Amoxicillin vs doxycycline for lyme
Common Questions and Answers about Amoxicillin vs doxycycline for lyme
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PS your doc sounds like s/he is on the ball -- that's good! If you would share with us what you learn about whether amoxicillin is as effective as doxy, that would be very interesting --
It sounds like your doc is quite observant -- excellent!
Quite interesting, indeed!
This article reads to me as trying carefully to reframe the current so-called 'mainstream' view of why those who are supposedly cured (after a few weeks of doxycycline) continue to have symptoms of Lyme.
The so-called 'mainstream' view held by the CDC and IDSA is that after the standard treatment for Lyme, any continuing symptoms are due to an over-active immune system reacting to a now-gone Lyme infection.
s son had the same rash and his doctor prescribed him amoxicillin 3x/day and said it had to be AT LEAST 14 days for lyme treatment. I looked online and that is what I found also. I am concerned my son was not on antibiotics long enough and that symptoms will show up later when it is harder to treat. Should I call the doctor back and try to get him on another 14 days of treatment or would that be too late at this point? Please any advice would be appreciated.
*Augmentin -- Standard Augmentin cannot exceed three tablets daily due to the clavulanate, thus is given with amoxicillin, so that the total dose of the amoxicillin component is as listed above for amoxicillin. This combination can be effective when Bb beta lactamase is felt to be significant.
*Augmentin XR 1000 -- This is a time-release formulation and thus is a better choice than standard Augmentin. Dose -- 1000 mg q 8 h, to 2000 mg q 12 h based on blood levels.
My St. Bernard was diagnosed with Lyme Disease Monday evening. She was limping for a few days and then it stopped and came back. We gave her an aspirin and it made her very sick, so we took her to vet and the the vet did a blood test that came back positive for Lyme. He gave us Amoxacilin and a med to settle her stomach. My problem is this, She is limping much worse today then she was on Monday. She is eating but not as much previous to Lyme.
With joint pain. My doctor tested me for Lyme disease and it was positive. I took doxycycline For 12 Days till I developed a mild rash on my face. My doctor took me off and put me on amoxicillin for 2 more weeks.
My question is if I have contacted syphilis from this exposure would all these antibiotics cure it? And would an 95 day hiv negative oral swab be considered conclusive? Please help put my fears behind me.
Sounds like it's lyme related to me, lyme disease is known to cause skin sensations like "tingly" feelings although i've never read about one like you have. I don't want to scare you - but that sounds like it could also be related to a co-infection you received during the tick bite. However, symptoms can still develop while on doxycycline treatment as i've also had many new symptoms develop while on it.
Doxycycline ("doxy") is often used to treat Lyme and other tickborne illness. It was prescribed for me, but due to some other problems, I have not tried it. It can be hard on some people's digestive systems, but that doesn't happen to everyone, and I think it's considered one of the more effective treatments.
I don't think it matters whether the infection is new or not; doxy is still effective if tolerated, so I have read. Another good question for your MD.
I had Lyme disease 10 years ago, and had 2 months of doxycycline. The symptoms gradually went away over the next 6 months.
My western blot and ELISA Lyme disease blood tests are still positive, even though I do not have symptoms. Do I still have Lyme disease?
An allergy doctor I had been seeing last year told me I still have Lyme disease, and he said that's why my allergy is bad. He convinced me to take antibiotics again, but the blood tests are still positive.
Lyme can lurk, and a strong immune system can keep it in check for a very long time. I would not assume that the current course of abx for your throat will fix Lyme, because Lyme doesn't go by those rules -- it's not like most bacteria and needs different abx and longer treatment, just like tuberculosis does (18 months minimum treatment, on particular meds).
doxycycline is the first choice, explained below in the quote from ILADS.
But sometimes a doctor will rx amoxycillin or Ceftin if it's summer and the patient shows an unwillingness to stay out of the sun or to take the simple precautions needed to protect from the sun while taking doxy. Doxy often (almost always) will give a sunburn to unprotected skin, even through windows.
t take it anymore and I went to my doctor and she did blood tests to come to find out that my lymes was acting up real bad so she prescribed me doxycycline, but i didnt take it for a while because it would make me feel sick everytime i did. Eventually, I started taking it because I just felt horrible and could barely get out of bed.
It's good to hear that you caught the infection early -- I would say if you have further symptoms after treatment is completed, to go back to the docs for retesting and perhpas further treatment. Lyme can be difficult to stamp out sometimes, and vigilance is the key. Retreatment can be done, with hope for success the second time around.
It's a good question you ask about pregnancy.
Patients treated with appropriate antibiotics in the early stages of Lyme disease usually recover rapidly and completely. Antibiotics commonly used for oral treatment include doxycycline, amoxicillin, or cefuroxime axetil. Patients with certain neurological or cardiac forms of illness may require intravenous treatment with drugs such as ceftriaxone or penicillin.
In a small percentage of cases, these symptoms can last for more than 6 months.
Sometimes children get Lyme Disease and their very active immune systems hold it in check for many months and even years. A PA who treats Lyme told me that it often appears after puberty when hormone levels change.
There is much controversy about Lyme Disease. The old belief, still held by many doctors, is that a positive IgM western blot signifies a new infection and a positive IgG signifies one that is over a month old.
My LLMD insists that patients keep a separate, regular dr for non-Lyme stuff, but given that my life was taken over by Lyme, there isn't much that happens that is unrelated to it.
And, I just haven't (knock on wood) gotten sick with anything else. I have an eye doctor (ophthlamologist) and specialists like that, but not a GP. I keep thinking I need one, but my last GP was a stuffed shirt who diagnosed my severe case of Lyme and babesia as 'menopause.
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