Lyme Science Blog

Lyme Treatment Abandonment: Ethical or Not? Stopping Lyme treatment is often framed as a clinical decision based on guidelines—but what if it’s something more troubling? Many patients still experience symptoms like pain, brain fog, or fatigue long after standard antibiotics end. Yet they’re told, “There’s nothing more we can do.” Is stopping treatment at that […]

How Do You Get Lyme Disease: Ticks, Transmission, and Risk How do you get Lyme disease? Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. These ticks can also carry other pathogens, meaning a single bite may transmit multiple infections. Quick Answer: You get Lyme disease from the bite of an infected

Lyme Disease Test Accuracy: Timing, Limitations, and Clinical Diagnosis Lyme disease test accuracy is often misunderstood. Many patients assume that a negative Lyme disease test rules out infection. In reality, Lyme disease test accuracy depends heavily on timing, and current laboratory tests have important limitations—especially early in infection. Most Lyme disease testing relies on detecting

The Duty to Stay: What Ethical Lyme Disease Care Requires Abandoning Lyme patients violates the core principles of medical ethics. A woman in her 40’s came to me after months of searching for answers. She had been a successful business executive, traveling weekly and leading a large team. Now, she could barely get through a

Lyme Disease Weight Gain and Weight Loss: Why Both Happen Lyme disease weight gain and weight loss can both occur—and often confuse patients. Some people lose weight quickly without trying. Others gain weight despite eating the same or less. These changes reflect how Lyme disease affects inflammation, metabolism, hormones, gut function, sleep, and the autonomic

Tired but Wired Lyme Disease: Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Off After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen patients struggle to explain a pattern that feels contradictory but deeply real: “My body is exhausted, but my brain won’t shut off.” This tired-but-wired pattern is common in early Lyme disease, during treatment, and often persists

Sacroiliitis in Lyme Disease as a Cause of Low Back Pain When Back Pain Doesn’t Add Up You’ve tried stretching, therapy, or even imaging — but your back pain won’t quit.For some, this pain isn’t purely mechanical. Many Lyme disease patients report chronic back or hip pain that actually stems from sacroiliac joint inflammation —

Shortness of Breath? Could It Be Babesia? You can’t catch your breath. The inhale stalls halfway, as if something inside your chest has tightened or locked. You try again and again, convinced the next breath will finally feel complete. It doesn’t. You go to urgent care. They listen to your lungs—clear. They check your oxygen—normal.

Why Lyme prevention fails: The mindset that leads to illness Why Lyme prevention fails often comes down to one thing: when you’re feeling healthy, it’s hard to imagine being sick. A college student I treated brushed off her mother’s reminders to wear long sleeves and check for ticks. She was busy, healthy, and said she