12/24/2025
Why Winter Hits Lyme Patients Hard — and How to Push Back
Many Lyme patients notice a familiar pattern every year:
As daylight fades and temperatures drop, mood sinks, motivation disappears, and hopelessness sets in—even when things felt more stable during warmer months.
This isn’t “just seasonal blues.”
For Lyme patients, it’s often Seasonal Lyme-Affected Depression.
What Is Seasonal Lyme-Affected Depression?
Seasonal depression in Lyme patients is driven by biological changes, not willpower.
Colder weather and reduced sunlight can worsen:
- neuroinflammation
- neurotransmitter imbalance
- autonomic dysfunction
- body temperature regulation problems
For patients already dealing with Lyme and co-infections, winter can amplify underlying brain and nervous system stress.
What’s Happening in the Brain During winter months:
- Reduced sunlight lowers serotonin and dopamine production
- Melatonin rhythms shift, disrupting sleep and mood stability
- Hypothalamus inflammation interferes with body temperature regulation
- Chronic infections increase inflammatory cytokines that worsen depression and apathy
Many Lyme patients also struggle to warm up internally, especially the hands and feet—an important clue that the nervous system and hypothalamus are under stress.
Why Antidepressants Often Don’t Help
Antidepressants do not address:
- active Lyme or co-infections
- hypothalamus inflammation
- autonomic nervous system imbalance
- impaired temperature regulation
- seasonal light deprivation effects on the brain
As a result, many Lyme patients feel emotionally flat or unchanged despite months of medication.
How the Advanced Scan Helps
The Advanced Scan helps identify:
- hidden Lyme and co-infections that worsen in winter
- inflammation in the hypothalamus and mood-regulating brain regions
- autonomic imbalance affecting body temperature and circulation
- which remedies and treatments your system responds to best
This allows treatment to focus on uplifting mood while restoring internal warmth and nervous system stability.
Natural Ways to Push Back Against Winter Lyme Depression
Treatments and strategies that often help include:
- Increase Sunlight Exposure – outdoor daylight or morning light to support serotonin and circadian rhythm
- Vitamin D3 + K2 Supplementation – supports immune balance, mood regulation, and nervous system health
- Full-Spectrum Light Bulbs – especially in work and living areas (not sleep spaces)
- Keep Warm (Especially the Feet) – cold extremities worsen autonomic stress
- Internal Warming Spices – cinnamon, ginger, turmeric, and clove to support circulation and warmth
- Saunas – improve circulation, detoxification, and nervous system relaxation
- Hot Baths or Showers – reduce inflammation and calm mood circuits
- Hot Water Bottles at Night – can make a dramatic difference in sleep quality and emotional stability during winter
- Uplift Brain Herbs - rhodiola and ashwagandha help with calming mood swings and shifting depression
For many Lyme patients, supporting warmth is a critical mood intervention, not a comfort issue.
ARE Your Lyme Symptoms Always Getting Worse During the Winter?
If depression, hopelessness, fatigue, or cold intolerance worsen every year,
📞 Call us at 301-228-3764 to discuss how the Advanced Scan helps identify underlying infections and guides natural remedies and treatments for uplifting seasonal depression and maintaining internal warmth to break this cycle.
Thanks,
Greg