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Long story short: In an incredibly dumb move, I managed to get bitten by a tick while camping 8 days ago. In textbook fashion, I only figured this out after I was home for a few days and then got really sick. I tested negative for Covid and influenza A and B, and then found the tick bite and bullseye rash behind my ear. This was Friday, basically. I'm very sure, sadly, that its the beginnings of lyme again.
Until I figure out a longer term plan, I know that time is certainly of the essence and decided to get going with antibiotics, so I decided to take: 200mg of doxycycline twice a day, 500mg of amoxicillin three times a day, and 1000mg of astragalus 3 times a day, at least for now. I got that all started on Saturday (2 days ago). I also have been on maintenance CSM for a long time, but just bumped that up to 3 doses a day instead of 1.
Does that sound like a decent way to start off until I can get in touch with my llmd?
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Thank you! (I also started immediately with frequent probiotics too, as I know how important those are, especially with a lot of oral abx.)
Thanks for the Marty Ross link too. I used to kinda follow his stuff way back when - and this guide seems quite up to date from what I can tell. It seems quite comprehensive.
Thank you for the ideas!
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