Sore throats are on the list of Lyme syptoms. It was one of my very first after I got bit, along with going completely hoarse. Of course, it could also be from the numerous other bugs that cause sore throats...
I have heard of others with Lyme who started feeling better shortly after starting antibiotics. Not everyone feels worse right away, or at all. When I first got sick, I was really sick...fever, severe malaise, laryngitis, complete exhaustion & weakness. But I took some penicillin and started feeling better within a day. I was up and around the second day. After a week, I just felt a little tired. Of course I didn't realize that some of them had survived the antibiotic and gone into hiding.
Lately, I am struggling with Babesia. I started treatment in early November, and I feel worse this week than I have in about 8-9 months. I started a naturopathic biofilm buster a week ago, and I think that's why. The improvement curve for tick borne disease is not a steady upward line by any means.
If you have the money for an IGeneX urine test, you might get one after you're done with your Amoxicillin. Their test looks for DNA of the dead bacteria that the kidneys are filtering out. It's a good test after some anti-Lyme meds.
Hard to say what's going on, but I think I'd go with the good news that if it's strep, it's being/been treated, and carry on dealing with the rest of life's issues, moving, etc. (hang on!).
Then when you are ready ($ and otherwise) revisit the Lyme possibilities. Lyme can lurk, and a strong immune system can keep it in check for a very long time. I would not assume that the current course of abx for your throat will fix Lyme, because Lyme doesn't go by those rules -- it's not like most bacteria and needs different abx and longer treatment, just like tuberculosis does (18 months minimum treatment, on particular meds).
So I'd go with the progress on the current throat thing, but put on the 'to do' list an item to follow up with a Lyme doc when you have the time and the bandwidth.
Take care, sending you all good wishes -- these are indeed hard times, but we'll get through.
Hi, I didn't know I had Lyme for over 20 years. I was always sick but would feel better on and off until 2 years ago when the Lyme and 2 co-infections came out big time.
It took me several months of abx to start noticing an improvement. I also had a sore throat, in fact my Dr said every gland in my body was swollen and still is most of the time. When the LLMD pushes on my stomach, it hurts, my massage therapist pointed out a gland in my arm was really swollen last week.
You might be how I was 20 years ago. Looking back now and realizing it was all Lyme, maybe they were periods of remission ? I am not sure.
Yes, sore throat can be indicative of lyme, but not always. I get sore throat practically all the time. I had strap/strep infections several time as well.
As for how long before lymie notice improvements. It varies. When I started Rocephin IV witha first dose, I'd feel so sick a few hours after the infusion, then several hours later, I'd felt better than I was prior to the infusion. Overall it became obvious about two weeks later but not to the point of "cured", but a noticeable difaference.
I didnt experience the same thing with doxycycline. So, for lymie it is a matter of finding the right medication.a
Since you are feeling better on it perhaps amoxicillin is takng care of low level chronic infection you may have, or its anti-inflammatory properties helps with whatever cause the inflammation in your body. Of course, the question is what it is.