Re: Re: Help! Just got bit by a tick

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I have always heard that 6 wks. is the minimum you want to

do. Tammy F.

Thanks for the input. The tick was biting me but I kept

on scratching at the spot over my heart so I moved it

around several times, thus the multiple bites. My general

doctor just gave me a script for Doxycycline 200mg twice

daily enough for two days' worth. The Lyme doctor I spoke

to says he would put me on this dose for SIX WEEKS!! I had

a very bad (documented in text books) bulls eye Lyme rash

and was very sick from it years ago so am now very upset

about this. Have to decide tonight whether or not to go to

this expensive Lyme doctor tomorrow for such a long-term

abx script or, since I caught this right away and was able

to remove the entire tick, if the two days of doxy would

be good enough? Thank you for any suggestions.

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> The usual treatment for very recent tick bites is

antibiotics, unless

> people have a chronic health problem that renders

them sensitive to

> antibiotics. The sooner the better. Are you

absolutely sure it's a

> tick? I have not heard of ticks doing multiple bites.

Fleas do

> multiple bites, but don't stay attached. Bed bugs are

on the rise. You

> may want to show your tick to others to ensure it's a

tick. To treat

> chronic Lyme (once you have had a long time), it

takes an entire plan,

> using diet, supplements and many herbals and

sometimes homeopathy.

> Alternative treatments for Lyme are geared for long

term infections and

> are modified to each individual. Samento is a popular

choice. But, you

> have to realize that ticks also carry Babesia and

Bartonella and other

> infections. For those who can get antibiotics right

away and get well

> from them, great! This is the ideal situation. The

long-term

> alternative treatments are for those of us who are

too ill to handle

> antibiotics or don't want to worry about the side

effects that come from

> long-term use of them. A lot of people can get well

from taking

> antibiotics right away, and should. It would be an

easier, cheaper

> route. I love alternative treatments, but at this

time, there is not a

> lot of talk about what works quickly to rid Lyme upon

a recent infection.

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> Love and prayers,

>

> Heidi N

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> Just got bit at least six times by a tick right over

my heart. I was

> able to remove the black tick all intact before it

burrowed under.

> Applied hydrogen peroxide and alcohol to bite sites.

What can I do now?

> This all happened about two hours ago. I would really

rather not go on

> abx. No bulls eye rash (how long before that would

show up?) but

> multiple red bites. I have this on hand: Enhansa,

OLE, ia 100,

> LDM--would any of this do anything as a precautionary

measure? Any other

> suggestions of what to do immediately following tick

bites?

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