Lyme Science Blog

Lyme Disease Neuropathy: Symptoms, Causes, and Missed Diagnosis Yes—Lyme disease can cause neuropathy. Patients may develop numbness, tingling, burning pain, and unusual nerve sensations due to infection, inflammation, and immune system activation—yet these symptoms are often missed on standard testing. This page is for patients experiencing unexplained nerve symptoms and wondering whether Lyme disease could […]

Dizziness in Lyme Disease: Why It Happens Quick Answer: Dizziness in Lyme disease may reflect autonomic dysfunction, neuroinflammation, vestibular involvement, or poor regulation of circulation. Patients may feel lightheaded, off balance, faint, or mentally disconnected—especially when standing, walking, or overexerting. Dizziness in Lyme disease is a common but often misunderstood symptom and part of the

Lyme Disease Rage: Why Sudden Anger and Outbursts Occur Quick Answer: Lyme disease rage refers to sudden, intense episodes of anger or emotional outbursts that feel disproportionate or out of control. These episodes are often driven by neuroinflammation, autonomic dysfunction, and impaired emotional regulation. Lyme disease rage is one of the most distressing neuropsychiatric symptoms

Emotional Lability in Lyme Disease: Why Mood Swings Occur Quick Answer: Emotional lability in Lyme disease refers to rapid, often unpredictable shifts in mood—such as sudden crying, irritability, or emotional overwhelm—driven by neuroinflammation, autonomic dysfunction, and sleep disruption. Emotional lability in Lyme disease is a neurologic symptom affecting emotional regulation. Patients often describe feeling emotionally

Child Limping: When to Worry About Lyme Disease A sudden limp without injury is one of the clearest signs something is wrong—and one of the most commonly missed signs of Lyme disease in children. Child limping without a clear injury can be concerning for parents. While minor strains and overuse are common, a persistent limp

Muscle Pain in Lyme Disease: Why It Happens and How It Feels Muscle pain in Lyme disease is common, but often misunderstood. It is frequently mistaken for strain, overuse, fibromyalgia, or general fatigue. In many patients, the pain is not caused by injury at all—it reflects inflammation, immune activation, nervous system dysfunction, or post-infectious changes.

Lyme Disease Pain: 90 Ways It Can Present Lyme disease pain behaves differently. It can be inflammatory, neurological, musculoskeletal, or visceral—and often overlaps across systems. It may move, flare, or persist for years, frequently without clear findings on standard tests. Key Insight: Lyme disease pain is not defined by location—it is defined by pattern. Pain

Lyme Disease Migrating Pain: Why the Pain Moves Quick Answer: Migrating pain in Lyme disease refers to pain that shifts from one area of the body to another—often moving between joints, muscles, or nerves. This pattern may reflect inflammation, nervous system dysregulation, and immune activity rather than a single localized injury. Clinical Insight: Pain that

Undiagnosed Lyme Disease: When Symptoms Are Missed or Never Considered Undiagnosed Lyme disease often begins quietly—when key diagnoses are never considered. This pattern—undiagnosed Lyme disease due to incomplete evaluation—is one I see repeatedly in clinical practice. Just weeks ago, I evaluated a patient who specifically requested a consultation for Lyme disease. Before the visit, I

Lyme Disease Irritability and Mood Changes: Why It Happens Quick Answer: Irritability in Lyme disease is a common neurologic symptom driven by inflammation, autonomic dysfunction, and sleep disruption. Patients may feel easily frustrated, emotionally reactive, or unlike themselves. Lyme disease irritability is one of the most frequently reported but least understood symptoms of tick-borne illness.