It sounds like you may be experiencing herxheimer reactions. Herx for short.
That is something very common, when treating with something that is working, killing the bugs, then you can have a worsening of the symptoms. You can google it.
I wish you luck.
CORRECTION: I read some more about naturopathic doctors, and there is much to read.
I suspect I had previously read about an MD who was now practicing naturopathy, but it appears to me now that naturopaths are NOT MDs and are not licensed as physicians.
If this matters to you, please READ MORE ABOUT it before being treated by a naturopath.
Others please feel free to jump in here.
You ask, "Did you have the skin sensitivity or head issues that I asked about when you had lyme and the coinfection?"
It's hard to say exactly what my specific symptoms were, because it was so jumbled. My whole body was ill, and I couldn't tell what was Lyme and what was caused by the other infection I had (babesiosis). Everyone is different in what (co)infections we have, and the symptoms vary as well.
A wise MD knows that and takes it into account.
(It looks like our messages crossed in transmission.)
You ask, "Did you have the skin sensitivity or head issues that I asked about when you had lyme and the coinfection?" Symptoms can easily vary from one person to another, because the 'Lyme' ticks often carry one or more other infections, and that mix of infections and their symptoms can be hard for a doc to diagnose, esp. a doc who is not entirely up to date or focussed on Lyme and the co-infections. Docs are used to having a fairly fixed list of symptoms, but Lyme doesn't play that way.
You say, "I believe Dr. A is what I have heard referred to as a LLND. I am unable to take a lot of antibiotics bc I have had candida really bad for over a year."
An LLND is an MD who has a specialty in Lyme disease and the other infections the Lyme ticks often carry. It is not, to my knowledge, a degree or title, but instead a convenient way to tag MDs who take a particular point of view: a "Lyme-literate naturopathic doctor."
My own Lyme doc was not a naturopath, and I am not up to date on the detailed differences between treatment between LLMDs and LLNDs, but it is something to keep in mind. Others here may have more information on that point.
I would think it may be possible to treat the systemic yeast infection either after or along with antibiotic treatment. Did your doc discuss that approach? Antibiotics are known to kill Lyme bacteria in a straightforward way, and that is the treatment I had. Maybe others here can speak to that aspect.
... and by 'reconsidering the approach', that could include finding another doc.
Not all docs are really Lyme-aware, and it is an area of medicine that is still developing. On top of that, there is a split in the medical community, and in some states, the medical board holds firmly to the idea that Lyme should be treated only with a few weeks of doxycycline, and any remaining symptoms are your immune system over-reacting to the now-gone infection.
That's the older view of Lyme, but other research has gone beyond that simple approach to a different understanding of Lyme as a complex disease. The trick is to find an MD who takes a more progressive view of Lyme and the other infections the Lyme ticks often carry.
I had Lyme disease and another infection from the ticks, called babesiosis. There are at least a half dozen of these 'bonus' infections from the Lyme ticks, often called as a group 'co-infections'. It takes an experienced and open-minded MD to consider these possibilities and also to know that a few weeks of doxycycline antibiotics (the supposedly 'usual' treatment) may not be enough for several reasons: wrong meds for not long enough treatment time.
Your first doc may have been just not up-to-date on Lyme, and the second doc may not see the situation as another Lyme specialist may. This area of medicine is still developing, and sometimes it takes a few tries to find an MD who understands your particular situation.
The first thing I would do is find an MD experienced in diagnosis and treating Lyme and its co-infections.
Let us know how we can help, okay?
Did you have the skin sensitivity or head issues that I asked about when you had lyme and the coinfection?
I believe Dr. A is what I have heard referred to as a LLND. I am unable to take a lot of antibiotics bc I have had candida really bad for over a year.
"I did tell Dr. A about it, but he didn't give me a answer."
I would ask again. This approach to treatment is not something I have read about, so unfortunately have no information about it.
I just searched -- lyme disease laser treatment -- and did not find anything there either. Maybe the doc was in a hurry, so ask again. If you don't get answers that make sense to you, then perhaps reconsider the approach.
Hope you feel better soon! Keep us posted, okay?