The optimal treatment for pregnant women with Lyme disease is unclear. A second course of antibiotics may be required if earlier symptoms recur. More research is needed to confirm this. Antibiotics for Ehrlichiosis. When treated early, ehrlichiosis responds very well to the antibiotics tetracycline, doxycycline, and rifampin.
Some experts report that it is effectively treated for a minimum course of five to seven days.
Unfortunately, it does not respond to most of the antibiotics commonly used for Lyme disease, including ampicillin, ceftriaxone, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, and azithromycin. Pain-Relievers Symptoms such as mild joint pain, fatigue, and headache may continue despite antibiotic therapy. In rare cases of severe and persistent arthritis of the knee or other joints, surgery may be required. For some heart rhythm abnormalities, it may be necessary to insert a pacemaker for a week or two, although a permanent pacemaker is usually not needed. The treatment makes use of certain external aids, such as notebooks, alarms, post-it notes, as well as internal memory aids, including rehearing information, mnemonic devices, and visual images.