What are good treatments for Lyme disease?

Up to 300000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year. For symptom relief, check out these lyme disease natural treatments. read more

Treatment regimens listed in the following table are for localized (early) Lyme disease. See references below (Hu 2016; Sanchez 2016) for treatment of patients with disseminated (late) Lyme disease. These regimens are guidelines only and may need to be adjusted depending on a person’s age, medical history, underlying health conditions, pregnancy status, or allergies. read more

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 (for adults and children older than 8 years),ampicillin or cefuroxime ( for adults ,younger children and women who are nursing or breastfeeding). read more

The IDSA thinks Lyme disease symptoms after treatment represent a possibly autoimmune, “post-Lyme syndrome” that is not responsive to antibiotics. The IDSA essentially regards Lyme disease as an acute infection like strep throat that can be treated with a short course of antibiotics. read more