Lyme Science Blog

Timberlake Reveals How Lyme Disease Makes It Hard to Work Timberlake Had a Platform. Most Lyme Patients Don’t. When Justin Timberlake announced that he had been battling Lyme disease during his global tour, he called it “relentlessly debilitating.” He described performing through nerve pain, fatigue, and recurrent illness—conditions that many Lyme patients know intimately. Timberlake […]

Missed Lyme Disease Was Hiding Behind Her Headache When Headaches Hide Missed Lyme Disease In my practice, I’ve seen patients suffer for months—sometimes years—with headaches that don’t respond to migraine treatments. They’re told it’s hormonal. Or due to stress or lack of sleep. In some cases, however, the deeper issue is missed Lyme disease—especially when

Lyme Disease Was Misdiagnosed as OCD She came in with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder—but nothing was working. Her symptoms had escalated quickly: racing thoughts, compulsions, insomnia, and sensory overload. She’d tried multiple psychiatric medications without relief. The turning point? We discovered it was Lyme disease misdiagnosed as OCD—a diagnosis no one had considered until

Ethical Lyme Disease Care: When Clinical Judgment Matters This post already links to the ethics hub. Let me add cornerstone links and a proper Related Articles section. These clinical decisions raise broader ethical questions about diagnosis when medical certainty is limited. Clinical judgment in Lyme disease isn’t just a medical decision-making skill—it’s a moral compass.

Lyme Disease and Early Menopause Lyme disease can mimic menopause symptoms in women—fatigue, night sweats, and mood swings aren’t always hormonal. One of my patients came to me in her late 30s, convinced she was going through early menopause. She had all the classic symptoms—intense fatigue, night sweats, brain fog, anxiety, irregular periods, and mood

Alcohol and Lyme Disease: When One Drink Hurts After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve learned that alcohol and Lyme disease don’t mix—and for many patients, even one drink can stall recovery. In my practice, I’ve seen this pattern often. A patient is making progress, then suddenly crashes after what seemed like a harmless toast

Delayed Lyme Treatment: Why Waiting Can Be the Wrong Call In my clinical experience, some of the most difficult cases I’ve seen began with one decision: “Let’s wait and see.” Delayed Lyme treatment is often framed as cautious or conservative. But for many patients, it’s the start of a long, complicated illness. Let’s look at

Babesiosis Treatment: My Go To Clinical Tips Babesiosis treatment is often overlooked—especially in patients who also have Lyme disease. Babesiosis is a malaria-like illness caused by microscopic parasites that infect red blood cells. It’s frequently found alongside Lyme, but just as often, it’s missed. Unlike Lyme, which is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, babesiosis

Chronic Lyme disease controversy Our public health system has faced enormous pressure in recent years. Between emerging diseases, evolving science, and the challenge of clear communication, it’s no surprise that public trust has become strained. But for many Lyme disease patients, that mistrust didn’t start with the pandemic. It began with a deeper, longer-running problem:

Lyme disease misdiagnosed as Long COVID After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve seen an increasing number of patients diagnosed with Long COVID when infection was the underlying cause. A woman was told her fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, and poor sleep were just viral aftereffects. Some reassured her it would fade. Others told her it