Antibiotics for lyme disease
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I have been suffering from almost every symptom listed for Lyme Disease since being diagosed in 2007. Most recently I have had seizures and cognitive problems causing problems at work.
Does anyone have any information regarding preferred treatment other than antibiotics and pills for the symptoms. I rarely have a day withont pain.
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The so-called mainstream medicine view (held also by the Centers for Disease Control) is that Lyme is hard to get, not widespread, and easy to cure. The contrary view, held by drs in the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society (ILADS), is that Lyme must be caught early and treated aggressively, otherwise it becomes significantly more difficult to cure.
The American Academy of Neurology, which is the formal body that releases information to Neurologists, does recommend that acute Lyme disease be treated with antibiotics, but does not recommend that suspected post-lyme syndrome or chronic lyme disease be with antibiotics because that condition has never inconclusively been proven and treatment in suspected cases has not been shown to be helpful.
Infectious disease docs are not known generally for progressive views about Lyme Disease, but it can't hurt to get other possible infections ruled out, since your Lyme test came back negative.
Two preliminary questions, tho:
1--Had you taken antibiotics at all in the time just preceding your Lyme test? Some LLMDs will give a short course of antibiotics before the test, to stir up the immune system and show a reaction on the test that might otherwise be erroneously negative.
When he saw how rapidly I regressed when off antibiotics for a week after being on several months he finally realized I did have lyme disease in my brain. I was on oral antibiotics for a year with some improvement, but then the real lifesaver of 5 months of IV infusion Rociphen. I have been progressively improving over past 1.5 years since this stopped. Lyme releases neurotoxins. I do want you to know I am much improved :)), but I really suffered needlessly.
It sounds like your doc is in the traditional group and gave you the standard treatment for an earache, not for Lyme. My suggestion would be to find a Lyme specialist for a second opinion. It can be tricky finding one of these docs who thinks bigger thoughts about Lyme, because they are looked down on and sometimes threatened with loss of their licenses for treating longer than a few weeks.
Olive leaf is best known for being a good antiviral, a mild antibiotic, probably a mild antifungal. Better for yeast, though, is oregano oil, pau d'arco. Other antibiotics are goldenseal, colloidal silver. Lyme disease has to be understood as three separate things: first, the tick bite, and it has to be a deer tick, but most people still won't get Lyme disease. Second, getting Lyme disease, but most people who get it will just get a little ill for a while and that's it.
I won't participate in the poll because I don't have lyme. But I was taking antibiotics for mycoplasma infection (CFS) and that has helped me a great deal.... still have more zapping to do though. For some reason, antibiotic therapy in CFS patients is taking longer than sarcoidosis and autoimmune patients. We have multiple infections I guess.
Good Morning everyone. I am new to this forum and have a question to post.
I have currently been diagnosed with chronic lyme disease. I have been fighting this "monster" for over ten years. . Can anyone share what type of diet might help control symptoms in chronic lyme disease?
Sorry for the info overload!
You say: "Ive been on the antibiotics for a week now almost... no better, no worse." It has to be the right antibiotics for each infection, and Lyme ticks often carry more than just Lyme. Treatment for Lyme isn't like an earache -- it often takes months of meds -- and Lyme also can really wear you out. Even after treatment, it can take a while to get the old energy back again ... kind of like having a baby.
Hi All,
My husband wrote the previous post regarding myself with possible lyme's disease. Here are all my symptoms: headaches, joint aches, swollen lymph nodes in neck, ear pain in and behind ear, jaw pain with some tooth pain, fatigue, dizziness (almost like a brain fog), some word-finding difficulties (could be related to fatigue), and some occasional tingling/numbness in arms, hands, and left side of face. All these symptoms are intermittent. What are your thoughts?
I would highly recommend finding a lyme literate Dr. in your area. From your profile, it appears that you live in WA, but where did you live growing up. The reason I ask is that some places are hotspots for lyme. Interestingly, there have been cases where persons were diagnosed with MS or ALS, and made a full recovery after testing positive and treated for lyme. There is quite a bit of controversy about testing for lyme, which is one reason why you need a lyme literate doctor.
Can you go years and years without ever knowing you have lyme disease? I have taken antibiotics during my lifetime would that just automatically get rid of the disease or does it go away on it's own?
Thanks hope to hear from someone.
If the UK physicians follow that same approach (as it sounds they may), then finding an ILADS physician is important, to test both for Lyme disease and for possible co-infections and then to know how best to treat any infections present. The variety of infections the tick carry often need different antibiotics for each one.
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Hi all just wondering if any1 on here as Lyme disease I would really love 2 here from people who are going through the same thing as me, I have not yet had a my results back but I have had the bullseye rash so I already now what result I will get an with all my symptoms I have my doctor is sure I have it.
I went back on the antibiotics and the symptoms never went away again. We stopped the antibiotics and faced the fact that I would have Lyme for the rest of my life.
or whatever) and how far you can travel, they can send you one or more names of nearby Lyme specialists. There are also often state and local Lyme groups; for example, CALDA in California and TXLDA in Texas. A little snooping on the web will find them.
(There is no test to be an ILADS member, as far as I know, and as a result, and given that Lyme is a still relatively new disease to the medical community, there are some docs out there that are a little odd.
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