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Autonomic Dysfunction in Lyme Disease In clinical practice, autonomic dysfunction frequently emerges as a central contributor to prolonged or fluctuating Lyme disease symptoms. While many patients recover steadily, others experience variability in heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, temperature tolerance, sleep, cognition, and stress resilience that does not follow a simple inflammatory or infectious pattern. This […]

Traveling with Lyme Disease: Realistic Strategies for Summer As a Lyme disease expert, I often hear the same concern: “Is traveling with Lyme disease even possible?” The answer depends on the person—but with the right mindset and preparation, many patients can travel while honoring their body’s limits. Whether you’re dealing with fatigue, POTS, food restrictions,

Single Dose Doxycycline For Tick Bite – Ethical Concerns This post has no ethics hub link yet. Let me add it plus cornerstone links and a proper Related Articles section. What if you did everything right after a tick bite—and still ended up sick? That’s what happened to a 37-year-old woman who followed medical advice

Can Lyme Disease Make EDS Symptoms Worse or More Complex? That’s a question I’ve heard more often in recent years—from patients, parents, and even colleagues. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is already a complex condition with far-reaching effects. But when patients with EDS report a sudden downturn—new neurological symptoms, worsening fatigue, or cognitive decline—it’s worth asking whether

Lyme disease fatigue Lyme disease fatigue is one of the most common and most frustrating symptoms of the illness. It’s not just feeling tired. Many of my patients describe it as bone-deep exhaustion. Some say it feels like moving through wet cement. Others say they wake up feeling just as drained as when they went

Do I have Lyme disease? Do I have Lyme disease? It’s a question many people ask after experiencing fatigue, pain, or brain fog without a clear explanation. You may not remember a tick bite—or even see a rash. Testing may come back negative. Yet Lyme disease can still be the cause. That’s why early signs,

Lyme Disease and Dementia: When Brain Fog Isn’t Alzheimer’s Lyme disease patients have described brain fog for decades. When COVID-19 emerged, millions of new patients began reporting the same symptoms — slowed thinking, memory lapses, word-finding problems, and mental fatigue that persisted long after the acute infection resolved. The overlap is striking. And it’s not

Persistent Lyme Disease: Clues You Can Treat Too many patients with persistent Lyme disease are told, “You’re fine,” when they clearly aren’t. Their fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, and autonomic issues are dismissed or misattributed—and the longer that goes on, the more trust in the system erodes. But what if we approached persistent Lyme the

Ticks at the Beach Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is closed for the entire summer of 2025—not for a storm, but for ticks. Multiple species were discovered, including the Asian longhorned tick, an emerging invasive threat. Officials are applying treatments, but the closure highlights a bigger issue: ticks at the beach are now part of

She Was Told It Was Aging — It Was Lyme All Along After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen older adults whose symptoms were dismissed as aging when infection was the cause. A woman in her late 60s was getting weaker. Her joints ached. Her memory was slipping. Her balance felt off. She woke