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Suggest Medication For Lyme Disease

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Posted on Thu, 27 Jul 2017
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Question : Hi,
Could you please tell me what is the best medicine to cure Lyme disease? I have been prescribed Doxycycline from a Doctor who initially mis diagnosed me.
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Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Doxycycline

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

The first line medication for Lyme disease is Doxycycline at office visits. It is given for 20 to 30 days depending on the clinical features.
You should take it before it is late.
Your doctor might have misdiagnosed earlier but now he had prescribed right medicine for Lyme's disease.
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Suggest Medication For Lyme Disease

Brief Answer: Doxycycline Detailed Answer: Hi, The first line medication for Lyme disease is Doxycycline at office visits. It is given for 20 to 30 days depending on the clinical features. You should take it before it is late. Your doctor might have misdiagnosed earlier but now he had prescribed right medicine for Lyme's disease.