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Tick Bite Support

What to do next - calmly, clearly, and with support

If you’ve just been bitten by a tick, take a breath.
You’re in the right place: we support bug borne illness everyday!

Most tick bites do not lead to long-term illness - and when addressed early and thoughtfully, the body often handles exposure well.

This page will walk you through:
1. What to do right now
2. What to watch for
3. When to take the next step
4. Where to get support if you need it

You’re prepared.

Here’s what your kit supports:

  • Remove ticks properly—without twisting, squeezing, or guesswork

  • Clean and support the bite site right away

  • Store your tick for identification or testing if needed

  • Support your body in the hours and days that follow

Prompt removal matters - the longer a tick is attached, the higher the risk of transmission.

Use fine-tipped tweezers or your removal tool

  • 1. Grasp as close to the skin as possible

    2. Pull straight out with steady pressure

    3. Remove all Tick parts

    Do not twist or crush the tick!

If mouthparts remain, gently remove if possible. If not, add detox paste, clean, try again in an hour.

Do not use petroleum jelly, heat, or chemicals.

Step 1: Remove the Tick Properly

These steps help support the body’s response at the site of the bite.

  1. After all parts are removed: clean the bite site with soap, water, and/or alcohol.

  2. Apply Dry Detox Paste (or activated charcoal, bentonite clay etc) to the site. Mix a pinch of powder with water droplets to form a paste. This will help draw fluid the Tick deposited.

  3. Use your Bitten Wheel Homeopathic Remedy internally. 3 drops, 5 times on the day of a bite, then 3 drops, 3 times daily for 7 days to support bite and sting symptoms, prevent infection transmission.

Step 2: Clean & Support the Bite

Don’t just toss the tick! Learning the type or sending for testing can help support treatment, if symptoms arrive. Proper disposal limits the spread of disease.

  1. Place the tick in a labeled bag: Include date + initials. Store in the freezer if not testing immediately. If you want to learn more about your tick type, identify the species here.

  2. Not saving? Drown in alcohol 5-10 mins, flush.

Want to send the tick in for testing? Order testing here, if needed.

Should You Test the Tick?

Tick testing can be helpful - especially if symptoms develop.

Unlike human testing, tick testing can:

  • Provide faster insight than human testing

  • Identify bacterial, viral, and parasitic organisms

  • Help guide next steps for human treatment

We typically recommend tick testing if symptoms appear within 1–2 months.

Step 3: Save or Dispose of the Tick

Lyme and co-infections are often called “the great imitator” because symptoms can vary widely and affect many systems.

A rash - bullseye or otherwise - can occur - but doesn’t in 30-40% of Lyme positive bites. A bullseye rash is diagnostic for Lyme disease.

Watch for:

  • Fatigue or flu-like symptoms

  • Fever, chills, sore throat

  • Joint pain or swelling

  • Headaches or head pressure

  • Brain fog or memory changes

  • Mood shifts, anxiety, or panic

  • Dizziness or sensitivity to light/sound

  • Numbness or tingling

  • Muscle pain or weakness

  • Recurrent increase sickness with EBV, CMV, Mycoplasma, HHV6, Chlamydia Pneumonia, Parvovirus B19, Bartonella, Candida, Strep & more.

Need a second opinion after the bite? Our team supports healing from Lyme and Co-infections - learn more! Schedule a 15-minute Clarity Call here!

Step 4: Monitor for Symptoms

Understanding the Infection Timeline

Lyme Disease or the systemic infection that results from a Borrelia bacteria positive vector (Tick, bug, human…). Lyme Disease can be quickly onset with a classic Erythema migrans (bullseye) rash or appear in months to years after bacterial exposure with more subtle symptoms.

Lyme Disease Infection Symptoms to consider:

Early (1–4 weeks)
Flu-like symptoms, fatigue, rash, joint discomfort

Early Disseminated (1–4 months)
Neurological symptoms, heart palpitations, cognitive changes

Late or Persistent (months–years)
Chronic fatigue, mood changes, nerve symptoms, arthritis

A Quick Reassurance

Not every bite leads to illness. And even when symptoms develop, early, thoughtful support makes a difference.

The goal is not panic - it’s awareness + action when needed.

When to Seek Support

You may want additional support if:

  • Symptoms appear after a bite

  • Symptoms linger or change over time

  • You’re unsure how to interpret what you’re seeing

  • You want a second opinion before or alongside care

Listen In - and Learn More!

How We Support Tick Bites, Lyme & Co-Infections

From a place of experiencing Lyme and various co-infections, we take an immune-modulation, body-building approach.

At Hey Hey Mae, we work with individuals and families navigating:
Our approach focuses on:
  • Immune system balance
  • Whole-body recovery
  • Identifying underlying contributors
  • Supporting the body’s ability to heal and stay well
    
Many of our clients come to us after a tick bite that seemed “resolved” - but their body never fully returned to baseline.  We help them get there.

Want a Second Opinion or More Direction?

Book a Foundational Health Assessment
A
deeper look at your symptoms, risk, and next steps — without committing to long-term care.

Need Support Right Now?

Book a Tick Bite SOS Call
Get guidance on what to do next, what to watch for, and how to support your body immediately.

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Tick bites can feel scary - especially with everything you may have read online.

Lyme and co-infections are very difficult, but they can be resolved.

You don’t have to figure this out alone - we’re pros at bug borne illness! With the right steps, support and timing, the body has an incredible ability to respond, adapt, and heal.

A Final Word to Tick Checkers

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We ask why, and why again until we’ve found the original cause of disfunction

    Instead of treating or diagnosing disease, we take a whole systems approach to improving your health. For example, you have on going stomach pain and alternating diarrhea. We know that it’s not just the Gastrointestinal system involved, but the immune system through healthy gut bacteria, the thyroid as it maintains your bowel speed, there may be infections of the GI Tract or poor nervous system communication from the brain or even nutrient deficiencies preventing healthy digestive secretions.

    With each client, our team uses your data provided from testing, a thorough health history, symptom surveys and a short study of your food and mood habits. This data is paired with our knowledge of the complete body’s workings and functions. For each client, we work through dialing in a nourishing diet, mineral balance, appropriate hydration, fatty acid balance, blood sugar regulation, restorative sleep, optimal digestion, effective stress relief and healthy movement. We then consider drainage, immune modulation, mitochondrial health, parasites, heavy metals, mold and fungus, immune imbalance and chronic pathogens.

    Whether each client needs walked through protocols to support these is bio-individual, specific and continually reevaluated by your practitioner during care. That means you’re not using supplements forever, protocols continually change and you see progress toward healing.

  • Our team members share a mix of medical, functional and health backgrounds. The foundational functional training we all share is Restorative Wellness Solutions: Gastrointestinal Healing, Optimizing Hormones, Nutritional Blood Chemistry, Autoimmune Factors, Brain Development and Injury, Optimizing Brain health, Deep detoxification and Mold Illness, Genetics and polymorphisms.

    Part of our team has the Nutritional Therapy Association’s Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner certification, including a physical, functional exam. Other trainings we have completed include: Certified Lyme Specialist, Chronic Infections, Bio-Individual Nutrition, Functional Blood Chemistry, Pediatric Intensive, Nourishing Hope Nutrition for Autism and ADHD, Autoimmunity, HTMA Testing and Mineral Balancing, Organic Acids Testing, Toxicity and Toxic Load, Wahl’s Protocol for Multiple Sclerosis, Autoimmune Paleo Diet (AIP), Polyvagal Theory, Disordered Eating, Trauma and Children’s Nutrition and development. In addition, several of our practitioners have various medical designations including Pharmacist, Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery Nursing.

    We work together on every client case, refining our proven process with the great benefit of a team hive mind.

  • Our mission is to compassionately navigate your healing season, removing the root cause and restoring health through whole foods, the latest therapies and traditional wisdom, effectively restoring health. We will make foundational specific recommendations as early as your first session on nourishing diet, mineral balance, appropriate hydration, fatty acid balance, blood sugar regulation, restorative sleep, optimal digestion, effective stress relief and healthy movement.

    Supplemental protocols are build to be for a season, for a reason - never extending on complicated protocols for years. Multi-vitamin and mineral complexes, herbs, supplements, homeopathics, digestive aids, topical creams, bio-identical hormones are specifically combined for each client to create our proven results. For our younger clients, supplement protocols lean heavy on yummy chewable and liquid drops or tinctures. Adult clients, too, who prefer chewable or liquids or have specific needs find it our individual protocols meet their needs and preferences.

    We believe that clear is kind: each supplement or recommendation will be explained and specific, measurable to-dos will be assigned at the end of each session. We minimize confusion of your protocol, health and wellness information, using bio individuality as our guide.

  • While several of our providers have traditional medical designations, we do not prescribe medications. We can and do work with and to support your current medical goals, prescriptions and are trained on potential interactions. We often rely heavily our practitioner who is also a Pharmacist to educate and support those with multiple prescriptions.

  • We don’t! We work with all members of your family, men, too! 1 in 2 children in America suffer with a chronic illness including eczema, asthma, juvenile arthritis and diabetes. Time and time again, children prove to be the most ready-to-heal of all! We love working against this statistic and have further training in pediatrics, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD/ADD, Autoimmune disease, FPIES, Lyme and more.

  • Yes! We have worked successfully with many who have suffered from mold exposure. We often find this to be an immune trigger that has allowed other chronic infections to flare, surface or persist. Our extensive mold training allows us to support and direct you through Mycotoxin testing for your body as well as guide you through testing your home, surveying your environment, selecting mold remediation and more. We include drainage, detox, anti-fungal, limbic system retraining and many more supports in our comprehensive plan. You’ll experience this process step-by-step in a simple format.

  • When it comes to healing health challenges: the sky’s the limit. There isn’t a body that won’t benefit from the work we do to assess and support increasing health. Clients have had success navigating and improving: Eczema, Digestive Distress, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Grave’s Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Anxiety, Depression, Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia, Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), IBS and IBD, Celiac Disease, Recurrent Streptococcal infections, Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders, Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism, Leaky Gut or Intestinal Permeability, Multiple Sclerosis, Recurrent Epstein-Barr Virus or Mononucleosis, Lupus, Heartburn and Acid Reflux, Fibromyalgia, Juvenile Arthritis, High blood pressure, Lyme disease, Autism Spectrum Disorder, PANS, PANDAS, hormonal challenges, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), painful PMS, painful periods, Sensory Processing Disorder, Ulcerative Colitis, Mold Illness, Crohn’s Disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis, MTHFR genetic mutations, Severe Acne, Parkinson’s Disease, Fertility Issues…

    Because our approach takes a whole-body perspective and continually improves your health status, finding healing for many layers of your health challenges is our promise.

  • We love to work with the most information available and can help advise you on what's helpful and what's not needed. While we will review these labs to help us understand your health story, and use the information when preparing protocols, we will not necessarily review them in detail. To have them reviewed in a session, you may purchase additional calls. Please ask your practitioner.

  • We see clients globally and in all parts of the United States. Testing availability varies for international clients by location, but some clients will find care useful and effective without testing. All tests are sent via mail or ordered through Labcorp and can be completed from the comfort of home or a draw center.

  • We accept HSA/FSA funds, credit, debit, cash and check. Hey Hey MAE does offer financing to a select number of clients, through payment plans. You may also be eligible to make use of Paypal Credit's 6 months with no interest agreement when monthly payments and full payoff in 6 months are completed. Please let us know if you’d like your invoice via PayPal.

  • knows what you're talking about!I I (Elizabeth) learned early in my health journey that a functional test is only as good as its reviewer. Our proven process and miles of happy clients are our proof of success. We spend the time, we comb through research, we update testing methods, we work tirelessly to get to the true root of your illness.

    When it comes to resolving your complex health challenge, we are training in and employ a variety of methods including nutraceuticals, varied traditional and functional testing, biofeedback, homeopathics, supplementation, diet change and more.

    Illness isn't built in a day or by one factor and your support needs to match that! Your health story is important to us and informs how your body got to where it is and how we’ll restore it back to health.

    All testing will be explained thoroughly to you, line by line, time made for questions and messaging always open for any more support you desire. We're here for you, we believe clear is kind and we are constantly seeking out more and newer education to get the job done, well!

    We’ve also been there: experience is our best teacher, and we have each had lengthy health journeys that resolved when we were able to put our specific training and methods to work on our own health. We’ll guide you with empathetic compassion from a place of experience.