[shmageggy]

This response misses the point of the article and perpetuates the same attitude that has caused the author and many others so much suffering. The medical community is starting to recognize that there is a gap in knowledge, diagnosis power, treatment options, and general understanding regarding PTLDS. Many of these people don't seek alternative treatments for the hell of it, they do it when doctors have dismissive attitudes like yours.

[polyfractal]

I left a reply on the OP (before seeing this), which links to NIH, CDC and a review of the subject: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20511244

It's not that the symptoms don't exist. It's that the symptoms are almost certainly auto-immune or neurological in nature. There is nothing "chronic infection" about the situation, and thus any attempt to treat it with extended anti-biotics, probiotics, diet restriction, etc are almost certainly destined to fail.

Patients need to spend more time listening to rheumatologists and less time listening to "Lyme Literate" providers selling uninsured woo at $2000 a pop.