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Lyme Disease Treatment
The type of antibiotic used to treat Lyme disease will depend on the current stage that the disease is in (early or late) and also are dependent on what area of the body the Lyme disease is infecting. In early stages of the disease it is generally treated with oral medications like: amoxicillin, cefuroxime axetil, and doxycycline. If a "bull's-eye" rash (see: Lyme disease symptoms) is found it is important to seek treatment immediately. Normally antibiotic treatment will get rid of the rash within two weeks but a fourteen to twenty-one day treatment is normally recommended. Longer treatment in some cases has linked to serious health complications.
If the Lyme disease has gone untreated and is in a later stage a patient may require the use of intravenous drugs like ceftriaxone. The treatment length for an intravenous drugis normally fourteen to twenty-eight days. Unfortunately the use of intravenous drugs can often cause side effects such as gallstones, mild to severe diarrhea, and a lower white blood cell count.
To help a patient with the relief of symptoms painkillers may be added to the Lyme disease treatment. Pain relievers will not help to combat Lyme disease but may help the sufferer with pain. If the patient has swollen joints fluid can be removed using a procedure called an arthrocentesis.
Be aware as a patient with Lyme disease what your doctor recommends as treatment. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against the use of bismacine which is an injectable used by some alternative medicine practitioners that treat Lyme disease. Bismacine has been shown to possibly cause bismuth poisoning which may lead to kidney failure and heart disease.
