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Doxycycline

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Doxycycline

How long does it take doxy to work? I know it can vary but I have been taking it 5 days now and no improvement. Thanks in advance.
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Green Phlegm

Start Doxycycline and contact your GP ASAP.
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Primrose123

Is Doxycycline better than Amoxicillin,? I know that a 14 day course is necessary with Amoxicillin, what would the course be for Doxycycline?All answers greatly received.. Thank you to all my kind & knowledgeable friends..Primrose123..x
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Allergy to doxycycline.

Following advice started doxycycline for 10 days. Initially improved but since Monday chest has become very wheezy/crackly & today feeling so sick, muscl aches & generally lousy. Need t add had a bad reaction to 3 pfizer, the booster by far the worse.. Heart racing & extremely breathless.
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Anyone had doxycycline and been fine taking it?

I have been prescribed doxycycline…how can I take it without hurting my oesophagus/Barrett’s/hiatus hernia/GORD? I take 20mg Omeprazole daily Thanks 🙂
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Antibiotics

Hi can anyone tell me if been on them whether these antbiotics doxycycline mess with thyroid results or meds? I have been given them to take for 6 weeks not happy about the time 6 weeks as I know antibiotics can affect the gut as well Thank You
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WHAT IS THE CORRECT PROCEDURE FOR TAKING TIME RELEASED DOXYCYCLINE AND WHY?

To prevent a stomach and a food pipe irritation, each time I take a 100mg time released Doxycycline (1 in am and 1 in pm - must be 12 hours apart) a pharmacist told me to stay upright for two or more hours.
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FND last week. Now Lyme.

Started doxycycline and will b curious to see how it plays out.
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Doxycycline for infections from the HSG

Dear All, I have been prescribed Doxycycline after HSG procedure. I feel sick when I don't take it with food. But with food I heard that it doesn't absorb very well?. Am I taking it wrong ? Xx
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Antibiotics

I've recently taken Doxycycline, and feel that it may have made my tinnitus worse. I would be interested to know if anybody else has had the same experience and if so did your condition improve with time?
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Nasty virus or infection

Do I start taking doxycycline or contact Dr to see if another one of choice or wait & see.Thougts appreciated. X
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AZITHROMYCIN

I still have to use Doxycycline if I have a flare up. I would appreciate any information you can give me. Thank you. RR
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RSV

I have a rescue pack for copd and started doxycycline but is there any point if its a virus?
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Bronchiectasis & chronic chest infections

I am always given a week's course of either Amoxicillin or Doxycycline. Does anyone know if I need a longer course to get on top of it. I have no life as I am always poorly. Thank you in advance of any replies. x
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Worried Parent

damage- raised alt and bilirubin, this was put down to the Doxycycline, yesterday we had her first appointment with the dermatology consultant who is very cautious about starting her on Isotretinoin because of her reaction to Doxycycline since that episode in 2019 she has tried erythromycin and Benzoyl
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Prostatitus

Is this why COC prescribes Doxycycline ?
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Doxycycline for lymes

I’m on holiday in Devon at the moment and would really welcome any feedback if anybody else has had this reaction to doxycycline?
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Started with penis pain, and pain in urethra, now tingling and spark pain around groin, testicles and penis.

When this all started i found doxycycline helped back in april when i had a two week course followed by ciprofloxacin which really helped, but symptoms still lingered and cane back after stopping, not sure if this is an embedded infection or a nerve issue.
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?? Leaky Leg & Lump ?

She put my on Doxycycline 100mg, 2 x a day for 5 and put a small patch of Aquacel on with a bandaid. It doesn't seem as warm tonight as it was this morning. I don't think it is weeping as much and hope we warded of any infection. I'll try to keep the sheets dry tonight!
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Mum and Ongoing cough and breathlessness..

On Friday she was given 1 week of Doxycycline (spelling?) and may be a little better. GP took another sputum sample last week and I have had a message to say it shows yeast infection ( candida still) and they will leave treatment at pharmacy.
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