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A member asked:
Why did my doctor give me only one 200mg dose of doxycycline after a few tick bites? is only one dose enough?
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It depends on what: your doctor was treating. If he was thinking that you should treat a small superficial skin infection with 1 dose of antibiotics, then the treatment dose is adequate. If he wanted to treat empirically for Lyme disease or rocky mountain spotted fever, then 1 dose is not adequate. You should really ask your doctor why he thought 1 dose was enough for your condition. Thanks for trusting in HT.
Answered 7/12/2016
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