Question by caralee1780: Can Lyme disease worsen after antibiotic treatment?
I’ve been on antibiotics for 2 months, when I started the treatment I wasn’t that bad, a little pain in my feet. Since I’ve been on the antibiotics, the pain has spread to my whole body and I’ve been in nonstop pain since going on the antibiotics…any advice? I know about the Herx, but I thought that was only supposed to last a little while after I took the antibiotics, and supposed to start getting better.

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Answer by Ty B
Generally speaking, a very long course of antibiotics is required to cure Lyme’s disease. Are you certain that’s what you have, or is your doctor just basing his diagnosis on your symptoms? You should call him and report this worsening. He may want to add a second antibiotic for cross-coverage.

Good luck…

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Question by sammrrll: is it ok to drink beer if you are taking the antibiotic Doxycycline for lyme disease ?
is it ok to drink a couple of beers while taking DOXYCYCLINE for lyme disease, there is nothing on the prescription saying anything about alcohol

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Answer by s_jane23
You can drink alcohol in sensible doses with this medication so literately a couple of beers and no more and not every night either.

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