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I'm on doxy for treating chronic lyme. finished week 1,still fatigued etc.. what if this option of treatment doesn't work-then what? i'm worried
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Wrong treatment: Studies have shown that long term antibiotics have no value for chronic issues. This needs to be treated as an autoimmune disease and not an infection. Chronic Lyme is often a misdiagnosis. See a rheumatologist.
Answered 2/21/2015
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