Tick Bite Treatment

You've been bitten by a tick. Now what?

Proper Tick Removal & Initial Treatment

Tick bites are no joke. If you’ve been bitten by a tick, it’s very important that it is removed properly. After removal, apply a topical antiseptic then begin a botanical medicine regimen.

Tick Bite Symptoms and Treatment

If you have recently been bitten by a tick (10 days or less), or are feeling sudden symptoms suggestive of acute Lyme disease with no known tick bite (ie a summer-time ‘flu’) quick, appropriate and effective treatment is your best way to minimize health concerns from Lyme illness.

Symptoms

Symptoms suggestive of acute Lyme disease can occur up to 30 days post bite. Symptoms can include:

  • Facial palsy

  • Lymph node swelling

  • Palpitations

  • Night sweats

  • Air hunger or non-exertional shortness of breath

  • Chest pain

  • Nausea/vomiting

  • Abdominal pain loss of appetite

  • “Bull’s eye” or other rash around tick bite (take a photo and mark the site).

  • Fever

  • Flu-like symptoms

  • Fatigue/exhaustion

  • Joint pain or swelling

  • Muscle pain

  • Headaches

  • Neck pain

Whether or not you choose to get prophylactic treatment after a tick bite, it is imperative to be vigilant for symptoms that might suggest active infection.

This article explains why we approach tick bite treatment the way we do.

How I Treat Tick Bites and Our Rates

I am here to help you design such a protocol. I use an integrative approach to acute Lyme disease which includes both antibiotics and botanicals; as well as treating to the full growth cycle of Lyme borrelia (out to 6 weeks).

You will be prescribed some combination of antibiotics, herbs, and nutraceuticals to support your immune and detox pathways. Labs may be ordered.

Consult cost is $200 available virtually for NYS patients.

Subsequent follow ups, if needed, are billed at the regular rate of $225/visit.

This visit does not apply to the complexity of late-staged Lyme