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Posted at 3:40 PM on Oct 28, 2008 by addyde62, #36069
Thank God for this site. I thought it was just my sensitivity and exaggeration. I've been on Doxy for 2 1/2 weeks for IBS. Immediately I was nauseated. The instructions were firm in saying to take on an empty stomach, otherwise it wouldn't absorb correctly. None of the side effects websites mention dizziness and extreme exhaustion. I thought it was just me, as I've been so lightheaded and so tired I can hardly function. I want to sleep all the time, but when I try to, it's off and on. I'm up during the night. But when I get up in the morning I feel like I haven't had any sleep. Afternoon naps don't help at all. Nothing, and I mean, nothing, looks or tastes good. I feel like throwing up all the time. I can't stand the sight of certain foods, and don't want to cook because it will make me woozy. I think it's making my already diarrhea worse. I mustn't forget the abdominal cramping.
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Reply 10 months ago on Jan 22, 2009 by tinybubbles50, #16299

I was researching Doxy for Lyme disease but I read your reference to IBS and abdominal cramping. I suffered with that for many years (couldn't eat without diarheea) and tried various medications, mainly Bentyl, but after some research on my own recognized I was not getting enough fiber in my diet. I take 2 Metamucil pills a day and symptoms gone - I am regular and no more stomach cramping. Not sure this will help you but you might look into it. I cured myself.

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