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Lyme disease eye pain can feel frightening — especially when eye exams and imaging come back normal. This symptom is common in neurologic and autonomic Lyme disease and is frequently misunderstood. Patients frequently describe deep pressure, aching, stabbing discomfort, or soreness behind one or both eyes. The pain may worsen with eye movement, mental effort, […]
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Many people with Lyme disease describe the same confusing experience: their joints don’t feel reliable. Knees may buckle, ankles feel loose, or hips seem unable to track smoothly during movement. At the same time, balance feels off — especially on uneven ground or in low light. These Lyme disease balance problems are more common than
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Many patients with Lyme disease report symptoms that feel disconnected and unpredictable—heart racing, dizziness, digestive slowing, anxiety-like sensations, and sudden crashes after stress or exertion. While these experiences are often grouped together under the term dysautonomia, the underlying physiology is frequently misunderstood. This article focuses on how Lyme disease disrupts autonomic regulation at a mechanistic
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Babesia blood supply safety is one of the most overlooked public health issues in tick-borne disease. While most people associate Babesia with tick bites, this malaria-like parasite can also spread through blood transfusions, blood donations, and even from mother to child during pregnancy. Over 200 cases of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis have been reported in the United
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Is Lyme Disease Curable? Is Lyme disease curable? This is one of the first questions patients ask me, and they deserve an honest answer: it’s not as simple as yes or no. Some people recover fully. Others do not. And unlike many common infections, there is no test that confirms Lyme disease has been completely
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Lyme disease psychiatric symptoms are frequently mistaken for primary mental illness. This case illustrates how one patient’s anxiety, rage, OCD, and depression were traced back to an undiagnosed tick-borne infection—and how treatment changed everything. She came to me after eight months of worsening symptoms, including severe anxiety, episodes of rage, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and deepening depression.
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The ethics of Lyme disease treatment are increasingly under scrutiny—especially when patients remain ill after completing the standard 2–4 weeks of antibiotics. Some recover quickly. Others face ongoing fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, or pain long after treatment ends. When that happens, physicians are often caught between rigid guidelines and the reality of persistent symptoms. This tension
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Lyme disease co-infections occur when a single tick bite transmits multiple pathogens. Up to 40% of Lyme patients in some regions also carry Babesia, Bartonella, Anaplasmosis, or Ehrlichia—yet these infections are frequently missed. When co-infections go unrecognized, patients don’t fully recover. Standard Lyme treatment won’t clear a parasite like Babesia or intracellular bacteria like Anaplasmosis.
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Borrelia miyamotoi is a tick-borne bacterium that causes relapsing fever. It is transmitted by the same ticks that spread Lyme disease but can cause different symptoms. Unlike Lyme disease, Borrelia miyamotoi does not typically cause a bull’s-eye rash. Understanding Borrelia miyamotoi – What is Borrelia miyamotoi? – What does Borrelia miyamotoi cause? – Could Borrelia
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Powassan virus is a rare but serious tick-borne illness that can cause inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) and the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord (meningitis). Unlike Lyme disease, Powassan virus can be transmitted within minutes of a tick bite. Understanding Powassan Virus: – What is the Powassan virus? – Can Powassan virus cause
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