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I had to take Doxycycline for 3 weeks last August when a tick bit...

Posted at 11:15 AM on May 23, 2008 by webmom2000, #30727
I had to take Doxycycline for 3 weeks last August when a tick bite I had developed the classic "bulls eye"... a sign of Lyme disease. Everything went well for the first 10 days then I started getting kind of nervous and couldn't sleep well at night. I was constantly starving, really ravenous and had to eat constantly otherwise the nausea got worse. I was glad when I was finally able to stop taking the meds, BUT then after 24 hours I became depressed and really fuzzy in my head and disoriented. This lasted for another 2-4 days. I'm feeling much better now, but I have noticed that I'm just a lot more sensitive to other stimulants...coffee, sugar, alcohol, chocolate. I know I have a few other allergies, hay fever, food allergies etc. I was just wondering, does anyone else out there who has had a negative reaction to doxy have any other allergies or intolerances, or asthma? How much sugar, either in the form of sweets or alcohol do you usually consume? Daily, weekly, monthly...none at all? Feedback would be greatly appreciated. I would like to get to the root of this problem.
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Reply 4 months ago on May 23, 2008 by hiesersmom, #8561

Hi,
I just posted yesterday with my side effects, but interestingly enough I have been off the medication for 12 days now and yesterday decided to not drink coffee anymore. Every day I seem to get exceedingly shaking and lightheaded after I drink it. I am also still dealing with intestinal issues, and am starting to think they may never get better :-(

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Reply 2 months ago on Jul 12, 2008 by chrisg, #10025

Hello, My name is Chris and I have had/am in the process of having an almost identical experience. I was bit by a tick, got a bullseys, was put on doxycycline, felt fine the first 10 days, then suddenly became very emotional getting very confused and just not feeling right in the head (this was just a few days ago). I started getting really worried that I was developing chronic lymes and going crazy but after reading this I am really feeling like it is the Doxy. I have 14 days of treatment left to go. I was wondering how the both of you are feeling now?

Thanks for sharing your stories, it has been very helpful.

Cheers,
Chris

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