Should I get the antibiotic treatment without a clear diagnosis

Hey guys,

roughly 2 weeks ago I got the following symptoms:

1) Weird headaches mostly in the back of the head
2) Stiffness and pain in the neck
3) Vertigo - kind of feels like I've had a couple of drinks
4) Occasional slight loss of balance
5) Loss of appetite
6) Tiredness and sleepiness

No rashes though. My appetite did come back about a week into it but the rest of this stuff comes and goes with no clear sign of improvement. Sometimes I feel fine and all of sudden I get hit with dizziness and a headache and I feel very ill.

Because it's Summer and I live in Lyme country - my doctor suspected Lyme. Also, I hangout in the outdoors a lot. Often walk through grassy areas in my flip flops and stuff. I tested negative for Lyme today. But here's the thing:
My doctor told me it might be good to do a course of antibiotics for Lyme anyway. After doing a lot of reading it seems he might be right.

I would like to tap into the experience of the people here. I'm very worried that this might become a chronic condition and I'd do anything to prevent that from happening. Does anyone have any pointers for me?

Thank you!

I would absolutely take the antibiotics that were offered. There is little risk involved IMO. I would also consider consulting with a LLMD to see if further treatment will be needed.

Muscle and joint pain is consistent with Lyme

Sounds just like my symptoms....I pulled a tick off the inside of my left thigh at the end of May, this year, went to Family Dr app 3 days later and showed him a "quarter sized red rash"....he gave me doxy for 1 week, I had no other symptons, swelling went to size of an old silver dollar, then slowly disappeared...2 weeks later, headaches, neck pain just like a stiff neck that came and went, sweating like crazy from the slightest exertion, right ear pain, night sweats, sometimes chills....Went back to Dr, he gave me 1 more week of Doxy....Same thing happens again....Feel a little better, than BAM.....One more week of Doxy...and you guessed it....Here I am now, sick and fatigued like never before, (think FLU that comes and goes) as I am typing this reply...
During that course, I went for 2 blood workups for Lyme, both negative, the last test taken last Thursday...Red and white blood cells all good and ALL other values NORMAL.......
This Forum has been a BIG help to me and I now have a LLMD that I will see on August 19.....This Dr sends your labs to Igenex....
I would like to point out also that of all my symptoms, I think the fatigue is the worst...It comes over me like a wave and consumes me....It leaves me when it wants, too...Sometimes in 30 minutes to 90 minutes....Then, I can begin to function, somewhat.....
I still DO NOT have a diagnosis of Lyme but I SURE AS HELL have all the symptons....
RUN to the nearest LLMD you can find just to be on the safe side.....
Maybe you and I DO NOT have Lyme, maybe WE DO......Why gamble....What I do know is that all my trouble started with a tick bite.....Good Luck......