conventional medicine
kill your lyme
When Lyme is first suspected or diagnosed, most of the time a conventional doctor will recommend antibiotics. We strongly recommend going to a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD) or an ILADS clinical physician to confirm the diagnosis and further understand your treatment plan. They are at the forefront of tick-borne conditions and are making progress in understanding, treating, and training other physicians in Lyme disease. These physicians are making headway in the medical community by testing new treatments, research, and trial.
oral anti-biotics
Oral antibiotics are the standard, traditional treatment for Lyme disease. These usually include Doxycycline for adults and children older than eight years old. Other options include Amoxicillin or Cefuroxime for adults, younger children, and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
A 14 to 21-day oral course of antibiotics is usually recommended in early-stage Lyme if a rash is detected or a patient has recently removed a suspicious tick, if sudden neurological symptoms occur, or a Lyme test is positive within days or weeks of exposure.
intravenous antibiotics
If the disease involves the central nervous system or has been present over a longer period of time, your doctor might recommend treatment with an intravenous antibiotic for 14 to 28 days, sometimes administered through a port. This can be effective in eliminating some cases, although it may take you some time to recover from your symptoms.
Intravenous antibiotics can cause various and often serious side effects, including a lower white blood cell count, mild to severe diarrhea, port infections, sepsis, or colonization/infection with other antibiotic-resistant organisms unrelated to Lyme.