Doxycycline Hyclate and swallow

I've been taking Doxy for a week now (100mg 2x daily) for epididomytis. The second day of taking the med I woke up with terrible heartburn. I thought that the med burned a hole in my lower esophagus from from taking the med late the night before. I have had nausia once for a few hours, though the worst side-effect is the terrible chest pain as I swallow or take deep breaths. It feels like I am swallowing a golf ball and it is stuck about 3/4 of the way down. Occasionally it feels like it is trying to come back up. I too have had some excess gas. I hope this stuff really works without causing long term side effects.

Day 6 after laying down after taking doxy. Difficult to swallow , eat or drink. Headache gone, but burning in throat intense. Feels like labor pains in the chest. Lots of saliva production in the mouth. Seeing GI Dr tomorrow. !st 2 Dr.s think its the doxy

I was just put on doxy yesterday, after having an Miscarriage, I took my first pill about an hour ago and I feel like I wanna crawl out of my skin, Im having trouble breathing, it feels like my tonsils are enlarged so its harder to swallow, I feel like Im having an anxiety attack! Im very worried I am suppose to take two a day for 7DAYS!!!!

i only took 2 of the 8 tablets i was perscribed the following side effects occured;headache,very swollen lips and mouth,really hurt to swallow,upset stomach,fealing weak and very unwell , will advise anybody not to take these tablets!

I began taking Doxy last Sunday after being diagnosed with Lyme. LET Me tell you...I thought, I was having a heart attack. I couldnt breathe, it hurt & I mean HURT to swallow-the indigestion was unbearable-then, I took a pill laying down & a quick drink of water (I had fallen asleep & my husband woke me up to take it). Needless to say, I vomited for the next 4 hours. My fault-Ill never make that mistake again....definitely follow instructions! :}
Upon calling my Dr, he switched medications b/c the side effects arent that bad (so he said) They gave me CEFUROXIME 250 Mg 2x a day. The heartburn is gone-and the 24/7 hurting is gone....but I still literally cannot even swallow water without the sensation of a severe heart attack. Doxy was however, MUCH worse....and there doesnt seem to be any other side effects with this meds.
It worth trying!

I have esophageal irritation and it hurts when food goes down. This is partly the pharmacist's fault because he WRONGLY informed me that I could break open the capsules and mix the powder in something since I can't swallow pills. I stopped taking it 3 weeks ago and my esophagus still hurts and I'm wondering if it will ever get better!

Hi,

I have been on the medication for about 2 weeks. After a week I started to experience discomfort when I swallow. Basically, when I swallow food I can feel it go down my tube and its very painful. I am waiting to hear back from my Dr. I have decided to just stop taking the pills and hope the side effects dont last too long.

Precribed Doxy for bronchitis and flu like symptons. Within hours of initial dose 2 x 100 mg caps, experienced nausea and vomitting, but worst of all was the pain in oesophagus. This felt like it had been scoured with coarse grade sandpaper and allowed me to swallow tepid water only. After three days stopped taking the Doxy. Nausea and vomitting have stopped but still unable to take solid foods due to pain in windpipe.
Am hoping this will subside now I am not taking the Doxy.
Horrendous stuff.

I have been on Dox for 2 weeks for cystic acne, and for the past 4 days I have experienced a bad case of 'heartburn'. But only when I swallow. A major pain right at the top of my stomach. No headaches though. That seems to be a popular one. I take it at night because otherwise I feel so sick in the morning that I have to go back to bed. I wonder, is this worth it?

i took doxycycline daily for several months as an anti-malarial prophylactic and had disastrous health problems as a result. the worst part is that i didn't think all of my sudden health problems were due to the doxycycline, so i continued to take it daily, even when i could no longer eat because i could not swallow anything!!!

it hurt to swallow spit, let alone water or food, but i thought the doxycycline was a crucial thing to continue taking to avoid malaria risk, so i made myself continue it despite the excruciating pain i was experiencing every day. none of the doctors i consulted could understand what was going on, but none of them thought it was due to the prolonged taking of doxycycline either. but it was.

i was one of the people who developed esophageal ulcers, which initially felt like a lump in my throat (like if you were to eat a hunk of french bread and swallowed without chewing well enough) and later was so painful that i stopped eating altogether. this was 8 years ago, i don't remember if i was experiencing headaches or the other common side effects, aside from nausea, digestive problems, and sun-sensitivity, which i did experience.

eventually i was unable to leave my bed, no energy at all, in severe pain, feeling like i was ready to give up and die (it was that alarming and scary; i actually remember that thought) and finally i was seen by an ayurvedic doctor (indian traditional system of medicine). she was shocked that americans are prescribed such a strong drug for anti-malarial prophylaxis. she said in india they will take it at that dosage for three days max, but i had been taking it for months at my doctor's recommendation! she insisted that i stop taking the doxycycline IMMEDIATELY and eat custard and vanilla pudding, which counteracted the burning effects of the ulcerations of my esophagus and stomach lining (and also didn't hurt as much as solid food would have).

i started feeling better immediately and decided i'd rather deal with getting malaria than ever subject myself to taking antibiotics for anything other than an acute serious infection that could not be addressed by any other means. i certainly will never take doxycylcine again. i am someone who reads about potential side effects of all medications and prefers to take none; however, back then, the esophageal ulcers weren't even mentioned in the side effect literature that i received.

i hope this helps someone who may be going through similar issues now. antibiotics are stronger drugs than we realize, and i'm amazed at how regularly and almost carelessly they are prescribed. but i put more blame on the fact that we as consumers don't have access to adequate information provided to educate ourselves about the possible risks of the drugs we take. the drug industry wouldn't be such a moneymaking machine if we were well informed.

a doctor gave me this medicine because i told him my bf had chlamydia. I take two a day.. From the first day i have been having shapry pains in my chest and im guessing my esophagus whenever i breath heavily or swallow anything. Now whenever i eat/drink, my right arm goes numb.. is this normal?? could it cause health problems?

Doxycycline has prescribed to me has an antibiotic for my eye infection, but after a dose, i felt a buring sensation on my chest, followed by a sharp pain in my chest. Hurts when swallow food and drink, lost appetite as a result

Caused thrush in my throat. Felt like really severe chest pains/blockage, couldn't swallow.
Got a liquid medicine for the thrush, and it went away in 3 days.
Also, sick feeling if not taken directly after meals.