Doxycycline Hyclate side effects

I'm currently taking Doxycyline for my Varicocele and so far I have been feeling very nauseated haven't been as hungry and I have anxiety in my stomach and I also feel shaky and nervous sometimes.. it is discomforting.Also I have been experiencing joint pain and an overall body ache.

i finished my 30 days of doxy for lyme feel a little better but not back to normal..still ways to go before i get better this drug has a lot of side effects but i really had no other choice stuck with it and feel better.but still have rapid heart beat,fatigue,weak,light headed..my dizziness is gone it still sounds bad but i do feel a lot better than i was. i was a complete mess my advice is to stick it out if u could and see what happens but if you have more choices i would try something else i had no alternative..

I am on day 13 of doxycycline for suspected Lyme. The headache is unbearable and constant. Only relief is lying down. Decision day today whether to go the last 7 days (I will be in hospital) on Doxy or stop in hopes that I can return to decent health. Any ideas appreciated. I am worried

I have been on doxy for 9 days for infantigo,my side effects have been-dizziness,headaches,stomach pain, nausea,and forgetfulness.I don't seem to have a problem with depression,thank God! It seems to be helping my skin issues,but I hope I don't have to take it very much longer.

I've been taking doxy for lyme disease. tomorrow nov.2 is my last day of a 30 day cycle. my dizziness is gone, but still getting rapid heartbeat, and feel very weak..does any one feel better after their done with doxy or has any one fully recovered ?? please post reply...

Please help me I already post my side effects that after taking that med for 7 months I start having a joint pain ,my all body hurts I have no energy left ,I have stopped taking doxy from last one week but I m not recover .does anyone know how I will get normal I m continuously taking Motrin 800 mg for my pain but I'm worried how long I can be on Motrin but if I don't take Motrin I cannot even walk ,does anyone think arthritis but my blood work was negative ...plz help me

I had took my first doxycycline pill for my acne problem, I immediately felt a tingling upset stomach, but it was just that. The next morning after breakfast, I took another pill and felt heavy in my head. I vomit all the food. I had taken the pill for 3 days and I found a severe headache and tiredness all the day. But, i think i will continue the pill for another 10 days. Hopefully won't come out big problems.

I started taking Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg on oct 25,2009. I have had anxiety, its been something i have been battling with up until 2 years ago and since then i have had no anxiety attacks. When i started taking the doxycycline, i started to become anxious and starting having anxiety once again. I have also become very shaky, i have a hard time swallowing pills so i brake the capsule open and put it my cup, put just a little bit of water in there and mix it around. could this affect the way the medicine is suppose to work. i have no other option because i have to take it to clear my infection, but i don't want it to harm me. please email me at ****** if you can help.

that medicine has killed me ,i have been taking doxycycline from last 6 months and since 2 months i start having severe joint paints thou i started feeling little pain when i started that medicine but i didn't pay attention but now i feel my self very old my whole body hurts and i m only 25 but i feel like killing myself ...my each part of the body hurts ,i stop taking doxy from last one week now i m taking Motrin to get rid of my body pain i don't know how long it will take for me to recover ,even my throats hurt everything of mine gives me pain ,i m very depressed i wish i get over with my body pain soon :(

on 10-08-09 my dermatologist prescribed doxycycline hyclate for adult acne and on 10-11-09 i had a seizure do you think seizure may have been caused by this medication?

i guess no one has fully recovered from the side effects of this drug.

i have lost all hopes because no one has recovered fully. NO ONE on this forum.

i still have this panic and anxiety attack at least once a day and ringing in the ears is constant now. not fully functional like how i used to be. physically.

I am taking Doxycycline 100mg 2 times a day for 3 weeks for lyme. the only side effect that I did have was extreme nausea and stomach pain. it happened 3 times and all 3 times I only drank a small glass of water. I found that drinking 16 oz or more would have no side effects. I feel great and still do all activities with absolutely no side effects.i have 3 more days till Im done.

my son had a seizure out of the blue and we are wondering if the intermittent use of this drug as prescribed by his dermatologist may have contributed to his having one.
Anyone ever heard of related issues?
Any input is welcome and appreciated
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Has anyone ever heard of this drug causing tremors or seizures?
My 16 year old had a seizure out of the blue and we're wondering if the prescribed "use it when you break out" use of this drug may have contributed.
Any input is welcome and appreciated
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I found this site 12 months after beginning Doxycycline for acne. A year ago I was the happiest person that I knew. I was a junior in high school and was very involved, liked sports, and had many friends. Me and my girlfriend were happy and to be honest, I had literally not felt happier.

A week ago I had come to the end of my rope. I literally decided to commit suicide. I finally reached out to God for help and I feel like he has saved me. About half an hour after praying for help from where I was I found this site. So, without further adieu, I am going to detail how horrific and absolutely from hell this drug is. ****PLEASE, I BEG YOU, IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, OR ANY OTHER SIDE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS DRUG, PLEASE CALL THE FDA SIDE EFFECT HOTLINE. THIS DRUG IS FROM HELL***

I broke up with my girlfriend because I would sit at home and think for over 12 hours at a time that she hated me. As a result of this racing thoughts, when I saw her or went on a date, I would have nauseating anxiety for literally no reason... This anxiety continued for about a year until I had almost lost every friend I have ever had. It wasn't their fault, just that no one else knew how to respond to this sudden change in me.

Racing thoughts were terrible. I couldn't sit in a room without thinking thousands and thousands and thousands of negative thoughts from hell. I would think of how my family, and my friends, and my girlfriend all hated me. Now, after discontinuing this medication, i realize that it is all a lie.

The depression was horrific. I would literally have rather had a serious physical disease for the past year instead of feeling like this. I wouldn't go to parties, I would sit home and cry. Mind you, NOTHING happened to make me feel like this. Absolutely nothing. I thought about suicide about once a week (at least). I honestly didn't know what to do.

Mood swings were awful. I would change life goals and life core beliefs within minutes. Everyday I would become a different person at least 10 times throughout the day. I would go from nice, to sad, to motivated to start my own business, to thinking about signing my soul to Satan all in one day. These are just a few of the horrific thoughts. Dark thoughts, thoughts from hell.

I can report no physical side effects, but honestly I have been through so much that I can't stand it with this drug. I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for helping me realize that this drug can absolutely ruin lives. I think everything happens for a reason, but people, hear me. I write with tears in my eyes right now and I look back on all of the lost time and all of the friends and all of the opportunities that have literally flown passed me. Just know that you are not alone. Stop taking this drug! And start raising awareness!

hey when u are done with the pro antibiotics let me know how it works out. i also have lyme and have 13 days to go on doxy but i don't feel that much better i don't know if it's the lyme or the doxy but i wanna know if u full recover. please write back thank you

Hello Friends, it's been a week after i finished my 21 day Doxy treatment for lyme, Im still feel lot of fatigue and joint pain, i went to see my doctor yesterday, he explained the fatigue is a normal side effect after finishing the treatment. I feel so weak headache and migraines. The doctor told me to take pro-biotics and vitamins to recover faster i just started taking the pro-biotics today so i have to wait how it goes. the dizziness, migraines and fatigue doctor said it's a normal symptom of Doxy,, I hope these side effects will go away soon. if anyone has the same side effects after the treatment please write me.
Drink a lot of water.

thanks for sharing your stories,, we are not alone here.

I have a tip and an Indian friend of mine told me this traditional remedy and it worked with my white tongue coated with anti-biotics induced candida, he said you probably have this in your entire gut after the antibiotics especially after doxy. He told me to eat a fresh garlic clove every morning and drink at least 2-3 glasses after that. i did that and after 2 days my white candida coated tongue is gone. i feel a little refreshed for some reason. think its working wonders. if you research more it takes time for candida to go away. so i'm taking garlic every morning from now on. and in the evening and at night after meals, i take this GNC MEGA ACIDOPHILUS, has 1.5 billion cells in a capsule.

According to my 3 month research and dietitian's ideas and traditional remedies and friends who have experienced this who have posts on this site... Antibiotics kill all bacteria's in the entire gut, when they are killed they transform into yeasts and molds inhibiting the intestinal walls. Candida is the most common yeast. acidophilus alone wont do much and will take a lot of time until that yeast and mold are not cleaned.
GARLIC is the most potent natural yeast/mold killer for our entire GI without side effects. I suggest you clean your gut with that in the morning and while you are through the day, on your second meal take GNC's MEGA ACIDOPHILUS. try this remedy all of you and do let me know how it works out. Stay away from sugars, yeast based breads and

the only thing i am scared of is the ringing in the ears even after 3 Months of quitting doxy but again i think everything that goes wrong in our body has something to do with our gut. after all, our entire Gastro-Intestinal Tract is our 80% immune system and we put antibiotics in our gut disrupting our very own immune system.

I didn't know doxycycline was this potent. Since its a Broad-Spectrum Anti-Biotic, it was supposed to do things it did to me and to people in this forum. Now the damage is done and I hope TIME WILL HEAL for sure as our livers and kidneys get rid of the drug from our blood slowly while we feed our gut with anti toxins and populate it with good bacteria.

God Bless All.
BABA..DUBAI

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you can email me since the messaging service on this site is not working anymore.

its been 3 months now since i quit the drug and i still have ringing in the ears that comes and goes. bouts of depression are still there and i have loose stools occasionally. i have lost a lot of weight. 5-6 KGs in 3 months. my appetite is back to normal but i still feel like i am not fully recovered strength wise. just started taking probiotics and multi-vitamins. totally changed my diet to natural fruits and vegetables and meat occasionally.
The brain-Fog was horrible. thank god it cleared in a month's time.
every doctor i go to and when i tell them about the brain-fog lasting for a month. they don't believe me.
anyone would like to add tips on recovery process. it will be much appreciated.
thanks all.

sorry forget to mention. any recovery from Lyme disease?

hey i'm really interested in hearing from people that are finished with their treatment.i wanna know if you make a full recovery, partial recovery, or no recovery.and if any side effects still remain?

hello, guys.
after taking doxycycline ta hyclate i got a burning itch to my balls and penis
i stopped taken them and its taken about a week to be cleared from side effects what really helped me from the pain was barley green grass wheat grass and cucumber in a sliver bullet. if you guys are getting depressed brewers yeast,landmark education warnutoil help the brain, Tony Robinson is a motivational speaker and on one of his talk cds his got a great talk on acid alkaline concept of dieting called pure energy disk 4 get the edge. allot of quotes are from this book called Gods way ultimate health. and after reading that if you don't believe in YAHWAH GOD then read it again. peace

Within 5 hours of first dose, I had "severe body aches" like those with the flu. My joints and muscles hurt so much that night that I had to call my parents to help me take care of my kids the next morning. I told the doctor who prescribed it, and he said to try to stick it out for the week...what horrible advice! Thinking it was crazy advice, I reluctantly took doses 2, 3, and 4 and experienced the joint/muscle pain each time, but I guess I just somehow tolerated it as if I had the flu. My hands became rather puffy as well. After the 5th pill, I woke up in the middle of the night with HORRIBLE joint and muscle pain, which was so awful that I could barely move; I was able to move a little bit, with extreme pain all over my body--particularly my knees, wrists/hands/thumbs, feet, and shoulders. I felt and heard unnusual snapping, cracking, and popping all over my body when I would move around at all. I stopped the med immediately, and noticed some improvement over the next several days. It has since been 9 days since the last dose, and I still have considerable pain in my knee, my thumbs/wrists, and arms. Unable to do my regular exercise, I tried gentle swimming and light water aerobics several days ago, but found even that to be too painful to do. I'm still unable to pick up my young children, drive without pain (mostly in right knee and muscles connecting to it, when pushing the brake) and am still somewhat limited in typical daily activities. Also, for the last 5 days or so, I've had a strange nodule present on a tendon in my thumb which has been hurting since taking the antibiotic. This has been a very frightening experience, to say the least.

Hello friends, thanks for posting all this information about Doxy and Lyme disease that makes me feel I’m not alone here, I finished my 21 day treatment for Lyme disease yesterday, but after completed the treatment I feel so weak, tired and little dizzy I have not energy left, I m wonder it’s part of the side effects, and still in my system. I hope these symptoms go away soon and be normal again. The joint pain seems to get little better or maybe it’s too soon to tell.
Has anyone gone through all these? Thank you friends and we are not alone out there…

Not sure if my symptoms are caused by this drug or not, but I was on it for a month for a stye infection in my eye. I had two more weeks of pills in the bottle, but I felt that after a month on this antibiotic, enough was enough. Shortly after I stopped the dose, I developed an itchy rash on my behind that felt like bug bites. Living in NYC, I feared bed bugs, but it's not that. I now have a tingling, itchy rash that comes and goes and I'm wondering if it's some allergic reaction to this drug. After hearing all of these hideous side effects, I am convinced that the next time I need treatment for anything, I'm heading to my acupuncturist FIRST, not after the fact. In this country, if the cure doesn't kill you, it will certainly compromise you. Frankly, I've never met an acupuncturist's herb I didn't like and from now on, that's where I'm putting my money- treating the whole body and the whole system, not poisoning it by addressing a lone symptom.

i was diagnosed with Lyme disease and was prescribed doxycycl hyc 100mg for 30 days the doctor told me take with food so i take it with breakfast and dinner..one pill twice a day. the first two days i felt great everything was going away but on the third day everything was coming back dizziness,fatigue,tired,blurred vision,rapid heart beat..the doctor specifically told me to take with food or i will get severe stomach cramps and nausea with food and a large glass of water after i take it no nausea or cramping.. but I've been also getting a tingling feeling in my feet and hands has anyone else felt the same? he also said to stay out of the sun or u will burn easily..

this is my second week of this drug and my joints hurts, feel dizzy and weak, Im taking after breakfast and after dinner, I think it's better this way, don't take with an empty stomach.
the doctor said I have lyme disease but he said i have only 1 positive band normally needs 2 to be positive... does anyone knows this?

Thanks guys ... keep strong

I've now taken 12 days of 21 day course of treatment. After struggling with acid reflux, nausea, etc., I thought I'd share some things that I found that helped me tolerate it better in hopes it may help others.

I take a pill as soon as I get up and then another as soon as I get home from work - 5:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. I drink a good 4-6 oz. before I take the pill and another 8-10 after swallowing the pill. I try not to eat any later than 2 hours before going to bed, which has dramatically reduced and mostly eliminated the acid reflux.

I've been following the instructions to the letter - not eating 2 hours before or 1 hour after taking the pill and no dairy for 2 hours in hopes it would give maximum absorption to get rid of the Lyme Disease. However, I've found that by keeping something on my stomach during the times I can eat, my nausea has also been lessened. I was really struggling with nausea about 45 minutes after taking the pill, but have found increasing the water to the levels indicated above helped reduce the nausea.

All that said, I'm feeling some fatigue, am a bit lightheaded and my stomach is bloated and a bit tender. Still, it's not nearly as bad as some of you are reporting and while I wondered at Day 4 if I could complete all 21, I'm now hopeful I'll be able to make it. I will, however, be doing a happy dance when I take the last of the pills next Friday. Good luck to all - hope maybe something I've suggested may help someone!

Yep, I had the same problems as everyone else...I had a sinus infection/ear infection and usually take amoxicillin but my doctor thought it would be good to try a new thing....um, that's never happening again..I have puked my guts out both with and without food in my stomach.....I am currently on hold for a doctor's appointment now! THIS DRUG NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET.

I took doxy for 5 days then stopped because of side effects. It is 12 months later and I still have a very uncomfortable burning feeling on arms, chest, and back.

Has anyone had this prolonged side effect? Has anyone been able to get rid of it?

Thanks

I've been prescribed 100 mg. of Doxycycline Hyclate twice a day for 21 days for Lyme Disease. I was tested to rule that and rheumatoid arthritis out because of hand pain - and I don't know who was more surprised when I tested positive - my doctor or me. Any symptoms I had, including the hand pain, I attributed to the aging process (51/female).

Took the first pill in the later evening on a Friday and waited the 30 minutes before going to bed (instructions said not to lay down for 30 min.). I woke up in the middle of the night with terrible acid reflux, which I've never had. I found it difficult to time taking pill after not eating for 2 hours and waiting 1 hour afterward - never realized how often I ate small snacks. Same thing the next two nights - I also had heartburn, which is rare for me.

I realized it would be far easier if I took the pill immediately after rising and as soon as I came home from work. That has greatly reduced the heartburn and eliminated the acid reflux.

I am fully committed to taking the pill to have the best results in eliminating the bacteria from Lyme Disease, so I'm taking it exactly as prescribed on an empty stomach. This is causing some stomach upset and nausea, which is the worst in the hour after I take the pill while I wait until I can eat - especially in the last 15 minutes, when I feel on the verge of vomiting. I try to keep myself busy, but even without looking a clock, I can tell where I am in the hour. I am hopeful that by taking the meds on an empty stomach, I'll get maximum absorption - but it's been a struggle for me.

One other discovery I've made is that the nausea is less the rest of the day if I eat - and carbs seem to be what is most appealing. I'm far more easily nauseated during the entire day, some days more than others. I feel some fatigue, but nothing that is so severe I'm not able to function and go to work. I feel bloated and my stomach just vaguely hurts, so I'm trying to wear loose clothing.

I'm finding this drug therapy a bit difficult, as I felt pretty well beforehand. My doctor has recommended I give this my best effort, as it is the "go to" drug for Lyme Disease, but has said if I can't handle it, she will give me an alternative. I am trying to stick this out, partly out of determination and silly pride, but also because I am allergic to a lot of drugs and since I seem to be able to tolerate it, albeit with some discomfort, I figure I should suck it up. I have a little bit of the tingling, am occasionally feeling a little flushed - usually when I'm highly nauseated (which is a typical reaction for me), but nothing horribly bothersome.

I'm hoping I don't develop the sleeplessness, anxiety or depression that many of you have reported, as I feel terrible for you. That would become a deal breaker for me.

Unless it's my imagination, my hand pain is reducing and some achiness I just figured was normal has been lessening. If this was the result of Lyme Disease and I can get rid of that, this (hopefully) temporary discomfort will be worth it. Good luck to all.

I was about 1 month in to my 3 month cycle of taking doxycycline for blepharitis issues when I started having symptoms. It started on a friday night with extreme indigestion. There was a lot of pain in my chest and also into my arm. I was belching and very uncomfortable. Next day I woke up and only had the pain in my arm, belching and pain in my left abdomen under my rib cage.

I thought it was just really bad indigestion from something I ate so I continued with the medicine. Within a few days time I deteriorated more and more. The pain in my abdomen had spread from just being on the left to being left, center and right. I also got random pains all over my body it seemed. This seemed to come and go throughout the day. My vision would blur, I had extreme anxiety and also depression, my arm remained weak and then my legs got weak as well. The fatigue was overwhelming. I'm usually an insomniac who struggles to fall asleep by 1:30. I began to struggle to stay awake until 11. The lymph node in my neck also enlarged, and I began to experience a loss of appetite. I have currently lost 5 pounds in one week. I also always feel dehydrated and in a fog. I went to an urgent care clinic and the doctor really just thought I was crazy from what I could tell.

I stopped taking doxycycline about 5 days ago and the fatigue is slowly letting go(very slowly). The blurred vision has cleared up a bit but still comes and goes. My mood is still very down and I can't help to still feel anxious and can't stop wondering if I have some deadly disease process going on. The heartburn and abdomen pains are also subsiding slowly(I feel a little better each day).

I'm glad I found this website. It's helped me not freak out as much about my symptoms(although I still have my moments). Since I started feeling bad I've convinced myself that I have heart attack symptoms, pulmonary embolism symptoms, symptoms of AIDS and symptoms of lymphoma. It's still hard to not feel like doomsday is upon me but reading that many of you have had similar feelings and side effects makes me feel a little better.

I just hope this clears up soon because I think as long as I feel pain, tired or anything off I will be anxious about it. I have fear of ending up on Mystery Diagnosis lol.

I started taking Doxycycline about 11 days ago for cystic acne. 7 days into the medication I have red rosacea splotches ALL over my face. It's unsightly, burns, and peels constantly. I'd rather have the acne, thank you...!

The weight gain is horrible and the headaches are happening daily. I feel really tired and achy all day and restless during sleep. I have Lyme disease and not sure if these symptoms are from the drug or from the disease itself but I'm pretty sure the weight gain is from water retention caused by the Doxycycline. I hope this will go away after my 21 days is up.

wow, well i have lyme and mono. the doxy is actually helping this horrible cough i have. but anyway its causing insomnia which is the exact opposite of what i need right now with mono. everything looks out of proportion, like my arms being really long. i just threw up and thats why i looked this up. i have to go to school i don't know how im going to deal with all this during classes, im taking 100 mg 2x daily for lyme.

Took Doxy for 2 years for Lyme and Babesia. Never had a problem with it. I stopped taking it for 8 months, then the Lyme disease symptoms returned. So I started back up on it. I noticed migrating pain in all of my joints...even every toe. I stopped taking it for a week and the joint pain pretty much resolved. I started it up again and sure enough, joint pain returned mainly in my knees and hands. Constant cracking of my thumbs, knees, toes,elbows. It also caused my tendons to become very tight and sore in my right hand. Making it hard to hold my dog's leash or open a door knob. Whether it was a bad herxheimer reaction or just my body deciding it was sick of this drug......I may never know.

Last month, I went to see a dermatologist as a result of being bitten by bugs while staying in a motel. The doctor looked at the bites and one particular bite on my right arm, which he said was a tick bite. For that bite, the doctor prescribed to me a drug called Doxycycline HYC for Lyme Disease that I had to take for 30 days. Number one, I hate taking drugs and I have never taken any medication for that long a period of time, except for the Centrum multi vitamin I take on a daily basis.

I went back to the doctor's office earlier this month showing him more bites on my back and a rash on my right leg, the latter of which he said was an allergic reaction to the drug prescribed. He said Doxycycline HYC was the drug that is used to treat Lyme Disease and that I had to finish the course.

On Wednesday of last week, I had four pills left when I noticed a slight change in my vision. I took the pills Wednesday and Thursday and was done with them on Thursday to finish the course. By Saturday, my vision was very blurry and I only have one eye. I wear safety glasses to protect that eye with no prescription in the lenses.

On Saturday, I walked over to the pharmacy and the pharmacist printed out a report on that drug and there is an indication – along with many other side effects – citing blurry vision. On Sunday, I spoke with the doctor's colleague, who asked me whether I was also having headaches while taking that drug. I told the colleague I was having headaches but that I was taking Tylenol when the headaches occurred. The colleague not only told me I could have been prescribed another drug (which I was surprised to hear but would it have mattered anyhow because I only had four pills left) but he also said that my vision will get better but it will take time. I really wish I knew in what time frame my vision will come back because the colleague also mentioned that I may have to see a neurologist and I am wondering because of that statement if something happened in my brain during the times I was getting the headaches that could have affected my vision.

Then I was talking to a nurse friend yesterday concerning the blurry vision – which is still blurry since Saturday of last week – and she asked me if I have diabetes. I told her I do not have diabetes but she said blurry vision is associated with diabetes and that I could lose my sight.

I cannot believe all that has happened as a result of taking that Doxycycline HYC. I also went to have an eye exam and the eye doctor scheduled an appointment for October 8 to see me again to see if the vision clears up on its own. He said if it does not, I must now start to wear prescription lenses. But I am really skeptical about waiting that long because every day I wake up, my vision seems to be getting blurrier and blurrier. I am blown away about all of this -- all as a result of taking that drug. And I have to sit very close to the computer screen in order to see to type anything.

Because my nurse friend was talking about diabetes being associated with the blurry vision, I also went searching about that yesterday and found this statement:

"The use of antibiotics can affect blood glucose levels, at times contributing to elevations and in some cases a decrease in blood glucose levels, depending on the antibiotic used, as well as individual response. Antibiotics are also used for the treatment of infections, which often contribute to elevations in blood glucose, in and of themselves. In the case of Lyme disease the relapsing cyclic activity of the Borreila spirochete, may also contribute to times of elevations in blood glucose, due to the increased presence of infectious organisms during periods of such activity. It is important to discuss your blood glucose response to treatment with your Doctor, as improved blood glucose control during times of treatment
for any infectious state, helps the body put up a better fight."

I am stuck in my apartment scared to death and very, very, very depressed about this blurry vision. Moreover, I unable to drive to the locations I need to get to for my job because not only is it hazardous for me to drive on a consistent basis, but my bills are coming due and no way of paying them.

I was prescribed this medication for an infection I have. 100mg 2 times a day. About 30 minutes after I took it I was violently ill. I was dizzy and slightly delusional. I got sick for about 45minutes. Thanks good I only had water and ginger ale in my stomach. I felt like I was on fire. And I could not stop the feeling of having an anxiety attack. I have stopped taking it and am going back to see my doctor. I think this drug is useless.

So glad I found this web page! I just finished a 10-day course of Doxycycline 100 mg. twice a day, prescribed by my oral surgeon after a tooth extraction. Around Day 5 or 6 I started getting heartburn that was not easy to get rid of. At the time I did not suspect the Doxy, because I was also taking pain medication, and thought that was the cause. It just occurred to me yesterday that the Doxy might be the problem. I looked on Drugs.com and read up on it, but nowhere in the listed side effects does it mention heartburn, or any of the mood disorders that other people here have experienced. Luckily I finished the pills earlier today, but I have had the heartburn non-stop ever since. So this time I Googled "Doxycycline heartburn", and I got plenty of results. So, it's not an isolated case. The instructions on my pill bottle were to "take it on an empty stomach", and to "not take any antacids, dairy products or iron within 2 hours of taking this drug". It makes me angry that this possibility of severe heartburn is not listed as a possible side effect of this drug. I'm glad I didn't get any mood disorder problems from it, I already take medication for anxiety/depression. Thanks for letting me vent! I'll be telling my pharmacist about this not-uncommon problem.

I was prescribed Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg 1 2xs a day for an infection. I have been taking it for 3 days now and I am VERY lethargic and dizzy. I do not have any of the other effects I have been reading here. I think it may be because I take it with a meal and I have been taking a high dose probiotic for the past few months.

Within 12 hours of my first dose, I started experiencing irritability, racing of thoughts, rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, and then ultimately, a panic attack. I have history of successfully treated depression from several years ago, yet this med brought forth all those painful old feelings of angst. I am discontinuing doxy immediately. I wish that one of the warning labels on the Rx bottle read, "Do not take if there is a history of depression." It sounds like that would have save a lot of people a lot of grief. Best wishes to all for good health.

I have been through hell with this drug, well i'm sure it was this drug, I have had minor anxiety in the past, but the anxiety i had the day after taking this was off the scale, I couldn't sleep, eat, or function in my life at all. I started to become very depressed and go into despair. I even had suicidal thoughts which freaked me out and is not like me at all. I was even taken to A and E at hospital it was that bad. I finished on Sunday and seen a bit of improvement, I was not as anxious and irritable. Today it has came back a little, I seem to have some mental confusion and memory problems also. It has been a long dark road, and I entered some scary dark places that felt horrible. Im usually so upbeat and busy. It was so not like me. I took this medication for 11 days at 100mg twice a day. Like I said i finished on Sunday, I still feel very unreal (dreamworld) depressed at times, no appetite yet and struggling to relax.

How long will this take to pass? please help I feel im going crazy

i was prescribed doxycycline for 7 days and it has really screwed my body up, i have experienced all the symptoms mentioned including a general strong feeling of unease and feeling like i have the flu as well as horrible reflux and stomach problems and its been 5 days since i stopped taking it and i am still experiencing these symptoms they seem to be just a little less severe. Can anyone give me any clue as to when i will recover from this or any steps i could take to help my body recover. thanks

So relieved to find that I am not alone with my symptoms. These include severe sunburn, esp. nose & vitiligo spots. Nose got very red last time I took this and I ended up with decent case of rosacea...and my nose grew larger. Cold tingling irritating feeling in my hands, feet, arms, many places. Cold water or pool feels terrible to me. I am on vacation...had to stop taking it in order to be able to enjoy myself. Before I didn't know that the med is what caused the rosacea. Now I know... I will not be taking this med again if I can avoid it. I am wondering what the long term damage is, and why there is not a warning about these symptoms on the med info sheet I rec'd. Are any of these issues causing permanent damage?

I took doxycycline hyclate 100mg twice a day for two weeks for mrsa. It has been two days since my last dose and I haven't been this depressed since postpartum. This depression has been so severe it is debilitating. I was shocked to see it is not written as a side effect when prescribed and relieved to see that so many others have suffered from depression from this drug along with myself. I am hoping that if I continue to eat healthy and exercise I can snap out of this.

I took one 100 mg tablet one night just before bedtime with a little water for my acne, bad idea! I should have taken it with a lot of water and should not have lain down for at least 30 minutes after.
I felt as if something was stuck in the middle of my chest and wouldn't go down no matter how much water,or ginger ale I drank. I could not go to sleep that night, and the feeling of having something stuck in my chest lasted for about 2 days, although to a lesser degree than the first night.
I took pepcid the next day because I thought I had acid reflux or heartburn even though I have never had this feeling before. Doxy makes me dizzy if taken on an empty stomach or not enough liquid. Always take with lots of fluids and make sure you do not take it on an empty stomach.

I was on doxycycline for three weeks because the doctor believed I had Lyme disease due to the slight headache, mild fever, and aching joints that I was experiencing. I was fine for the first few days, but then I began to develop some unusual symptoms. The symptoms fluctuated day to day, but I was never free from one or more of these symptoms: severe headache, chills, night sweats, tingling in my arms, weakness in my legs, ear ache, numbness in my face (especially my eyes and lips), anxiety, depression, insomnia, pain in my eyes, and neck, and stiffness in my jaw. At the end of three weeks, I seemed to have more Lyme symptoms than before I began the medication. My Lyme test was negative, but with my continuing symptoms my doctor recommended that I take the medicine for ten more days, and retest for Lyme. The first day back on the medicine I was sicker than ever. I waited it out because the doctor insisted that it was the best thing to do. I finished the medicine, and the effects were less intense. My second Lyme test was negative. I am being tested for Fifth's disease (my son was ill with it just as I began to experience my swelling joints - a condition that can not be treated, uggh). I seem to get worse if I don't drink all day and night - a lot of water is needed, all the time. The effects also increase when I go to bed, recline on the couch, allow myself to become nervous about my condition, or over work myself through the day. I was at the pediatrician with my son yesterday, and mentioned my problem, wondering how long it could take to get the medicine out of my system. She told me it could be as long as a few months. It's been two weeks since I took my last pill.

I was prescribed Doxycycline Hyclate last week and the first night I took it, I had a fever of 100.4. It went down quickly but I had no idea it was from the anti biotic. I thought it was from my miscarriage. Then, I began to get HORRIBLE bloating, like very painful and constipation. I also began to noticed throughout this 6 day period, that anytime I took Doxycycline, THAT'S when I would have these symptoms. I have come to the conclusion that this medication is causes my fever, bloating, constipation and depression. I have also experienced chest pains 2 nights, night sweats and ringing i the ear.

Lots of gloom and doom here. Three years ago I took a generic form of Doxycycline for 4 weeks to treat bacterial prostatitis. I experienced no side affects except for a little mild nausea if taken on a totally empty stomach... I'm about to take it for an extended time as a Malarial Prophylaxis. 100 mg a day for 4 months. My doctor's say it shouldn't be a problem... I take no other medications..