What to do for early Lyme that's not responding to treatment?
I came down with Lyme disease three months ago with a bulls-eye rash. Even though it was supposedly a recent case, I already was having Bell's palsy, memory loss, trouble thinking of words, joint arthritis, severe bone pain, and fatigue.
I took 100mg doxycycline 2x a day, as my doctor prescribed, for 3 weeks, but still felt bad, so I took it for 3 more weeks.
When I stopped after 6 weeks, all my symptoms came back and I kept getting worse. I finally convinced my doctors to give me a refill, and I've been taking the same prescription since then.
Any time when I'm late on a dose or eat something with magnesium, I get very sick again.
I'm not getting better, I'm merely suppressing the Lyme disease, and it comes back whenever I stop the antibiotics.
What can I do to actually get rid of it? Higher dose doxycycline? Another antibiotic? Two antibiotics at once? IV antibiotics? Supplements? (I'm biased against this, but) Rife machines?
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Answers (2) to: "What to do for early Lyme that's not responding to treatment..."
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No cases of Borrelia (the bacteria causing Lyme) resistant to antibiotics were reported, so usually failure of treatment raises the question whether the diagnosis was true in the first place.
Another option suggested was switching to another antibiotic. However, al these should be discussed with your doctor, and try to emphasize the recurrence of symptoms. Getting a second opinion is also an option.
Take care,
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I did test positive for Lyme disease on the ELISA test.
I think it is just disseminated (I've been having Bell's palsy), so maybe I need 400mg doxy/day (200mg 2x a day) in order to reach the proper concentrations to inhibit B. burgdorferi in the CSF.
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