21 Days of Doxy Can Be Enough

kbuzz1

I'd hoped against hope that 21 days of doxycycline was enough - especially since I started it the day after I pulled the tick out of my abdomen.

It wasn't.

Why take a chance and agree to what could be inadequate treatment?

This makes no sense. You took 21 days of doxy, didn't feel any improvement, and then 9 months later you randomly got better?

Are you a spy for the CDC???

I felt major improvement during and after the Doxy, it felt like I was aging in reverse from about the third day of taking it. The infection started with pain in my elbows and that was the last thing I dealt with for the 9 months after. It was a slow healing process.

I'm not saying don't do the 6 week treatment. This is just in response to people saying 21 days of Doxy will not work for anyone. I'm certainly more in tune with my body and will continue to be that way. Believe me, if I even get a headache my first thought is oh crap, Lyme again. One of the people I know has been symptom free for 23 years. Another one two years.

And another note, I don't trust doctors. I went through 3 doctors who blew off my symptoms and finally had to demand a Lyme test.

i tested positive in march (all igg and igm bands positive)...dr said i had an active infection, didnt explain that the igg shows id had in my system for awhile....

had goten tested after 10 day stomach flu, and was feeling fatigued

after 4 days on doxy felt great...did 28 days

fine for a month and a half

June got 2 day stomach bug(im a school teacher so these things happen), then felt fatigue, positive lyme test again

therefore my unproven thesis is it is always in your system/tissue, and shows its head again when immunity is down

i think its a bit shortsighted to say 21 can work, being that we dont know what an (individuals)immunty future will bring

Sorry you are dealing with this dbwilco. I find it interesting that you relapse with lowered immunity. It's great that you appear to be able to get it back in check. I have not even got a sniffle in a year & 1/2. I really want to be able to get a regular sickness!

Thanks for sharing your story!

kbuzz1 said...
I don't think any test can tell you how long you've had the infection. And you will always test positive after having the infection.
I started doing yoga and I make fruit smoothies in the morning. I took Chronic Tonic and Andrographis for a couple weeks after treatment because the pain led me to believe I was still infected. But I never herxed and did't feel any different on them so I stopped.
This was supposed to be a POSITIVE post and so far I've been called shortsighted, a spy, and told that bacteria will probably wreak havoc on me in a year. Thanks guys!

Well, first, you started off characterizing the promotion of solutions for mostly inadequate treatment as "doom and gloom". So, that wasn't helpful.

But you DID clarify that you were talking about "some" people. And you might be right - for some people (probably only those who catch it immediately after infection) 21 days of doxy might work.

But there is plenty of evidence that suggests that these truncated courses of abx don't eliminate enough of the microbes to clear symptoms. The question is, what is the point in which there is illness from the microbe? And at what point is your immune function in control and you're no longer sick?

The trouble with "this works" or "that doesn't" is that, as you said, there is no way to know if the infection is actually cleared. And contrary to what you posted, I don't think there is a "cure" for lyme infection--it's always in your body. You either dominate it, or you don't. In order to dominate it, you need your immune system in control and that usually means bringing the load of infection down to a manageable level for your immune system to take over. That can be complicated for some people and they need continued antimicrobial support.

Also, part of healing from lyme is to heal from the impact of lyme and the inflammation and other havoc. This might not need antimicrobial support.

A third component is targeting confections. Unless you caught lyme from another person or from contaminated blood, it's very likely you also have other pathogens to take care of.

So, this is why "21 days of doxy might be enough" is a pretty limiting statement and why suggesting as much to THIS group of people, comprised of mainly chronic people struggling with much, much more than "21 days of doxy" is going to solve...

But I think we're all happy that you have a success story!

-p

"It still took 8-9 months after treatment to feel 100% so keep that in mind."


So, you're left with symptoms after 21 days...and you're going to hope and pray that several months later (up to 8-9 months) your symptoms will resolve?


I trust the LLMD's and I don't think they'd be risking their licenses if they could treat their patients for only 21 days and be done with it.

And, as others have mentioned...many people have had the 21 days...and were not in remission...even after 8-9 months has passed.