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Doctors, insurance
companies and individuals suffering from Lyme Disease differ on
treatment options, but everyone agrees that it is important to
detect and treat Lyme Disease early.
Once diagnosed
with Lyme Disease, patients are usually given an antibiotic such
as doxycycline or amoxicillan. Physicians may decide
that the antibiotics should be given orally or intravenously.
Early Lyme Disease is often treated with antibiotics from 2 to 6
weeks. It is generally agreed that symptoms indicative of Late
Lyme Disease require longer treatment lengths.
Treatment is
usually discontinued when a patient is symptom free for several
weeks.
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