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Message: [QUOTE="Uconnfanatic, post: 3246819, member: 4150"] Not really a true statement. Most establishment doctors in CT (& MA) are not Lyme literate and either know little about Lyme & how to treat it or know just enough to be dangerous. They typically don't realize just how unreliable the testing is, they don't understand proper dosing and they know little about the coinfections (particularly Bartonella & Babesia) that often accompany Lyme and require additional antibiotics. It's not enough to give somebody Doxycycline, the drug of choise for acute Lyme. Common protocol of establishment is 3 weeks of Doxy 100mg 2x/day. Might work for early Lyme, might not. Too often it kills the weaker spirochetes 9bacteria) and knocks down symptoms but then full blown Lyme returns a couple months later & now it's chronic & more difficult to treat. LLMDs often prescribe 200mg of Doxy 2x/day for 1-2 months to be sure its gone to avoid relapse. So much better to err on the side of aggressive treatment early to avoid years of debilitation due to undertreatment. Unfortunately have seen this scenario far too often due to the ignorance of the medical establishment regarding Lyme & the other tick-borne infections. All New England states along with NY, NJ & PA have a number of LLMDs. Lyme support group leaders in each state are your best resources for locating Lyme practitioners. You can go to Lymenet.org to locate support groups by state. There is so much myth & misinformation that surrounds Lyme. You have to be careful about the advice you receive. People mean well but too often the advice they are providing is incorrect and or incomplete. This is a complex illness with lot of trip wires. [/QUOTE]

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