Lyme Blog Posts

By Fred Diamond It’s hard enough managing your own or just your child’s persistent Lyme symptoms, but what do you do when multiple people in…

By Mark Rego, MD In my years of psychiatric practice and my following years of illness, one problem has appeared unsolvable. How does someone who…

Diagnosing tick-borne disease is one of the toughest issues facing our community today. In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp podcast, interviewers Rich Johannesen…

By Nancy Dougherty The immune response in Lyme disease has been described as dysregulated or maladjusted. This is supported in part by the fact that…

By Fred Diamond Imagine being one of only 75 women jet pilots in the Air Force and a true American hero, only to have your…

By Jenny Lelwica Buttaccio, RawlsMD.com A racing heart, dizziness upon standing, fatigue, nausea, inability to focus. These are some of the hallmark symptoms of postural…

By David Aronson, LCSW Venturing out in nature can introduce us to a silent adversary: ticks. These minuscule entities are more than mere irritants. They…

By Bruce Patterson, MD Enjoying the outdoors can put you in contact with more ticks, and with them greater – and growing – risk of…

Benzodiazepines–often called “benzos”–are depressants that produce sedation and hypnosis, relieve anxiety and muscle spasms, and reduce seizures. The most common benzodiazepines are Valium®, Xanax®, Halcion®,…

By Carolyn Degnan With schools back in session, your child with Lyme disease may need some extra accommodation to get through the school day/week. That…

By Fred Diamond Having a child suffer with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases can be devastating. Having a child pass away will shift your life…

By Bishop Christopher Herbert PhD Visiting Professor, University of Surrey, UK The National Health Service recently declared it is entering a new era. It involves…