stay in one place. A knee may hurt one week, the shoulder the next, followed by burning sensations, headaches, or brain fog. Quick answer: Lyme symptoms often move

Why Lyme Symptoms Get Worse at Night Quick answer: Lyme symptoms often get worse at night due to autonomic nervous system instability, disrupted cortisol timing, and increased inflammatory signaling during vulnerable sleep transitions. Why do Lyme symptoms get worse at night? Many patients notice a pattern: symptoms feel more intense in the evening or wake

Finding a Doctor Who Treats Chronic Lyme What should you look for in a doctor who treats chronic Lyme? Many patients have seen multiple providers before finding someone who recognizes the full pattern of their symptoms. Lyme disease does not always present in a straightforward way. Symptoms often shift across systems—neurologic, musculoskeletal, and autonomic—rather than

Why Lyme Tests Can Be Negative Despite Ongoing Symptoms Many patients ask: why are my Lyme tests negative if I still have symptoms? Negative Lyme test results—especially early in illness—do not always rule out infection and are a common source of confusion in diagnosis. Patients with Lyme disease symptoms may have negative or incomplete test

Why Lyme Symptoms Change Every Day Why do Lyme symptoms change every day—and why do they feel so unpredictable? Many patients notice that symptoms shift from one day to the next, often affecting different parts of the body without a clear pattern. In many patients, this day-to-day variability occurs within a broader pattern of symptoms

Is This Lyme Disease or Something Else? Lyme disease can mimic many other conditions. The question is not just which symptoms are present—but how they fit together. Because Lyme disease can begin subtly or be missed early, understanding how to prevent Lyme disease remains important—even before a diagnosis is confirmed. A patient recently asked, “Is

Adrenaline Surges in POTS: Why Your Body Feels on Edge Adrenaline surges in POTS are a symptom pattern described by patients as sudden episodes of rapid heart rate, shakiness, and internal overstimulation that can feel similar to anxiety—but often occur without an emotional trigger. Many patients refer to these episodes as “adrenaline dumps.” While this