NEW BITE?

PRINT for doctors so you get enough antibiotics. (Always treat the bite) I wouldn't personally take less than 8 weeks.

https://www.ilads.org/research-literature/lyme-disease-basics-for-providers/

This gives antibiotic instructions too.

https://iladef.org/education/how-to-handle-a-tick-bite/

This one great:

https://sites.google.com/site/getitrighttreatthebite/?fbclid=IwAR1D6hzlleJ53xaH0H3crDu8mM7_pD6tE3oadvsIaYktenUITTNJYeIDEVQ

I would also suggest emailing or walking in with this list of education below if you want to take one step further. More education the better.

"Prominent Lyme-treating physician Dr. Richard Horowitz lists evidence regarding Borrelia’s ability to survive antibiotics. I recommend you save this answer in your files for future discussions with doctors and others."

https://www.lymedisease.org/tbdwg-persistence-horowitz/

https://danielcameronmd.com/single-dose-doxycycline-lyme-disease-leads-poor-outcome-61-year-old-man/

http://www.lymeactionnetwork.org/news/no-evidence-that-a-single-dose-of-doxycycline-prevents-lyme-disease/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196523/

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/45/2/149/420106

https://news.tulane.edu/pr/study-finds-lyme-bacteria-can-survive-after-antibiotic-treatment-months-after-infection#:~:text=The%20bacteria%20that%20causes%20Lyme%20disease%20can%20survive%20in%20organ,disease%20by%20Tulane%20University%20researchers

https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/new-study-finds-evidence-of-lyme-bacteria-in-brain-tissue-news-center-maine-tick-week-deer-dog-cdc-tulane-university-borrelia-burgdorferi-lab-disease/97-cf0e7e54-24e2-464f-973c-a6c7ea154a13?fbclid=IwAR0U60jxOQgj1cmd6eaKOjQatKbxwo3_o6nrLvODwZjMVvz1YmKutfR-Yaw

https://www.ilads.org/patient-care/ilads-treatment-guidelines/#:~:text=Based%20on%20animal%20studies%2C%20ILADS,of%20doxycycline%2C%20amoxicillin%20or%20cefuroxime

https://www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/article/news/health/new-study-finds-evidence-of-lyme-bacteria-in-brain-tissue-news-center-maine-tick-week-deer-dog-cdc-tulane-university-borrelia-burgdorferi-lab-disease/97-cf0e7e54-24e2-464f-973c-a6c7ea154a13

See our How to handle a tick bite post for more info.