post treatment Lyme disease syndrome
No treatment for PTLDS has been proved to be effective. Despite the fact that short-term antibiotic treatment is a validated treatment for early Lyme disease, studies show that patients who receive extra prolonged antibiotic treatment have no better long-term outcomes than those who receive placebo. Long-term antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease has been connected to catastrophic, sometimes fatal outcomes, as discussed in the links below.
