One week ago I got bitten by a bug of some kind in a park, at first it was just a little bight but by the end of the week a circle developed. I’ve felt achiness in my thighs since the bite although I thought it was cycling related (I don’t normally get aches from cycling) I’ve also been sleeping alot more - getting up after 12pm although I thought this was just due to being hungover. I went to the chemist and they said they thought it was just an infected bug bite since I didn’t have to remove a tick/didn’t see one. But since it’s behind my leg and I itched it so much I think I would’ve scratched any tick off??? Anyway they gave me antibiotics (not those that treat Lymes) Since then it’s developed into a large red blob and is still super itchy and I feel achier and more tired. Finding it hard to get the energy to do anything. What do I do???

Pulled a tick off my thigh at around 9AM EDT today and had a small spot. This image is from a few minutes ago. I did just go to a doc, but the only place open was one of the urgent care facilities. Doctor wasn't sure but said she "didn't love" the way it looked and put me on a 10 day course of doxy. Obviously I'm going to follow the doctor's advice, but just wondering if someone thinks this does/doesn't look like the typical bullseye.

A few things to note: The tick was small and not filled with blood, but was anchored pretty good and I had to tug to get it off. The "rash" is about the size of a pencil eraser, maybe a tad bigger. It's tough to see in the photo, but the are around it about the size of a quarter is slightly raised/swollen and tender. Lastly, I believe the bite was from a tick in Bucks County, PA yesterday, but I was also camping last weekend in northern NJ. Could be from then, but I'd be shocked if it was there a whole week and I didnt notice.

(Re-post because I had tried a moment ago and accidentally hit send too early. Sorry)

My main symptom basically feels like histamine dump where I wake up wired and energetic suddenly at night , and I can’t get back to sleep.

During the day I can’t handle any mental stimulation, whether it be sound or light or even just thinking causes brain irritation and discomfort. Literally being conscious is uncomfortable for my brain.

Taking cetirizine and famotidine has helped a lot. Also taking vit C, PEA, quercetin, propranolol (at night).

What co-infection could be causing this? anyone else with a similar experience?

Hi, I didn’t even know MUCH about Lyme disease, but now I’m seriously considering if I may have had it for a couple of years.
I live near a small woodlandy area in the UK. My cat brought a tic in a couple of years ago and I found it whilst showering since it was connected just under my armpit. I’m not even sure if I removed the fucker completely. Anyway I went to the doctors and they fobbed me off because even though I didn’t know much about Lyme disease other than tics, they were like “yeah probably nothing 🤠.” The vet ironically did more tests on the cat than on me lol, when she got bitten a week or two later.

Anyway since then I’ve had a clusterfuck of symptoms.
- tiredness to the point where I never feel properly rested, to the point where I sleep more than my partner with CFS.
- crippling muscle pain some days especially in my back and neck (my partner jokes I’m pushing 90).
- chronic migraines, which I had every day until I went onto beta blockers.
- random allergies have developed such as an onion allergy.
- I also get eczema all the time, which only started half a year ago.
- I get POTS like symptoms such as dizziness when standing etc.

Those are my main ones, but could this seriously be Lyme disease? Should I order a home testing kit, are they accurate?

Hello everyone. I am experiencing balance issues while standing and walking, foot drop, numbness throughout most of my body—including my head—and tingling in my hands and feet. I also have head pain that feels like pins being stuck into my scalp, as well as eye inflammation that has caused blurred vision. Is this common with a *Bartonella* infection?

Had/ have lume fit 20 plus years. last ten was extreme extrem brain fog / pms/ joint issues. Cervical spine si joint

but that could have been perimenopause/ hormone fluctuations

since I fully entered Meno I started with the extreme meno symptoms: panic attacks, thst thick brdin fog daily, mental health issues, cognition slipping, vibrations, joint pains, itchy scalp, urinary.

I tried hrt that helped but I had to keep increasing as symptoms came back. I increased to much to fast had spikes a siezure- like episode - became unable to tolerate became dizzy/jaw shifting/ sensory issues/ walking hard / drive/ work / care for family. Four months later still can’t donthise things.. titrated off. In withdrawl - unreal bed bound for weeks . dealing with mental health issues. All extreme

i feel like I’m living when not.

always suspect lyme is an issue but in this hormonal chaos I can only see the top layer. So much turmoil .

i am so hyper reactive at this moment I couldn’t treat plus I already have do much going on with the hormones.
every dr I try to see tells me to see a different one.