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Tick Bite
I was bitten by a tick 4 days ago. It was in pretty deep but pulled it out intact. My doctor prescribed Doxycycline Hyclate 100 mg2 a day for 3 days. I don’t have any sign of the tick bite now. Haven’t taken any of the prescription but wondering if I will develop symptoms and what to look for since, I’m guessing, that it’s a possibility
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I recently experienced the same thing and was prescribed a one time 200mg dose of doxycycline as a preventative. I think it was worth it— I had a follow up appointment with the doctor and all is well!
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Hi @lorraine I will drop this question into the team folder to give to the doctors doing the webinar tomorrow … you may want to watch it
When It Comes to Ticks, Why Are Doctors Looking Beyond Lyme Disease?
This week, IMA Head of Medical and Scientific Affairs Dr. Ryan Cole will be joined by IMA Senior Fellows Dr. Kat Lindley and Dr. Lynn Fynn for a timely discussion on tick-borne illness beyond Lyme disease, including alpha-gal syndrome, emerging concerns, and practical prevention strategies. Wednesday, May 27th at 7pm. Register here ; https://imahealth.org/weekly-webinars/
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I was bitten by a tick in 1991-1992. My doctor prescribed something and I took it. I had no symptoms. BUT, in my reactions to the COVID shots (severe reaction and continuing issues), my immune system was suppressed. My body gave up for a while. In the testing, I was fighting Lyme Disease among other things. So my doctor added treating it to my list. Apparently, it can reside in a body for years after the bite. I would take whatever is prescribed. Maybe it would keep it from lingering in the shadows.
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I too was bitten by a tick several years ago. I was able to successfully extract the entire tick, but visited URGENT CARE that day. They prescribed doxycycline a one time dosage which I took immediately. Surely consult with a medical practitioner, but I believe it is in your best interest to take the Doxy within a certain period of time to prevent or contracting Lyme disease or something more serious.
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Having lived in MN for most of my life and bitten by ticks multiple times not always caught within 24 hrs. I have been treated with a 10 day course of doxycycline each time. My symptoms varied with fever, headache, body aches and fatigue. Only one time did I have a rash and it wasn’t a classic bull eye. I would not mess around and a 1 day dose is ludicrous and not recommended by https://www.lymedisease.org/. Co-infections are not unheard of either. Once a tick is removed you should place it in a zip-lock bag with a damp cotton ball. Then a state lab can extract DNA and determine which type of disease the tick has. Lyme is just one of many diseases ticks carry thus the term is loosely used. The list of symptoms is a page long and many people are misdiagnosed and do not always know they were bitten. I believe there are about 12 different diseases depending on where you live. https://www.lymedisease.org/ is full of great information.
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We learned a couple years ago that you can easily send in a tick for testing. There are several testing places. I think we only paid $50. If you are able to save the tick and send it in, you might not have to treat.
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Having experienced a physician who headed an Infectious Disease Department of a major Medical Center who denied my request for follow-up to my report of having been bitten by a tick and exhibiting the classical rash. He was certain that I had not been bitten by a tick nor that the rash was related in any manner. This consultation I sought was after I insisted to my primary physician that I be treated as he also did not believe I likely had not been bitten by a tick. I was given a short term prescription for Doxycycline (a 5 day treatment) by my primary . (I could not produce a tick but from my rash and rapidly developing symptoms of fatigue and tachycardia I knew something was amiss and suspected that my rash was likely caused by a tick bite. I live in a forested area and spend a lot of time around trees in my garden where there is an abundance of wild life.
Two years after I was denied that follow-up by the University physician, my symptoms grew more pronounced and lof concern which ed me to seek testing by a specialized lab which found me to be positive for Lyme disease related organisms. I subsequently went on the search for a Lyme literate physician to treat me as my primary physician indicated that he did not treat Lyme patients. I was blessed to have found such a physician and am now in remission after 2 years of treatment for Lyme and Long Covid.
I have become somewhat sanguine in my trust of physicians other than those who are trained and follow the Ilads Society guidelines (International Lyme and Associated Disease Society.) Most physicians are not trained nor have many invested the time and energy to understand this complex disease in my judgement.
I am attaching reference to two Ilads documents which I offer for consideration as it relates to testing and treatment. Both documents are published by Ilads. I expect that these guidelines may be referenced or discussed in the upcoming IMA webinar. The pdf link to the Guidelines document itself is found at the end of the brief Statement on Guidelines.
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On the related topic of Alpha-Gal syndrome discussed at the IMA Weekly webinar last night (GREAT webinar!), I’ve been told that the AAT treatment for A-G requires 2 sessions and is fairly successful. Link below, but full disclosure, I did not have this specific treatment, but instead received AAT treatment for food allergies and it has changed my life. I now have minor reactions to fewer foods and can eat an orange (citrus) after 35+ years.
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