Lyme Science Blog

Lyme Disease Dizziness Foggy Feeling: Why You Feel Lightheaded and Disconnected You feel lightheaded—but not exactly dizzy. Your head feels foggy or disconnected. This is where Lyme disease can be missed. Lyme disease dizziness foggy feeling is a common but often misunderstood symptom—and one of the most difficult for patients to describe. This is one […]

Lyme Disease Rage: Why Sudden Anger and Outbursts Occur Lyme disease rage can feel sudden and out of character. Neuroinflammation and autonomic dysfunction may affect emotional control. These episodes are often misunderstood as purely behavioral. Quick Answer: Lyme disease rage refers to sudden, intense episodes of anger or emotional outbursts that feel disproportionate or out

Emotional Lability in Lyme Disease: Why Mood Swings Feel Out of Control Your emotions feel out of control—and it doesn’t make sense. You react more strongly than expected. This may not be psychological—it may be neurologic. Emotional lability in Lyme disease refers to rapid, often unpredictable shifts in mood—such as sudden crying, irritability, or emotional

Child Limping Without Injury: Could It Be Lyme Disease? A sudden limp may be the first visible sign of Lyme disease in a child. Knee swelling can appear with little pain. Persistent limping deserves careful evaluation. A sudden limp without injury is one of the clearest signs something is wrong—and one of the most commonly

Muscle Pain in Lyme Disease: Why It Happens and How It Feels Your muscles hurt—but there was no injury. Rest doesn’t help. Activity may make it worse. This may not be a simple muscle strain. Muscle pain in Lyme disease is common—but often confusing. Many patients are told it’s strain, overuse, fibromyalgia, or general fatigue.

Can Lyme Disease Cause Back Pain, Nerve Pain, or Joint Pain? 90 Ways It Can Present IS THIS LYME PAIN? BACK PAIN. NERVE PAIN. PAIN THAT MOVES? Yes—Lyme disease can cause pain in many parts of the body, including the back, neck, shoulders, joints, muscles, and nerves. In fact, pain is one of the most

Lyme Disease Migrating Pain: Why the Pain Moves Migrating pain in Lyme disease is pain that moves from one area of the body to another—sometimes day to day. This shifting pattern is one of the most distinctive and often overlooked symptoms of Lyme disease. Patients often describe pain that moves, travels, or shifts location without

Undiagnosed Lyme Disease: When Symptoms Are Missed or Never Considered Undiagnosed Lyme disease often begins with omission. Symptoms may be fragmented across multiple specialties. Tick-borne illness is sometimes 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

Can Lyme Disease Cause Irritability and Personality Changes? Mood swings can occur in Lyme disease. Patients may feel emotionally reactive. Sleep and inflammation may contribute. Patients with Lyme disease sometimes describe emotional symptoms that are difficult to explain. Family members may notice irritability, mood swings, frustration, emotional sensitivity, or even personality changes that developed after

Lyme Flare or Relapse? How to Tell If Symptoms Are Getting Worse Is this a Lyme flare or relapse? Symptoms can suddenly worsen. But not every setback means the disease is progressing. Lyme flare vs relapse is a common concern when symptoms return or intensify. Many patients worry that worsening symptoms mean treatment has failed—but