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What Is The Treatment For Lyme Disease?

My husband has a rash which the doctor diagnosed as Lyme disease. The doctor stated the quick blood test confirmed that. My husband s symptoms include the rash, nausea, a bit of a stiff neck, fatigue, itching and generally not feeling great. After three weeks on antibiotics, the symptoms persisted. The doctor put him on antibiotics for another seven days. The symptoms still persist. The doctor took a large quantity of blood for testing but I do not know what he exactly tested for. My husband just said that the doctor said all the tests came back negative. He feels better sometimes for a day or two then the symptoms return. The rash is better but is still there somewhat as well as the aforementioned symptoms. He also has fibro myalgia. Any suggestions? Your advice is very much appreciated. Thank you.
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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
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What Is The Treatment For Lyme Disease?

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