Lyme Science Blog

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: Why It Causes Crushing Exhaustion Quick Answer: Lyme disease fatigue is driven by immune activation, neuroinflammation, autonomic dysfunction, sleep disruption, and co-infections such as Babesia. It often includes post-exertional malaise, where even minor activity leads to significant energy crashes. In some cases, persistent fatigue may follow unrecognized or repeated tick exposures, which

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 Brain Fog vs Dementia: When It’s Not Alzheimer’s Can Lyme disease brain fog be mistaken for dementia? Yes—and it happens more often than many patients realize. Patients with Lyme disease frequently report memory problems, slowed thinking, word-finding difficulty, and mental fatigue—symptoms that can resemble early dementia. Quick answer: Lyme brain fog is typically driven

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

Can You Get Lyme Disease at the Beach? Ticks Are Moving to Coastal Areas Can you get Lyme disease at the beach? Yes. Ticks are now being found in coastal environments—changing how we think about Lyme disease risk. Pleasure Beach in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was closed for the summer—not for weather, but for ticks. Key Insight:

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

Can Lyme Disease Cause Seizures? When Episodes Are Dismissed as Stress Can Lyme disease cause seizures or seizure-like episodes? In some cases, children develop neurologic symptoms that resemble seizures—even when brain scans and EEGs appear normal. This is one of the most emotional stories parents share. Their child was once energetic and thriving—then something changed.

Persistent Lyme Symptoms: Why I Still Treat When Others Stop Persistent Lyme Symptoms: Why I Still Treat When Others Stop As a Lyme disease expert, I’ve treated many patients who continue to suffer from persistent Lyme symptoms—even after completing a full course of antibiotics. They’re often told their fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, or headaches

What Malaria teaches us about the Lyme disease persister theory A recent study published in Nature Microbiology has revealed how malaria parasites survive in the human body for years without causing symptoms—offering powerful insights into the Lyme disease persister theory. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, including Dr. Kirk Deitsch, found that Plasmodium falciparum—the parasite responsible