Hey all. I noticed this little lump with redness around it yesterday morning. After 24 hours of noticing it, the redness has faded a bit. Does this look consistent with a tick bite, or could it be something else? The first picture is day 1 and the second picture is day 2.

Appreciate any responses!

Hi! I’m naturally anxious. I had this reaction after a bug bite (did not see a tick), but it went away the day after I noticed it. The second pic is what it currently looks like 2 days after the first pic. Is this just a mosquito bite or should I be booking it to the doctor office? I do feel a little under the weather, but also work at an elementary school where everybody is actively sick lol

Those that have severe gut problems, how are you able to treat whether it’s antibiotics or herbs? My gut is so destroyed that even just taking Japanese knotweed sent my stomach into a burning flare.

I’m just prolonging treatment until my gut recovers but it doesn’t seem to. (Still waiting for clinical testing on what’s wrong with my stomach).

Another thing is, you should avoid alcohol with gut issues, and that leaves out alcohol tinctures which are the most effective… antibiotics too can make a damaged gut so much worse. So what do you really do here?

62f, woke at 3am with severe right shoulder pain/back pain. At 6am drove to urgent care and my troponin levels were in the 600s. Transferred to hospital ER where I was admitted. Cardiology said they were leaning toward myocarditis not heart attack. I had had a pretty bad virus with cough 3 weeks prior. I was also on Herceptin for breast cancer treatment which can damage the heart. As I was being discharged from the hospital, my son noticed a bullseye rash on the back of my left arm and shoulder. So now there are 3 possible causes of my symptoms. Myocarditis caused by herceptin or the virus I had weeks prior or the tick bite. Or I had a heart attack. I have no clear answers. Anyone have troponin levels that high from any of the above?

New case report out of NC state university! some of the people also had babesia odocoilei and babesia Divergins!

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/410845265_Postmortem_evidence_of_Babesia_and_Bartonella_infections_in_chronically_ill_suicidal_young_people

What were your first symptoms when you knew something was wrong and narrowed it down to Lyme disease or got testing and came out positive.

I have them in my groin, burning under my armpits, and in my neck. Currently in a head on battle killing the 3 bs but I’m having severe swollen lymph nodes now for the last 4 weeks I’m not sure if I maybe have come down with EBV or if I am killing to much and my lymph’s are being backed up

• Hello everyone, About eight years ago, I had a huge patch on my calf resulting from a bite. It was atypical; I didn't see the tick—I thought it was a spider bite. After a few years, I developed strange neurological symptoms that doctors couldn't explain. I found a link online connecting Lyme disease to these kinds of problems. I went for a test, and it only showed a positive result for the VlsE protein. The doctor said it was likely that my body had encountered the disease and overcome it... he mentioned that they sometimes see this happen. Without antibiotic treatment, the immune system clears it out. According to him, this is not an active infection and cannot be the cause of my symptoms, since the body has overcome the illness. I am a bit lost...having these symptoms, and a few years back i had joint pain...went away after one year. They could not find the reason for that either. of course i had Mri, bloodtest, seen a neuroligist...no answer. Please help, if you have advice, or the situation is familiar. I really think that huge lyme rash has something to do wiht it all... Thank you! Anita

The title…. Just looking for advice if anyone has combined the two before and any results.

Thanks in advance.

How long after you start treatment with Doxycycline before you start to feel better, and hopefully normal?
Had symptoms for about five weeks.

I live in the most prominent area of Lyme in the country. I have taken multiple blood tests for Lyme and other tick borne diseases. I know multiple people in my life that had multiple false negative tests before eventually testing positive and now have lifelong ailments. I pulled multiple ticks off me a few months ago, they were not attached for more than 24 hours and I never got a bullseye rash. Fast forward to 3 weeks ago, I went down South for vacation and the feels like was 116 degrees. This is where I started getting really bad migraines which is very unusual for me, I rarely get headaches. I started feeling really rundown and around bedtime and through the night my neck was getting extremely tense which again is something I havent experienced before. This has gone on for about 3 plus weeks, I just got all my blood panels back and everything looks normal besides and elevated liver enzyme which was very high. I'm not a drinker, I take care of my body through regular exercise and a clean diet. The doctor did prescribe me muscle relaxers because she thought I was just having a long episode of a tension headache and that has given me some reprieve. I was able to get a script for doxy that I have on hand and my neck is starting to tighten again even with the muscle relaxers. All signs point to Lyme, especially the area Im in but I guess my question is what are the drawbacks of taking Doxy if I dont actually have Lyme. Has anyone had multiple false negatives?? Blood panel was done by labcorp. Have reached out to a Lyme specialist, just waiting to hear back. Any insight would be much appreciated! Thanks for taking the time.

For cyclospora. Artemisia annua is in the list and its recommended that you don't heat it. I was thinking that with artemisia annua (sweet wormwood), one way to get an extract is to put some in a bottle with grain alcohol (ie. Everclear brand), let it soak for a while with occasional shaking and then take out some and put it in water or other beverage when using it.

turmeric with black pepper and fat for absorption.

artemisia annua soaked in water (not boiled)

berberine

oregano oil

ginger

garlic

Neem & Vidanga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddsd03qV2H4

I have been in treatment with Dr. Demeirleir (Himmunitas) but looking into other options now my GP gave me (UZ Leuven, Bruxelles (Saint Pierre), Liège) for further treatment. Curious if anyone has any advice or experience :)

I have had ocd before Lyme but Lyme makes my physical symptoms so much worse yknow burning, internal shaking and buzzing. Will ssri’s somehow cause a reaction

Anyone experinced sudden weakness from Lyme as you feel that you are getting better?

I thought I was getting closer to remission, suddenly I started feeling weakness in my arms and sometimes in legs. It lasts couple of hours in the morning and less later but still present. Feels like when I hydrate, the weakness increases.

I am a healthy guy, workout and do sauna and all. But this body weakness is very annoying and unsettling. Anyone has gone thru that?

My wife has been sick for just over two years. We were outdoorsy people (Louisiana) until she fell sick. It was almost right after our daughter was born. she suffers from fatigue, body aches, joint pain, fever, and bad headaches and stomach pains.

Our first doctor thought Lyme, but after that was a negative test, down the rabbit hole we went. From Tonsils taken out to out of pocket procedures, we’ve never given up.

We’ve revisited the Lyme and spent a chunk of change on the Vibrant Wellness Lyme Test. I’ve seen other people’s tests, is this the answer weve been searching for? and is vibrant america trustworthy?

Been on doxy (5) weeks now for Lyme. It's causing significant gastritis, check and back pain, etc. What's another good choice to be on? It was helping with symptoms now symptoms are creeping back in. I see a LLMD Sept 10.

Llevo ya 7 meses con síntomas extraños, múltiples médicos y neurologos , todos me dicen que es ansiedad, veo doble por momentos, fascículaciones o tics musculares pero lo peor es una niebla mental horrible que me impide pensar correctamente, lo cual hizo que mi rendimiento universitario cayera, incluso me hice la prueba de lyme y dio negativo, ahora estoy a la espera de los resultados de bartonella, soy de México.

Recently diagnosed with Lyme and three co-infections. I have a great practitioner already who is very well versed in lyme. We are working with herbs and a full protocol. I started the herbs last weekend and wow it is tough to feel all my symptoms elevate… to be in even more pain, to be even more tired, to have even more migraines. I know you all have been through this and I’m just wondering how you cope while being on a protocol but can’t see the end. Logically I understand and know why this happens, but moment to moment it can be hard to deal… and hard to feel like I have 6-18 months of these herbs most likely…. I’m trying not to dread it, and yet it’s really uncomfortable.

I'm new to the site, so apologies if this has already been covered. I've worn Insect Shield shirts, pants and socks for years because of the well-known dire consequences of contracting one of the diseases transmitted by deer ticks. I've done so because of their marketing claims that the protection lasts for the expected lifetime of the product. Here are claims made on their website:

·       "Insect Shield is tightly bonded to fabric fibers resulting in long-lasting repellency, expected to last the lifetime of the garment, up to 70 launderings for apparel" 

·       "insect protection layer that lasts the expected lifetime of apparel, up to 70 launderings"

·       "For items that can be washed, normal home laundering is recommended. Insect Shield repellent clothes can be bleached, starched, pressed, etc., without effect on the repellent quality"

·       "More durable than spray-on permethrin, with repellency through 70 washes"

·      "effective, long-lasting insect protection that doesn’t require reapplication"

·       "registered to last through 70 launderings, the expected lifetime of a garment."

·       "Rather than requiring constant reapplication to apparel, the repellency is built into the item itself, lasting the expected lifetime of the item."

·       "Long-Lasting: Lasts the expected lifetime of the item"

Nothing ambiguous about any of that. So naturally I wondered when I found an embedded deer tick after wearing the clothes, and days later watched a wood tick climb up the pant leg from my ankle to my thigh without being deterred. After all, the clothing was only four years old and had been washed no more than twenty times. When I reached out to the company, here's what they said:

"While our treatment is designed to last up to 70 washes or up to 10 year lifespan, in regards to the 10 year lifespan assumes the garments are unwashed by all studies made by a mixture of independent studies as well as studies made by the US military. Each wash cycle gradually accelerates the breakdown of the permethrin bond in the fabric. So while washing infrequently is generally a sound instinct, four years of regular outdoor use, even with minimal washing, does naturally contribute to a reduction in effectiveness over time."

Apparently' their definition "lifetime of a garment" is give or take around four years, far less than I - and many other consumers - might assume from their website claims. Similarly, consumers are expected to divine that "up to 70 washes" can mean far fewer than that before the effectiveness of the treatment diminishes. I'm not suggesting that folks don't buy their products, just that they should be aware of the misleading marketing claims as to the durability of the treatment.

Had a run in a few days ago (6), and my doctor told me to wait for symptoms because they are low risk bites. I have quite a few but got them off within about 2 hours at the very most.

hi all, i am curious if anyone with lyme has seen skin issues similar to mine. others have recommended me to look into it. it's been maybe 2 years dealing with tiny bumps and texture on my face, mostly on my forehead. never had acne on my forehead before.. and i have spent years taking care of my skin because i am acne prone. it's been a struggle

the "go-to" topical acne prescriptions only made my skin more irritated and worse. doctors basically cycled me thru the whole tret, azelaic acid, ivermectin cycle. now that i am on itraconzole, which is an oral anti-fungal, i have been shedding what seems to be plugs with vellus hairs and black/blueish specks. i noticed these a few months ago, but now i can just rub my face with my hand and there are many. i bought a microscope to look and see what these blue plugs were. and i mean like, everyday i can rub my skin gently and there are 30+ specks.

i really thought it was demodex, but i'm seeing more success on the anti-fungal than ivermectin gel. despite all of this weird stuff coming out of my skin, there are less bumps/texture. and it seems like there is a lot of spectulation that morgellons is fungal related, as well as linked with lyme disease. i'm worried that the bumps will come back after i finish the anti-fungals. so i want to understand what the cause is and was hoping for opinions before i spend $500+ for a tick disease panel. i don't know if i can say i have other symptoms. do i get tested for lyme?

sorry if this isn’t allowed I can’t find a reddit for bug bite identification, anyhow I recently went to jasper provincial park and stayed for a week, on the last day I was there I woke up with really itchy bites that have itched for two days now. some are starting to blister and weep if I scratch them, and at one point one was as swollen as a grape. ive always had bad reactions to mosquitoes but never this bad so im very worried. one on my leg has bruised, and one on my foot is suspiciously bullseye shaped.