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Need Treatment For Lyme Disease
My question is regarding possible lyme disease or coinfections. I have been having horrible symptoms since january that seem to be attacking my nervous system and joints and muscles and tingling on my left side of face and leg balance issues and random anxiety attacks. Also had some high heart rate issues for about 3 weeks back when i first started feeling bad and then the other above symptoms all came afterwards. So would a western blot test or another late stage test need to be performed or do i need ot see a neurologist or infectious disease doctor. I havent felt 100% better in the last 5 months but better from when this all started but have no energy or as active as i once was. Thanks for your feedback
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
As you were diagnosed to have lyme disease which is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria and it is a tick borne disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks.The symptoms are suggestive of the lyme disease.
I would suggest oral doxycycline, if you have taken this and if there is resistant to this you can take either cefuroxime or azithromycin. These medications should be taken for atleast one to four weeks.
The drugs used to treat this condition is not known to cause any cancerous conditions
Thank you.
Welcome to HCM,
As you were diagnosed to have lyme disease which is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria and it is a tick borne disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks.The symptoms are suggestive of the lyme disease.
I would suggest oral doxycycline, if you have taken this and if there is resistant to this you can take either cefuroxime or azithromycin. These medications should be taken for atleast one to four weeks.
The drugs used to treat this condition is not known to cause any cancerous conditions
Thank you.
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