Question 1

what sort of symptoms would make you think about chronic lyme disease?

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Lyme: Scientifically, despite the attorney general of connecticut, it is not at all clear that chronic lyme disease exists.

Question 2

hi, is chronic lyme disease a medical fact or a myth?

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: Probably a misnamed and misunderstood health condition(s). Time will tell. Currently, there is no agreed upon clinical definition for chronic Lyme disease. Most patients with a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease have no evidence of Lyme disease. Persistent symptoms during recovery from Lyme disease are not active infection. This may be helpful: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477530/

Question 3

has anyone used atovaquone for chronic lyme disease?

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Treats Babesia not L: Atovaquone (mepron) is not effective for treating borrelia, the lyme bacteria. However, up to 70% of those with chronic lyme have babesiosis, a co-infection, and Atovaquone is the "drug of choice" for this. Successful treatment of chronic lyme requires treating co-infections like babesia & bartonella. There are natural alternatives to Atovaquone but that drug is relatively safe & effective.

Question 4

what are the symptoms of neurological chronic lyme disease?

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Brain Lyme : Neurological involvement by Lyme occurs after a long period of untreated infection and leads to difficulty with walking, thinking, vision and MRI with a spinal tap test to confirm diagnosis

Question 5

has anyone used mepron (atovaquone) for chronic lyme disease?

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Mepron (atovaquone): This is the brand name for atovaquone, an antiparasitic drug used occasionally in patients with tick borne illnesses when coinfection with babesia microti may be present and Azithromycin is used in combination.  Not aware that Atovaquone is active against borellia burgdorfi, but if you go on line you can find testaments to its efficacy for almost anything.  Be skeptical.

Question 6

what makes it unknown if chronic lyme disease is real or not? i just tested positive for past infection and have gone unbelievably downhill since bite

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Need more info: "chronic" lyme disease is difficult to diagnose because isolation of the organism has not been effected and the serologic tests used can be misinterpreted.  Many doctors feel that these symptoms are the result of some immune process, but the details have been resistant to definitive diagnosis or understanding.  To know what you have you need to see a doctor, preferably id.

Question 7

what would it take to cure someone of chronic lyme disease?

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Question the Dx: I personally do not believe in the concept of chronic lyme disease. You may want to consult with an infectious disease specialist or a rheumatologist.

Question 8

is chronic lyme disease a myth? or is it real?

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Real & controversial: There is a huge divide here. Most infectious disease specialists believe chronic lyme doesn't exist while ilads, a group of docs who specialize in lyme, strongly believes in it. I have many patients suffering from chronic lyme.See http://www.Hindawi.Com/journals/ipid/2010/876450/  and http://www.Ilads.Org/lyme_research/chronic_lyme.Html  and  http://columbia-lyme.Org/patients/ld_chronic.Html.

Question 9

what alternative medicines can help relieve symptoms of chronic lyme disease?

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No: I personally question whether chronic disease even exists. The vast majority of patients i see who think they have that diagnosis actually have something else.

Question 10

does chronic lyme disease cause male infertility?

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Possibly but...: Chronic lyme is a complex illness that is reported to cause virtually any symptom, so yes, it could cause infertility, but those most ill with lyme have other conditions that could also be factors. Many with lyme have pyroluria, a metabolic imbalance creating severe zinc deficiency. Many have hormonal imbalances, other chronic infections &/or  heavy metal toxicity. All these need to be addressed.

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