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I took 1 pill (100mg) Doxycycline HCl, went to bed, slept very gr...

Posted at 4:59 PM on Dec 27, 2007 by jjjmersky, #25894
I took 1 pill (100mg) Doxycycline HCl, went to bed, slept very groggy, exhausted. Next day, second pill, 1 hr later feeling nauseated, then severe migraine headache, thew up, felt like in a severe fever. This lasted about 5 hours then reduced to exhaustion, dizziness with some heartburn. It was intolerable. I also felt very depressed and negative. One website describing a patent for a different formulation of Doxycycline reported that 31% of patients taking this experience nausea and vomiting. Why is this drug so frequently prescribed? Stop taking this drug if you have side effects. After doing a little research it seems that the "Hyclate" formulation has many side effect problems. The other formulations (monohydrate or carrageenan) may be better. The Hyclate formulation is very rapidly absorbed and is acidic and can cause local damage to the stomach or esophagus. Some report these symptoms on this website. Also it seems foolish for this to be in capsule form, since this increases the rapidity of dissolving and probably also local damage. The drug is 'good' in that it stays in your system a long time and brings your body to a high amount of antibiotic rapidly. I have never had a bad reaction to an antibiotic before. I'm glad this website allows for these reports.
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Reply about 1 month ago on Aug 26, 2008 by demun, #11626

My great-grandmother took this medicine before stoping takeing it. She said she felt very exhausted and slept a lot more than normal. I'm glad I saw this posting so I can tell her to talk to her doctor.

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