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Suggest Treatment For Lyme Disease
My husband has Lyme disease diginosed by a blood test. He ha been prescribed 100 mg capsules to be taken twice a day of Doxycycline for three weeks. Is this enough time, and a high enough dose. He is 79 and taking no prescriptions, and is in good health. I am also giving him tumeric and a probiotic. Any suggestions? YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 7 Aug 2017
Dear Mam,
i understand your concerns about your husbands health.
The antibiotic regimen he is taking (doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 21 days) is the correct regimen for his case, and should be enough to get rid of this disease in an early stage.
The use of probiotics and tumeric has no effect on the disease itself but they are not contraindicated.
Best regards
i understand your concerns about your husbands health.
The antibiotic regimen he is taking (doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 21 days) is the correct regimen for his case, and should be enough to get rid of this disease in an early stage.
The use of probiotics and tumeric has no effect on the disease itself but they are not contraindicated.
Best regards
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