The specifics of yourLyme diseasetreatment will depend on your case.
Symptoms can begin anywhere from days after you’ve been bitten to years afterward.
A short course of antibiotics will likely easily cure you if you are in the early stage.
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Here’s a look at how different stages andsymptomsof Lyme disease are treated.
Prescriptions
Your healthcare provider can likely effectively treat yourLyme diseasewith the appropriate use ofantibiotics.
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Lyme Arthritis
If you have Lyme arthritis, your healthcare provider may treat you with oral antibiotics.
If your arthritis is severe, you may be given ceftriaxone or penicillin intravenously (through an IV).
In some, however, it can take years to disappear completely.
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If the disease has persisted long enough, however, it may permanently damage the structure of the joints.
Neurological Problems
For facial nerve palsies, your doctor may give you an oral regimen of doxycycline.
Most people recover completely.
People with Lyme disease rarely have long-term heart damage.
Your symptoms may also go away with more time.
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According to Horowitz, both herbal remedies can help treat Lyme disease by ridding the body of bacteria.
Supporters also say that banderol and samento aid in the treatment of Lyme disease by reducing chronicinflammation.
In addition, banderol and samento are sometimes used to control post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS).
In people with PTLDS, symptoms linger long after they’ve completed a course of antibiotics.
These symptoms include fatigue, muscle and joint pain, sleep disruption, and mood changes.
Although they belong to the same species, the two remedies have a different chemical makeup.
TOAs are believed to disrupt the function of the central nervous system and weaken the effects of POAs.
Other Natural Remedies
Samento is just one of many remedies thought to benefit people with Lyme disease.
Your healthcare provider can help you weigh the risks with the benefits.
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Improved understanding of the human immune response may lead to better diagnostic and prognostic tools.
It also can result in lingering symptoms that interfere with overall health and quality of life.
“Chronic Lyme disease” is another name for post-treatment Lyme disease (PTLD).
However, it is not an official diagnosis.
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