Will prophylactic augmentin for PANDAS also prevent lyme?

[monarchcat]

We live in a fairly lyme-prevalent area and since the warm weather is almost here to stay, with it comes the constant worry about ticks. Then it struck me, that if DS is already on 2000mg/day of augmentin XR, will he be protected in the event that he did get bitten by an infected deer tick? I always check my kids for ticks in the summer, but deer ticks are so small, that I also know that if they had one on their scalp, under their thick, dark hair, I most likely would never know.

 

DS is 9 and much more likely than my daughter to be traipsing around woodsy/grassy areas (i.e. at camp) so it would be a relief to know that he might have some protection this year due to his ongoing treatment for PANDAS.

 

Anybody know? It seems likely, since early lyme is treated w/ amox, but I don't know what the dosages are, etc.

[lyme_mom]

We live in a fairly lyme-prevalent area and since the warm weather is almost here to stay, with it comes the constant worry about ticks. Then it struck me, that if DS is already on 2000mg/day of augmentin XR, will he be protected in the event that he did get bitten by an infected deer tick? I always check my kids for ticks in the summer, but deer ticks are so small, that I also know that if they had one on their scalp, under their thick, dark hair, I most likely would never know.

 

DS is 9 and much more likely than my daughter to be traipsing around woodsy/grassy areas (i.e. at camp) so it would be a relief to know that he might have some protection this year due to his ongoing treatment for PANDAS.

 

Anybody know? It seems likely, since early lyme is treated w/ amox, but I don't know what the dosages are, etc.

 

I would think it would be good for lyme but not necessarily for some of the other diseases that ticks carry like Babesia which is treated with anti-malaria medicine. Avon has a bug spray called bug guard plus that is supposed to be good for repelling ticks. We never see ticks either way so I don't know if it is working but it is recommended in The Lyme Disease Solution by Dr. Kenneth Singleton. Also, washing your children's hair in a mint or tea tree oil shampoo can also repel ticks. Whole Foods sells a tea tree oil shampoo that kills lice that people have their kids use before going camping. I was told this really works. I wouldn't use it everyday but it is something to use if they have to spend a long time in the outdoors and you want to be extra careful. I'd also recommend spraying your yard with something natural to kill ticks (I use Mosquito Barrier and Naturalawn does a treatment that kills ticks. The solution is made from the chrysanthemum plant). I also place Daminix tick tubes around my yard and this is supposed to help a great deal with the tick population after two seasons. The tubes contain cotton balls laced with permethrin and the mice take the cotton to their nests. The permethrin is enough to kill the ticks but not the mice. You can also plant plants that repel ticks like lavender, garlic, and others. If you think you have ticks in your house you can get some dry ice, surround it with tape and place it in the middle of a room. It will attract any ticks that are in the area. I haven't tried this myself but may because I found a tick in my laundryroom once. They can survive for years without any food. Good luck!