Has Anyone Recovered from Lyme Disease? Has anyone recovered from Lyme disease? It’s one of the first—and most urgent—questions patients ask after a diagnosis. Will I get better? How long will it take? What if I’ve been sick for years? The answer is yes—many people recover from Lyme disease. But recovery is not the same […]
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Lyme Rage: When Anger and Aggression Signal Infection Lyme disease can cause sudden behavior changes in children, including irritability, aggression, anxiety, and oppositional behavior. After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve treated middle and high school students whose severe oppositional behavior resolved with antibiotic treatment. These weren’t psychiatric disorders—they were neurologic symptoms of tick-borne infection
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Why Lyme Disease Causes Vivid Dreams and Night Sweats After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen patients experience disruptive sleep symptoms including vivid dreams and night sweats, intense dream recall, or waking drenched in sweat. These experiences are often attributed to stress or anxiety, particularly when routine testing is unrevealing. However, vivid dreams and
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Eye Pain in Lyme Disease Despite Normal Exams A man with Lyme disease described persistent eye pain and pressure despite repeated normal eye exams. He worried that something serious was being missed, yet ophthalmologic evaluations and imaging were reassuring. The pain fluctuated and worsened with fatigue and stress. Over time, the eye pain gradually improved.
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Lyme Disease Misdiagnosis in Children: One Family’s Story A young athlete went from starring on the soccer field to unable to climb stairs without his heart racing. His parents searched for answers for two years before anyone mentioned Lyme disease. With no tick bite and no rash, they didn’t recognize the early warning signs. What
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Why Morning Stiffness Improves During the Day If you wake up stiff every morning but feel better as the day goes on, you’re not imagining it. Morning stiffness that improves with movement is a common and meaningful symptom pattern—and it offers an important clinical clue. Many patients describe the same daily experience. They wake up
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Sciatica vs SI Joint Pain in Lyme Disease: How to Tell the Difference Sciatica vs SI joint pain is one of the most common—and most confusing—diagnostic challenges in patients with low back, buttock, and leg pain. Many patients are told they have sciatica simply because pain travels into the leg. But pain location alone does
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When Fear Delays Pediatric Lyme Treatment: A Year Lost to Lyme Disease When this family brought their son to me, they were facing a decision many parents encounter when delaying pediatric Lyme treatment—whether fear of antibiotics might outweigh the risk of waiting. They were not opposed to treating Lyme disease. But fear stood in the
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What Does “End-Stage” Lyme Disease Really Mean? Patients sometimes come to my office using the phrase “end-stage Lyme disease.” It is a powerful term, and it reflects how profoundly ill they feel. However, late-stage Lyme disease is not a formal medical diagnosis. Most often, patients are using this language to describe severe, persistent illness consistent
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What Is Alpha-gal Syndrome? The Tick Bite That Causes Red Meat Allergy Alpha-gal red meat allergy is a tick-borne food allergy that can cause serious reactions to mammalian meat. Many patients diagnosed with this condition immediately worry they have developed another chronic illness. That fear is understandable—especially for individuals with a history of tick exposure
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