http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42723 Started on Doxy 200mg every 12 hours for Lyme Disease about 7 days ago and have had painful pins and needles sensation in my hands - on and off since about day 4. The top of the hands seem most affected and any exposure to water (and the resulting evaporati Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:30:58 +0000 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42723?item=21624 I can't believe they didn't start you on a higher dose. My cousin currently has lyme disease and started with 600 mg. of this med. Now she is on three powerful antibiotics to kick lyme disease. She sunburned with sunscreen and long sleeves on and it left w http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42723?item=21624 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:52:40 +0000 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42723?item=22101 I can't imagine the side effects if the dose had been cranked up to 600mg :) I switched to Minocycline hydrochloride a couple of days following my post and the pins and needles went away. I took a high dose of the Mino for 3 weeks and have had no further L http://www.medications.com/effect/view/42723?item=22101