Lyme Science Blog

Brain Zaps and Internal Vibrations in Lyme Disease: Why They Happen Quick Answer: Brain zaps and internal vibrations in Lyme disease are neurologic symptoms linked to central sensitization, autonomic dysfunction, and neuroinflammation. These sensations reflect altered nerve signaling—not anxiety—and often occur during flares or nervous system instability. The electrical jolts started without warning. Every few […]

Can Lyme Disease Cause Bladder Pain or Urgency? Many patients come to me after months of bladder discomfort that no one can explain. They describe pelvic pressure, burning, or an overwhelming urge to urinate — yet every culture, scan, and exam has been normal. They tell me things like, “My bladder feels inflamed,” or, “It’s

Why Lyme Symptoms Get Worse During Your Period Many women tell me the same thing: their Lyme symptoms get worse during their period, often during the exact same window every month. Fatigue deepens. Pain sharpens. Dizziness, palpitations, and air hunger return. What should be a predictable cycle becomes a predictable crash. When Lyme symptoms worsen

Why Lyme Disease Causes Heat and Cold Intolerance Many patients with Lyme disease describe something they never struggled with before: they suddenly cannot tolerate heat or cold. Lyme heat and cold intolerance may occur when autonomic dysfunction affects the body’s ability to regulate temperature normally. Patients may walk into a warm room and suddenly feel

Lyme Disease and Stress: Why It Can Feel Like PTSD Lyme disease and stress can overlap when the nervous system stays on alert Inflammation, flares, and nervous system stress may trigger PTSD-like symptoms Panic, dread, air hunger, and hypervigilance may have biologic roots Lyme disease and stress can overlap in ways that feel frightening and

Lyme Disease Abdominal Pain: What Doctors Often Miss Lyme disease abdominal pain often reflects autonomic or neurologic dysfunction rather than a primary gastrointestinal disorder. She’d seen seven specialists in 18 months, but no one could explain her abdominal pain. The tests were normal. The pain was not. Her doctors never considered that Lyme disease abdominal

Night Sweats Babesia: The Symptom Doctors Miss Drenching night sweats are a classic Babesia symptom. Many patients are told it’s stress, anxiety, or menopause instead. Recognizing the pattern can change the course of care. Night sweats from Babesia are one of the most distinctive — and most commonly missed — symptoms in tick-borne illness. Patients

PTSD-Like Symptoms After Medical Dismissal in Lyme Disease PTSD-like symptoms may follow medical dismissal in Lyme disease Delayed diagnosis and chronic illness may heighten emotional stress Recognition may help restore safety, trust, and recovery PTSD-like symptoms in Lyme disease may develop after repeated dismissal, delayed diagnosis, or being told symptoms are “only stress.” For patients