Lyme Disease Prevention. Bit by tick went to doctors, want me to go on Antibiotics?
Ok so to further explain the title… Over the weekend I went hiking, must have gotten bit by a tick because monday morning my head hurt and there was a tick attached to my scalp. There was blood underneath the skin, still is, but no bulls eye. I went to my regular doctor thinking maybe they would just do a lyme test, but instead he just gave me antibiotics to lessen my chance of getting Lyme. I haven’t been showing any symptoms and have been feeling fine, I dont want to take the antibiotcs but do you think it’s worth the risk? Also* I read in my book Natural Prescriptions written by a Dr. that you can use goldenseal as a natural antibiotic for lyme disease. Should I go down that path or stick to the Rx version? Please Help ASAP the Dr. said the sooner I took the antibiotics the better.
September 20th, 2011 at 3:35 am
why do you bother to go to a doctor if you aren’t going to do as he recommends? Goldenseal only works about 20% of the time, whereas antibiotics always work, but do as you wish, it’s your life.
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September 20th, 2011 at 5:35 am
Take the antibiotics. Lyme disease is terrible and if there is a possible chance you may get it do everything you can to prevent that. Don’t fuck around with Goldenseal, just take the antibiotics.
I don’t think you even realize how terrible Lyme disease is.
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September 20th, 2011 at 7:36 am
Your doctor is right. Take the antibiotics. Lyme disease is awful and sometimes the symptoms come on so quick its already too late to do anything about it. Take the meds.
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September 20th, 2011 at 10:36 am
Here is some information
http://www.mcvitamins.com/lyme-disease.htm
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September 20th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
http://www.lyme.org/otherdis/ld_symptoms.html
If you go on anti-biotics, also take pro-biotics
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September 20th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Take the antibiotics – - as someone who is familiar enough with reading herbal monographs, medical ethnobotany reports and the like I’ll tell you this – if you want to take goldenseal to help with secondary infections from the common cold, fine, but when it comes to something that has the potential to totally screw up life as you know it, for the rest of your life – don’t play games, don’t gamble and don’t screw around….take the best stuff that medicine has to offer….
Antibiotics have the ability to save lives…They need to be respected for that power…
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