@Woody girl yes living alone can be hard like yo say no one to check you over and some ticks can be tiny , may be a full length mirror on a door in the bathroom or a room you feel ok to wander naked and then just shine a torch on the bdy and turn slowly hoping you spot the little 8uggers , but you do know if you say i live alone and can not check myself for ticks your going to get a few pervy replies lol , i remember the old days of online games and went in to a dominoes site to be treated like meat yup soon got wise .
I have just imported wink wink lots of creams and oinments from the good old USA as they get loads of stuff over the counter there no need for a doc but my reason is storage mainly in case of a grid down world down type but i wonder would the triple antibiotic creams be any good to just rub over after removal .
I'd say no to a topical cream. It just won't do it. Lyme gets into the blood, via the little blighters sucking your blood and regurgitating into your bloodstream, so you need proper heavy duty antibiotics.
Normal tick bite with no red ring probably just needs a good clean, and some savlon or similar at most.
Overuse of antibiotics is a problem causing resistance by not being strong enough for the job, over prescribing, or stopping the course before it's finished. America, and places like india have a big problem due to the easy availability and overuse and self prescribing. It's becoming a world wide problem.
I never use them unless they are prescribed. Heavy use also causes gut problems, as it kills all the good flora and fauna in your body, as well as all the bad, leaving you vunerable to all sorts of medical problems.
One thing I always recommend is to take high dose prebiotic and prebiotic after a course, things like kefir, live yoghurt, cider vinegar, and fermented foods such as kimchi and sauerkraut are great for putting it all back.
