Second/Third month possible lyme.

Hi everybody

I am currently living in Maine.

2 months ago(May, 2017) I started developing flu-like-symptoms(Headache,Stiff neck,Fatique) that only lasted for 1 night. But then it came back the week after and another week after that...

Now(July), I've experienced that my left hand starts to shake for a couple of hours. It lasts for a couple of hours but then comes back one week afterwards.

I'm now worried that I might be carrying Lyme, and I've been to my doctor who prescribed me 1 month of doxycyclin(200 mg/day).

Q's:
Is it normal for flu-like-symptoms to last for 1 day and then reappears 1 week after?
Is doxycyclin(200 mg/day) for 1 month enough or do I demand herbal treatment or stronger antibiotics?

Welcome, Chris.

I would get more antibiotics. You need to be taking 200 mg twice daily of doxycycline.
And...you need to take it until you are symptom free plus 4 to 8 weeks.

Here are the ILADS (Dr. Burrascano) Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines - scroll down to page 18 and 19 to see the treatment duration and the dosages of antibiotics.


This is a recent infection - do what you can now to knock it out...so it doesn't become chronic. Believe me - you do not want that to happen.

If you can't get more antibiotics from your current Dr. - can you go to another Dr. and request a prescription for doxy? At the correct dosage - the 30 days will only last you two weeks...you need more.

We encourage all new members to read through the thread at the top of the page titled: "New to Lyme?..Start Here!" It's packed full of useful information.

Are you taking probiotics? This is something you need to do. While you are killing the Lyme bacteria, you are also killing off the good bacteria in your gut. The probiotics will replenish that.

Take the probiotics two hours away from the antibiotics.

Hi Chris,
Welcome to our community! I'm glad you found us.

I do agree with Girlie, and here is the link she mentioned:www.lymenet.org/BurrGuide200810.pdf

If you take the abx for a total of 6 - 8 weeks, the chances of the bacteria still causing issues is very low. If your symptoms return, that means that it's gone on to be chronic and you need more treatment - and that's where you would have to be in treatment until symptoms resolve + 6 - 8 weeks. The only chance people have to rid themselves of the bacteria is in the very early stages of the infection, during those first few weeks.

You will need to detox and eat a very healthy diet to avoid issues with Candida, and to help you get through treatments though. I​f ​you haven't ​yet​,​​ it would be helpful for you to start with reading through the thread at the top of the forum titled,"New to Lyme?...Start here!!", as​​ ​​it is packed ​​full of ​​important information​​, symptom lists, helpful links and pdf's, how to detox when one has these infections, information on probiotics and much more.​​ ​​​​And, here's another good place to find helpful detoxing rout​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ines​​:​​​​​​ ​​​http://www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html​​
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No one knows for sure that you are still in the earliest of stages, but with your symptoms it's likely you are, and so we hope that this infection is being caught and treated early enough for you to be completely healed with what is a short course of treatment for the early infection.

If you have any questions or concerns though, please do ask!!!