Lyme Science Blog

Tick-Borne Diseases Beyond Lyme: What Doctors May Miss Emerging tick-borne infections may mimic Lyme disease. Testing is often limited or unavailable. Delayed diagnosis can complicate treatment decisions. Ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi may transmit far more than Lyme disease alone. In addition to common coinfections such as Babesia and Bartonella, clinicians increasingly face emerging and rare […]

Why Are Alpha-gal Reactions Delayed After Eating Meat? Hives hours after dinner? Waking up at night with allergic symptoms? Alpha-gal reactions are often delayed. Alpha-gal delayed reaction is one of the most confusing features of this tick-triggered allergy. Unlike typical food allergies that cause symptoms within minutes, alpha-gal reactions often appear 3 to 6 hours

Night Sweats and Lyme Disease: Why You Wake Up Drenched “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 frequently told their symptoms are caused by menopause, anxiety, stress, or medications. But when night sweats

Autonomic dysfunction in Lyme disease causes rapid heart rate, dizziness, crashes after activity, and temperature dysregulation—symptoms often dismissed as anxiety or panic disorder. The autonomic nervous system controls unconscious functions like heart rate and blood pressure. When Lyme disease affects these pathways, patients experience genuine physiological dysfunction. Understanding the mechanisms can lead to proper diagnosis and treatment.

Signs You’re Recovering From Lyme Disease SUBTLE CHANGES OFTEN SIGNAL RECOVERY GENUINE HEALING FROM LYME DISEASE IS RARELY LINEAR Quick Answer: Signs you’re recovering from Lyme disease may include fewer crashes after activity, better sleep, clearer thinking, less severe pain, improved stamina, and longer periods of normal functioning. Recovery is often gradual and non-linear. Many

Can You Work With Lyme Disease? Lyme disease symptoms may interfere with work and daily function Fatigue, pain, and cognitive problems can affect job performance Recovery often depends on recognizing limitations early Can you work with Lyme disease? Fatigue, brain fog, and delayed diagnosis may affect work and recovery. Many people can continue working, but

Can You Recover From Lyme Disease? What Recovery Really Looks Like Can you recover from Lyme disease? Yes. Many people recover fully—especially when Lyme disease is recognized early and treated promptly. Others face a longer and more complicated recovery, particularly after delayed diagnosis, neurologic involvement, or persistent symptoms. I have seen patients improve even after

Severe Pain After Dental Surgery in Lyme Disease: A PTLDS Case A woman with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) underwent routine dental extraction of four molars. Despite an uneventful surgery and aggressive multimodal pain management, the procedure triggered severe, widespread full-body pain that required ICU admission. Lim from the University of California in San Francisco