Lyme Science Blog

Precision Lyme Treatment: A Personalized Path to Recovery When Standard Lyme Treatment Falls Short Some patients respond well to a short course of antibiotics for Lyme disease. Others don’t. That’s when precision Lyme treatment becomes essential. They’re left with fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, dizziness, or POTS-like symptoms. Many are told they have “Post Treatment […]

Lyme Disease and Work: Why Symptoms Make It Hard to Function Lyme disease symptoms may interfere with daily work and concentration Fatigue, pain, and brain fog can disrupt performance and productivity Persistent symptoms may affect occupational functioning long after infection Lyme disease and work difficulties are increasingly recognized in patients struggling with fatigue, pain, cognitive

Missed Lyme Disease: When Headaches Don’t Respond to Treatment Missed Lyme disease headache patterns can look like chronic migraine, tension headache, or sinus pressure—especially when standard treatments do not help. Some patients suffer for months—or even years—with headaches that don’t respond to migraine treatments. They’re told it’s hormonal. Or due to stress or lack of

Lyme Disease Misdiagnosed as OCD: When Psychiatric Symptoms Have an Infectious Cause Lyme disease can mimic OCD. Sudden psychiatric symptoms deserve medical context. Infection should remain in the differential. Lyme disease can be misdiagnosed as OCD when neuropsychiatric symptoms—such as obsessive thoughts, anxiety, insomnia, and compulsive behaviors—are caused by infection rather than a primary psychiatric

Ethical Lyme Disease Care: When Clinical Judgment Matters Clinical judgment becomes critical when Lyme disease testing falls short. Ethical care may require action before certainty is possible. Delayed treatment can lead to long-term suffering for some patients. These clinical decisions raise broader ethical questions about diagnosis when medical certainty is limited. Clinical judgment in Lyme

Lyme Disease and Early Menopause: When Symptoms Are Misdiagnosed Night sweats and fatigue are not always hormonal Brain fog and anxiety may overlap with tick-borne illness Lyme disease and Babesia can mimic menopause symptoms Lyme disease and early menopause can look remarkably similar, especially in women experiencing fatigue, night sweats, brain fog, anxiety, and mood

Alcohol and Lyme Disease: When One Drink Hurts Many patients are surprised to discover alcohol can stall their progress. A patient makes headway, then crashes after a casual glass of wine. Symptoms flare—fatigue, brain fog, pain, palpitations. The connection to Lyme disease recovery is often overlooked, but it’s one I’ve come to take seriously. Alcohol

Delayed Lyme Disease Treatment: Risks of Waiting Too Long Delayed Lyme disease treatment may allow symptoms to spread Neurologic, arthritic, and autonomic complications may become harder to treat Early clinical intervention may reduce the risk of long-term illness Delayed Lyme disease treatment may increase the risk of neurologic symptoms, Lyme arthritis, autonomic dysfunction, and prolonged

Babesiosis Treatment: My Go-To Clinical Tips Babesia is frequently missed. Doxycycline does not treat it. And testing may lag behind clinical illness. 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 is frequently found alongside Lyme disease,

Chronic Lyme Disease Controversy Why do Lyme disease patients and physicians still disagree about treatment? The controversy reflects uncertainty in testing, treatment response, and persistent symptoms. For many patients, the debate becomes deeply personal. The chronic Lyme disease controversy centers on one question: can Lyme infection persist after standard treatment, or are lingering symptoms something