What are the best treatments for Lyme Disease?

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Treatments for Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the bite of an infected black-legged tick. It is important to seek treatment as early as possible to prevent the disease from progressing and causing long-term complications. The treatment approach for Lyme disease typically involves a combination of antibiotics and supportive therapies.

1. Antibiotics

Antibiotics are the primary treatment for Lyme disease. The choice of antibiotics and the duration of treatment depend on the stage of the disease, the symptoms, and the patient's overall health. The most commonly prescribed antibiotics for Lyme disease include:

Doxycycline: This antibiotic is highly effective in treating early-stage Lyme disease and is often prescribed for adults and children over the age of 8.

Amoxicillin: This antibiotic is commonly used to treat Lyme disease in pregnant women, young children, and individuals with certain allergies.

Cefuroxime: This antibiotic is often prescribed for patients with neurological symptoms or those who cannot tolerate doxycycline or amoxicillin.

The duration of antibiotic treatment varies depending on the stage of the disease. Early-stage Lyme disease is usually treated for 2-3 weeks, while late-stage or persistent Lyme disease may require longer courses of antibiotics.

2. Supportive Therapies

In addition to antibiotics, several supportive therapies can help manage the symptoms and promote recovery in individuals with Lyme disease:

Pain relievers: Over-the-counter pain relievers such as acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can help alleviate joint pain and fever associated with Lyme disease.

Rest: Getting plenty of rest allows the body to focus on fighting the infection and promotes healing.

Hydration: Staying well-hydrated helps flush out toxins and supports overall health.

Healthy diet: Eating a balanced diet rich in nutrients strengthens the immune system and aids in recovery.

Physical therapy: For individuals with persistent symptoms, physical therapy can help improve muscle strength, joint mobility, and overall function.

3. Prevention

Preventing Lyme disease is crucial, especially in areas where the infection is prevalent. Here are some preventive measures:

Avoid tick-infested areas: When possible, stay away from wooded or grassy areas where ticks are commonly found.

Wear protective clothing: When venturing into tick-prone areas, wear long sleeves, pants, and closed-toe shoes. Tuck pants into socks and consider using insect repellents containing DEET.

Perform tick checks: After spending time outdoors, thoroughly check your body for ticks. Pay close attention to hidden areas such as the scalp, groin, and armpits.

Prompt tick removal: If you find a tick attached to your skin, use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp it as close to the skin's surface as possible and pull upward with steady, even pressure.

Tick-proof your yard: Keep your yard well-maintained, remove leaf litter, and create a barrier between wooded areas and recreational spaces.

It is important to consult a healthcare professional for an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment plan for Lyme disease. Early detection and treatment significantly increase the chances of a full recovery and minimize the risk of long-term complications.

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With proper diagnosis of my symptoms from my Lyme Disease specialist ( ILADS ), my treatment has varied throughout these 10 years. So far some include include many combinations of antibiotics, probiotics and anti parasitic medications that work synergistically to eradicate the many different organisms associated with tick born illnesses.

Posted Feb 26, 2017 by Suzy 850

antibiotics, herbals such as vitamins

Posted Mar 24, 2017 by Julie 350

Antibiotics, or IV antibiotics.

Posted May 9, 2017 by Lynn 1000

I believe the first thing to tackle is our mental outlook. So much propaganda that tells us that Lyme has stolen our lives. It hasn't. It has altered things, yes, but it is imperative that we create lives we love sick or well. Then I believe healing can begin. I am not a fan of long term antibiotics. I think it is a way of treating Lyme patients that has been proven to not be effective yet we are stuck in that "throw antibiotics at it" mentality and can't seem to get out. Too much research shows they do not really do the job well.

Posted May 11, 2017 by Susan 1270

Multiple antibiotics, biofilm breakers targeting all forms of the disease and any known co infections

Posted May 12, 2017 by Lorraine 1001

That is different per person. A tailor-made treatment is the best. Some patients get better from long-term antibiotics, stem cell therapy and other patients from natural treatments. One of the important things is to support organs and to shorten vitamins and minerals.

Posted Jul 19, 2017 by A 800

It is hard to say. I have been using oral and IV antibiotics. While I am better than I was, I am not where I need to be.

Posted Aug 16, 2017 by Deanna 2150

Avoid antibiotics and narcotic pain medications. A sterile body is not the goal with treatment. Support your immune system and you can live with this disease.

Posted Aug 29, 2017 by missy 2050

This is difficult to answer. In the early stages antibiotics can stop the progression of the disease. Latrr on, although some do very well with long term antibiotics, combined and pulsed, some do not and may find one of the several herbal protocols more helpful.

Posted Aug 30, 2017 by Alex 600

Certainly in its early stages, antibiotics (usually doxycycline) can be very beneficial, as is building/supporting the immune system. There are several reliable protocols (Cowden is arguably the best known). All methods for some people but none works for all patients. Some others to investigate are herbal (i.e. cat's claw, samento), bee venom, CBD oil, etc.

Posted Aug 30, 2017 by S. Guthrie 2000

Infrared Sauna and essential oils helped me the most

Posted Aug 31, 2017 by Susan 800

Full body hyperthermia (to 42.5 Celsius, while unconscious), detoxing, ensuring no heavy metals or parasites

Posted Sep 12, 2017 by Sheri 1100

This is such a difficult question to answer because everybody responds differently to treatments and are at different stages of illness. For me the best the treatment was IV antibiotics and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. I did not make progress until after six months of these treatments.

Posted Sep 15, 2017 by Marty 300

I have found that antibiotics are really effective, especially when administered IV or IM. There are a lot of drawbacks to antibiotics, because they are very strong and come with a lot of side effects.
I have had a lot of luck with herbal protocols too.
There are a lot of treatment options out there, and something that is really effective may not work for everyone.

Posted Sep 28, 2017 by Lydia 300

antibiotics rest and time

Posted Sep 28, 2017 by alan 200

Doxicyclen is best if you do 4 days of treatment and 3.days off and then reverse it

Posted Sep 28, 2017 by Darren 400

In the short term, I would not advise against antibiotics but the doctors I worked with (and had the best results with) have found that they are contraindicated for Lyme. This is medical heresy in the current western medical paradigm.

Posted Sep 28, 2017 by 300

there is no one size fits all. following the diet strictly, staying on your medications and sacrificing in the short term for the long term benefits is good. pacing yourself.

Posted Sep 29, 2017 by Sarah 2550

Antibiotics combination specific to infection some believe pulsed for at least 6 or longer

Posted Sep 29, 2017 by Katrina 2000

Diet, Electro Magnetic Frequency, Holistic Remedies for Chronic Lyme. Antibiotics for Acute Lyme.

Posted Oct 1, 2017 by Sonya 2000

There is a difference with acute bite and with chronic Lyme disease. When in acutr stage, 2 months of abx treatment should be enough but when in chronic the combination od antibiotics os needed for a much longer period of times. Maybe even years. When symptoms start desappearing continue with herbal protocools.

Posted Oct 9, 2017 by Jessie 1600

Antibiotics, pulsing of antibiotics there are several detox methods as well

Posted Oct 25, 2017 by Andrea 2120

The only western medicine treatment for Lyme disease is for ACUTE Lyme disease. The patient would be given 3 weeks of antibiotics if they have been bitten by a tick recently and knew it (bulls eye rash, for example). This would cure them of Lyme disease.

There is NO treatment in western medicine (besides antibiotics, which have been proven to not work for chronic Lyme disease) and there is no cure. Many people die from chronic Lyme disease.

Posted Nov 4, 2017 by Lisa 500

I personally went in remission with Picc line IV antibiotics. I think everyone should do this with some herbals. Too many herbals with antibiotics will overload your liver so please be taking milk thistle daily. After the one year or so you will need on any treatment this one has had the most success with remission. However, with all the destruction it causes between gums, muscles, bones etc I personally think if you can afford it do hyperthermia or more importantly embryonic stem cell

Posted Mar 9, 2018 by Niki 8100

Currently, although there hasn’t been many recent studies, the ones that do exist still show antibiotics with some herbals to get the most people is remission. Personally, I’d say yes and hyperthermia treatment and embryonic stem cells. However, those haven’t many studies I’m going off success rates I personally pay attention to.

Posted Mar 14, 2018 by Nikolettie 2700

The best treatments for Lyme disease depend entirely on when you were bit. If it was a new bite and you are symptomatic then drs recommendation of antibiotics are needed. Old lyme untreated is a far different animal and needs to be treated as nessisary. The immune system needs to be stronger than it and needs to be monitored closely by a doctor who knows and understands lyme and will make sure that your organs do not get attacked by this disease and will treat as needed.

Posted May 26, 2018 by Bethany Wing 2100

There are a few ways to treat Lyme. Some strictly use antibiotics, others use herbal remedies. A combination seems to work the best, as well as adding alternative therapies like HBOT, ozone, hyperthermia, massage, colonics, acupuncture, etc.
Restricting diet: no dairy, no grains, no gluten, no soy, no sugar, no GMO
Detoxing is extremely important.

Posted Feb 1, 2020 by Lori 2550

Antibiotics, supplementation, diet, detox (infrared sauna, Epsom salts etc), other options (LDN, Disulfiram, stem cells, immunoglobulins etc)

Posted Dec 16, 2021 by José 7770