r/Lyme↗
Lyme Disease (and related tick-borne infections)
Support community for those struggling with Lyme Disease and other Tick Borne infections
25k subscribers510 posts / mo in Sep 2026325 authors / mosince 2010
r/Lyme has 25k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 510 posts a month from 325 people. Top topics: Tick Awareness, Gut Microbiome Health and PoetryAndMentalHealth.
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- Tick Awareness0.3%
- Gut Microbiome Health<0.1%
- PoetryAndMentalHealth<0.1%
- Cat Kidney Disease<0.1%
- Doctor Office Memes & Stories<0.1%
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