Chronic Lyme Disease Complex
Lyme disease and co-infections are difficult diseases to diagnose and many people with Lyme disease are misdiagnosed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease in the US every year.
Chronic Lyme Disease Complex
It affects people of all ages, found on just about every continent. Most people get Lyme from the bite of the nymphal, or immature, form of the tick. Nymphs are about the size of poppy seed. They are so tiny and their bite is painless, most people do not even realize they have been bitten.
- At Monarch Integrative Health we are ILADS Lyme Literate and treat the following: Babesia, Bartonella, Rickettsia, Ehrlich, Ana plasma, and Alpha-gal Syndrome
- If Lyme disease is not diagnosed and treated early, it may become late-stage or chronic. In general if not treated quickly it becomes more complex to cure over time.
- Symptoms include fatigue, cognitive impairment, joint pain, poor sleep, mood problems, muscle pain, and neurological presentations. Symptoms of Lyme disease significantly overlap those of
chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease - ILADS physicians believe that ongoing symptoms probably reflect active infection, which should be treated until the symptoms have resolved.
Chronic Lyme Disease Complex
Options include antibiotics. No single antibiotic or combination of antibiotics appears to be capable of completely eradicating the infection, and treatment failures or relapses are reported with all current regimens, although they are less common with early aggressive treatment. Antimicrobial herbals, Low dose Immunotherapy, immune support, detoxification, Low dose naltrexone, peptide therapy.
If you are struggling with Lyme, working with our literate provider you will find our experience requires creativity and thinking outside the box. We have many incredible recoveries with our treatment protocols. At MIH, we have 15+ years of experience in this area.

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Lyme Disease: Tickborne Disease and Co-Infections
LYME DISEASE is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. It is causes by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to human through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks but more research reports transmission by fleas, mosquitoes, lice,...

Hi, I'm Franca!
I am the owner of Monarch Integrative Health, I am Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and Homeopath with over 30 years of experice in the Medical Health Care field.
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