 Lyme disease treatment usually consists of antibiotic therapy. Timely treatment of the illness increases chances of recovery and may lessen the severity of any later symptoms that can occur. Lyme disease affects each person differently. Thus, any given Lyme Disease treatment may work for one individual but not for another. The most effective treatment will be recommended by your physician and will depend on the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis.
Treatment for later stages is more difficult often requiring extended and repeated courses of antibiotic therapy. There is no universally effective antibiotic for treating Lyme Disease. The choice of medication used and the dosage prescribed will vary for different people based on multiple factors. These include duration and severity of illness, presence of co-infections, immune deficiencies, prior significant immunosuppressant use while infected, age, weight, gastrointestinal function, blood levels achieved, and patient tolerance.
Doses found to be effective clinically for Lyme Disease are often higher than those recommended in older texts. Sadly, some insurance companies are still reluctant to pay for such treatment.
"I don't think there is a disease that is as widespread and causes as much harm that gets such little attention from the federal government," Senator Chuck Schumer on Lyme Disease
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