The symptoms of a flare-up can include: an increase in fatigue. problems with memory and concentration, sometimes referred to as brain fog extreme sensitivity to bright lights, heat, cold, and noise.

Can Lyme disease have flare ups?

Chronic Lyme Disease causes continuing, low-grade symptom flare-ups, and can occur when a patient has been infected for more than a year before seeking treatment or when steroids have been prescribed prior to the Lyme diagnosis.

What do Lyme disease flare ups feel like?

a red, expanding bulls-eye rash at the site of the tick bite. fatigue, chills, and general feeling of illness. itching. headache.

What does Lyme pain feel like?

Achy, stiff, or swollen joints Joint pain and stiffness, often intermittent, are early Lyme symptoms. Your joints may be inflamed, warm to the touch, painful, and swollen. You may have stiffness and limited range of motion in some joints (1). Pain may move around.

Can you ever really get rid of Lyme disease?

Although most cases of Lyme disease can be cured with a 2- to 4-week course of oral antibiotics, patients can sometimes have symptoms of pain, fatigue, or difficulty thinking that last for more than 6 months after they finish treatment. This condition is called ”Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome” (PTLDS).