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Posted at 10:40 AM on Mar 09, 2009 by brooklynnv, #39741
I'm so glad I found this site. I was prescribed doxy for a rash I got in the Dominican that they thought lead to some sort of infection. The first couple days were fine but one night I took the medication before bed and was up all night with the worst chest pains. I have been nervous ever since that when ever I take the pills I'm going to get the same reaction. I have had chest pains the past couple days and I've been really careful with what I take them with and have been making sure I drink at least two bottles of water with each pill. But today I feel so weak. The last week on the medication I've been so tired I want to take naps when I get home from work which is unusual for me. Today my head feels heavy and my leg feels like it's about to twitch but it doesn't. I've felt some tingling in my left leg and my left arm. I thought this was from whatever infection I had since the rash was on my left ankle, but I think it's from the doxy instead. I've also been feeling a dull pain in my thigh every once in a while. I normally have some anxiety but a couple days after I started the doxy I put myself into a panic and spent the entire day at work researching tropical diseases on the internet because I thought I had one from the rash. I've also had some shortness of breath. I have asthma but it feels nothing like that. Also the doxy made my birth control stop working and I started my period. I thought I just had bad cramps but I'm starting to think they were more stomach aches from the doxy. I've had diarrhea also. And I feel so light headed that I'm going to pass out but I don't. I'm definitely calling my doctor today to get a different antibiotic. Thanks everyone for your posts!
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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 23, 2009 by antshop, #18354

How are you doing now? and what are you taking to get better? I to have bad side affects. Sorry you are going through this it is bad.

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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 23, 2009 by missme79, #18392

Wow... Really! I broke out in tiny red bumps all over my back, chest and shoulders... there are a few scattered down my arms. I had no clue why, now i get it. I just got off a dose of Doxy to treat my bronchial symptoms. The last few days of being on it is when I started to develope the rash like bumps. They are mainly small, some pimple like with white heads on the top. Mine hurt, they do not itch. They are so concentrated to specific areas that when I touch those areas... OUCH! Im going to the Dr. Tomorrow!!!

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Reply 6 months ago on May 24, 2009 by laganj, #20072

Doxycycline side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Stop using doxycycline and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

* severe headache, dizziness, blurred vision;
* fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
* severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
* urinating less than usual or not at all;
* pale or yellowed skin, dark colored urine, fever, confusion or weakness;
* severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back, nausea and vomiting, fast heart rate;
* loss of appetite, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); or
* easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness.

Less serious doxycycline side effects may include:
* swollen tongue, trouble swallowing;
* mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or stomach upset;
* white patches or sores inside your mouth or on your lips;
* sores or swelling in your rectal or genital area; or
* vaginal itching or discharge.

As for starting your period, many antibiotics cause birth control pills to become ineffective.

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Reply 26 days ago on Oct 26, 2009 by baba_dark, #23855

heyyy

did you fully recover from the side effects?

thanks!

Baba _dubai

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