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Most are referring to PICC lines or ports and get IV antibiotics daily for many months or even years.
Some do also get nutritional IV's or IV glutathione on a less frequent basis from ACAM docs or other physicians.
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AuntyLynn
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Typical IV for Lyme is a PICC (in the arm) or Port (in the chest) to which you can couple a daily dose of ceftriaxone (a/k/a Rocephin) which is a kick-butt form of Penicillan.
It is recommended especially for people with central nervous system or neurological Lyme infections, because it goes directly into the bloodstream and crosses the Blood/Brain barrier best.
One must always take daily probiotics whenever using long-term antibiotics, to prevent a yeast overgrowth in the gut, or worse, a Clostridium-Difficile (C-Diff) infection.
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