antibiotics before igenex tests?

mystery1

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Posted 3/31/2013 7:04 AM (GMT -5)

can you take antibiotics before you have your labwork drawn for lyme disease? I need meds bad, I am scared, and I want to take something now!

opugirl

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Posted 3/31/2013 7:39 AM (GMT -5)

Yes, In fact for me - antibodies did not show up period until after 60 days of antibiotics!

Summer3

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Posted 3/31/2013 7:40 AM (GMT -5)

I did 30 days of low dose doxy then had a break for a month (no LLMD) then did the Igenex test and was positive IgM and IgG.

TICKLEDPINK

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Posted 3/31/2013 9:07 AM (GMT -5)

Same here, I only tested positive after 8 weeks of antibiotics.