When Lyme Disease Makes Driving Difficult Driving requires focus, coordination, and quick decision-making—but Lyme disease can quietly disrupt all three. Symptoms don’t always stay in the exam room. Sometimes they follow you onto the road. Brain fog, dizziness, and delayed reactions can make driving unsafe. For many patients, the realization comes suddenly—you’re behind the wheel, […]
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POTS in Lyme Disease: Why You Feel Worse Standing Start here: Learn how the nervous system is affected in Lyme disease in our autonomic dysfunction guide. POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) in Lyme disease is a form of autonomic dysfunction that causes dizziness, rapid heart rate, brain fog, and fatigue—especially when standing. Many patients describe
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30 Hidden Lyme Disease Symptoms Hidden Lyme disease symptoms are often missed—leading to delayed diagnosis and prolonged illness. Most people think of the bull’s-eye rash or a swollen knee. But many patients never develop these classic signs. Instead, they experience a wide range of symptoms that don’t fit the textbook picture—brain fog, mood changes, nerve
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Lyme Disease in Teenagers: One Teen’s Story of Struggle and Strength Lyme disease in teenagers can affect mood, cognition, and physical health—often in ways that are misunderstood or dismissed. Quick Answer: Lyme disease in teenagers can cause fatigue, brain fog, mood changes, and autonomic symptoms such as POTS. These symptoms are often mistaken for stress
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Can Babesia Be Passed to a Baby During Pregnancy? No symptoms in the mother Babies become ill weeks later The infection is often missed Quick Answer: Babesia pregnancy can lead to congenital infection when the parasite is transmitted from mother to baby. Newborns may appear healthy at birth but develop symptoms weeks later, making diagnosis
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Lyme Coinfections: Babesia, Bartonella & More For a structured overview, see our coinfections hub. Lyme disease coinfections include Babesia, Bartonella, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis—tick-borne infections that can influence symptoms and recovery. Lyme disease coinfections are common and clinically significant. The same tick bite that transmits Borrelia burgdorferi may also carry additional pathogens. When multiple infections are transmitted
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