Doxycycline Hyclate side effects

i had been diagnosed with a sinus infection and i had been prescribed doxycycline hyclate 100MG 2 times a day. I have been taking it for almost a week and i have experienced extreme nausea, headaches, lower back pain, lower abdominal pain, hot flashes,dizziness and a slight fever. before i saw this site i was worried that something else more serious was wrong with me.
Should i stop taking this medication? should i tell my doctor?

i was wondering.... i only have one more dose of doxy left... and ive been taking it for seven days... and since Christmas eve ive had this constant burning head ache
its like my head hurts and im like hot all over my head my eyes even kinda burn
and its there as soon as i wake up ive taken my temperature and im normal
if i walk out in the cold i feel better almost immediately
is this probably the medicine??

I took doxycycline for a little acne on my back I would get when I worked out.
I am a fit healthy man of 48 years. People tell me I look late twenties early thirties. I have to tell you all my experience with this antibiotic has been a nightmare for me.

Stomach queasiness, severe stomach pain, dizziness, headaches, lower back pain, from no acne on face to small blisters and acne. Depression and panic attacks.

I went to my doctor and demanded my blood get checked for everything
from STD's to HIV. Everything came back negative and no answers other than I had a severe allergic reaction to the medication.

I took this medication for a month twice a day. I have been off for two months now and I am just now feeling better I can eat without feeling stomach queasiness. My face is getting better but still hoping it will return to normal.

I started taking Primadophlius and Ester-c to help build my immune system.

I haven't exercise yet because I am afraid to weaken my body. This drug really scared me. I sincerely hope all of you get better:-)

Hey there,
I have been taking Doxy now for almost 10 days for Erlichia. (a form of lyme disease) It is a strong drug! I take 100mg twice a day. I get terrible diarrhea, stomach cramps, and nausea. Starting yesterday after being on it for nine days I started getting really bad heartburn, indigestion. I only got heartburn when I was pregnant so I know it's the Doxy. I didn't eat anything out of the ordinary, It kept me up all last night. Thank god tomorrow I take my last pill. I read a lot of posts and feel so sorry for the people having panic attacks and depression. It really makes it difficult for us to take something that is suppose to make us better, but can is actually making us feel sicker!!

Hi, just wanted to give all an update....day 8 off the Doxy, by the end of the 6th day off the doxy, I began to get a clear head again....I would feel great, then all of a sudden a fog would come over me for about 5 minutes with ear ringing, and go away....this happened about 3-5 times...my left arm and left side of my face felt hot, but i did not have a fever....thats when I knew the doxy was leaving my system...day 7 i felt fine, but went into a slump...laid in bed for about 12 hours, I think this was due to still having no appetite and barely eating for 3 weeks, I lost a bunch of weight . I felt mentally clear finally, the bout of depression that the doxy put me in was lifting, but still felt physically weak. Today, I woke up feeling fine, ate a croissant for breakfast, forced 4 sliders down for lunch, and finally was able to eat some dinner. The good part is that another user on this board was kind enough to mail me letting me know that she went through the exact same side effects, and assured me that they would subside with time, especially the loss of appetite and depression/anxiety...takes about 2-3 weeks off the meds for everything to start getting back to normal....She also told me that the doxy has a very long half life...so it does stay in the system awhile....but im starting to feel slight improvements as the days go by...the bad news...i don't think the doxy cured everything. Im considering taking ionic silver instead of any more antibiotics....one other caution...beware of Levaquin...I was on this at first for 5 days along with the doxy, and that drug truly is (in my opinion) dangerous. I read some of the side effects people were having, including myself and was horrified....I thought something was weird when my middle finger on my left hand went numb for a day, left hand was warm, right hand was ICE COLD, sudden and sharp pains in the back, like I pulled a muscle, that left me unable to move for a few days, and severe diarrhea. Anyways, please feel free to mail me if you have any questions....support is the most important thing a person can have because of the fear and anxiety these drugs put you through.

Well, ive been off the doxy for about 5 days now, and im still experiencing the side effects, noticeably, the depression...and weakness....and still don't have a strong appetite. From what im reading, it will take several weeks for these symptoms to go away....I told my doctor about the side effects, and he did not at all seem concerned or surprised, except to say that he would not put me on doxy anymore....i will never take this drug again....thank heavens for this site, because I at least I know what all this is caused by. Just a quick recap of all the side effects I have suffered....Ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, major gas, weight loss, depression, headaches, lethargy, loose stool, chest pains, back pains, and burning eyes.

My husband has been taking doxy for 6 days. 2 xs daily 100mg, today he can hardly sit down. The area area his tail bone is very sore and tender to touch. I saw 1 posting that mentioned nerve pain, anyone else experience this ?

I posted last week, now unfortunately im on my second week of doxy, one more day, two more pills to go,,,tonight when i took the 3rd to last pill, i started to get anxiety and panic attacks, which is uncommon for me, felt a little dizzy, and started to get a scratchy throat with an annoying cough. through the course of the second week, i noticed that i have been feeling weaker and lethargic, still don't have much of an appetite, have lost weight from not eating, have ringing in the ears, and am really starting to worry about taking any more of this med..i see the doc tomorrow....gonna skip the last two pills i think

After taking another medicine for an std I went to get rechecked and my doctor told me I still had it....so she prescribed Doxycycilne and the side effects i'm having from it are unbearable, nausea, cronic headaches, my chest feels tight and its often hard to breath....I only have one more pill left.....Thank god! i hate this medicine its horrible if your doctor prescribes it ask for something else....

I was put on 100mg 2x daily for a sinus infection and now I still have the infection plus other problems. I am a heavy eater and have not had a appetite for 3 days. I have some general stress and anxiety but this stuff has made it terrible. I have racing thoughts,panic attacks,confusion and mood swings. I will never take this crap again. I still have 4 days left. This stuff really is the DEVIL. Please do not take this drug its scary! Thank the Lord for this site. God bless. Jerry.

This is my 3rd treatment of doxycycline this yr and had no side effects apart from thrush in the mouth..but this time round...omg... i cant believe how many of you are experiencing the same as me..dizzy head, nausea and breathless, and today pains in the side of my head..I don't think im going to finish this course.
Im allergic to penicillin and things so im worried theres nothing else i can take to get rid of this chest infection.
Any ideas please ????
Anything at all ????

Thank you so much for this site and your posts. I am on my 4th day of doxy. and I had a panic attack today and anxiety--I was doing fine until now. I would consider myself a calm person so this caught me out of the blue. I called the pharmacist who thought I was nuts, I'm sure. She said it was not a side effect of the drug!! I also noticed some nerve pain over my body. But my infection is lots better so I don't want to stop, but I don't want to have panic, either or get sicker.

I also get the stomach queasiness when taking a dose and always eat a slice of bread with it. I have noticed a worsening of reflux and I make sure to sit upright for at least an hour after taking the medication.

I was prescribed doxycycline by the doctor for a misdiagnosed std, i took the 7 day regiment along with another antibiotic, while taking both antibiotics, i experienced major stomach gas and a complete loss of appetite....after the 7 days was up, i still did not feel quite right, so saw my doctor about 5 days later....he re-prescribed ONLY doxycycline....this time WITHOUT taking the other antibiotic, my gas was much less severe...however i have to FORCE myself to eat due to a complete loss of appetite...i want so bad to have an appetite back the thought of taking even one more of those pills repulses me....though the medication works quite well.....I also find that while taking doxycycline my eyes would burn from time to time....one pill left....and im gonna skip it.

It feels so great to have seen that other people are experiencing the same unlisted side effects. I am on 100mg of doxy twice a day for 20 weeks. I've only been taking it a few days but holy crap. I have been so depressed lately. All I do is cry. And I can't explain why or what I'm thinking that triggers it. I do have things in my life going on that are upsetting me, but nothing that should get me to this point. I have random thoughts of suicide, which is getting me even more down. I have always been such a fun loving, care free person. But now everyone is always asking what's wrong me. I didn't suspect the drug, but getting off and calling my derm ASAP. Other than the depression I've spent a few days throwing up after taking the antibiotic, but I hadn't had too much to eat that day.

Man oh man. This is the worst experience of my life to this date. I'm 20 years old. An awesome person in my own opinion, but really just fell off the cliff. I just wrote an entire page of how I have been feeling lately to my mother and father with no intentions of giving it to them. Its basically explaining that if I do not wake up tomorrow that its because of this drug (doxy). It has made me so depressed that I cannot bare it any longer and I refuse to take any more of this. I can handle depression but actually sitting here and physically writing a letter is not something I would every do healthy.

I feel exhausted and I don't want to do anything. my stomach is fine but I have gotten sores on my tongue and a blister. I thought I may had picked up an STD from the only girl I have ever been with for my first time about 2 1/2 months ago but everything came back negative after I had already been taking the drug for 5 days. Now I have no clue whats wrong with me and this drug isn't curing my symptoms, its only adding on and making me feel terrible. I do not fear of doing anything to myself but I cant get over the fact that Im going to spontaneously pass in my sleep or something messed up. In fact writing this entire thing is completely unlike me. Depression is a powerful thing.

I will cause no harm to myself, but I think that anyone less educated about depression would. I really feel like if I didn't know everything was normal I would be ready for something to end my life. So I hope other people who are as severely depressed as I am will read this an know that its not the end and you just have to sort everything out.

I forgot to mention.....unbelievable bloating.
Extremely uncomfortable and physically noticeable.

I will never take this medication again! I read all the side effects on the pharmacy print-out and didn't see any of the same effects I have been experiencing.

I am hypothyroid and I also take medication for depression so I thought perhaps my meds were not intermingling nicely together. It was a relief to see that I wasn't alone.

I began to panic this weekend, knowing that Thanksgiving is this Wednesday, wondering HOW the heck I was going to muster the energy to pull it off. Plus the mere thought of food makes me more nauseous than I already am.

I just called my doctor because I noticed the pills said '1 refill' on them. Thank God he told me I didn't need to refill them. I promptly told him I wouldn't have anyway, and why I wouldn't. He didn't seemed surprised. I just wish he had let me know this could happen.

2 weeks ago I was happy and full of energy...today, I'm at work wondering how the heck I got here...and how am I going to explain to my husband that, once again, I am going to bed as soon as I get home.

Oh yeah....I almost forgot the headaches . The headaches are doozies...the kind that make you grab on to your head and wait for the pain to subside. I seriously began thinking I may have tumors . This medication is awful... and it makes you feel like a hypochondriac because there are no warnings and the effects don't make any sense at the time.

Thanks to all who posted here!!! You saved me from myself. At least I now know this too shall pass. :)

when I was in my early 20's i got a sever case of bad acne! I was prescribed 100mg of Doxy 2 times a day. Of course I learned very quickly to eat before having it. Other than that no side effects. I had flawless skin for about 2 years, at which point i had built up a tolerance to it. When I noticed a few pimples I went straight to my derm before it got out of hand. My derm switched me to minocycline and after about another year of perfect skin I got off of meds all together. I have great skin now, just use proactive and nothing else.

Well now my 14yr old has started breaking out..nothing topical worked, I want to protect her from all of the emotional damage that acne caused for me. Put her on doxy 100mg 2x a day. Shes been on it for about 2 weeks and it seems like the big ones went away but there is an over abundance of small ones now and they are flaring up. Is that normal..I don't remember this happening to me but it was so long ago. Does it get worse before it gets better? Anyone experience this?

Hello people - I've been taking Doxycycline for about 4 weeks now (for Chronis Prostates) and started experiencing aching in my muscles, mainly my legs (back of thigh, calf and behind the knee mostly) about 2 weeks back. It started very subtle and has got stronger each day. I don't know if this is a side effect of the Doxycycline or just some lovely new medical problem I'm developing - but I thought I should post up my experience in case anyone finds themselves in my position and they too want to know if anyone else has got worsening aching legs whilst taking a long course of this medicine. I'm going to speak to my doctor about this tomorrow and stop taking the drug. I'll update you all with another postas to how things develop. Hope you all get well folks!

I have been on Doxycycline for 6 days now. Feel much better after doc change my medicine to doxy.I was laying in bed for all that time with high fever, even when i felt better i kept resting. Drink a lots lots of water or other drinks to stay very hydrate. That is very important to drink all the time. It helps with breathing also. I still have problems with breathing what helps-is to keep your head higher then the rest body. If you laying down and feel pain sit and cover so you stay warm and still can breath. To get through this disease you guys have to be patient and don't move to much. Sometimes it takes 5-7 weeks to get some energy.

Thank God for this site. I thought it was just my sensitivity and exaggeration. I've been on Doxy for 2 1/2 weeks for IBS. Immediately I was nauseated. The instructions were firm in saying to take on an empty stomach, otherwise it wouldn't absorb correctly. None of the side effects websites mention dizziness and extreme exhaustion. I thought it was just me, as I've been so lightheaded and so tired I can hardly function. I want to sleep all the time, but when I try to, it's off and on. I'm up during the night. But when I get up in the morning I feel like I haven't had any sleep. Afternoon naps don't help at all. Nothing, and I mean, nothing, looks or tastes good. I feel like throwing up all the time. I can't stand the sight of certain foods, and don't want to cook because it will make me woozy. I think it's making my already diarrhea worse. I mustn't forget the abdominal cramping.

Hi there - I made a post around 6 weeks ago concerning my brother's symptoms on Doxy and the fact he ended up killing himself. In short, if you experience depression, anxiety or panic attacks on this drug you must inform whatever government body in your country regulates these type of drugs. If your in the US that will be the FDA. If you don't tell them, they don't know there is a problem. For the sake of others, please do this as posting your problems on this site will not make them look into the drug.

Hi there,
I took this medication for a supposed sinus infection, which after taking Azithromycin and than Doxy I have been really sick! I guess I had the flu and I panicked (because I am prone to sinus infections) and went on antibiotics without knowing for sure- after bloodwork and an x-ray there is no infection... so... after taking Doxy for 10 days I have been very exhausted-but mostly, flu like and muscle aches, its on day three after taking the last dose so I hope these muscle aches and tiredness goes away soon. I have noticed in the past that i get the same symptoms, like with Biaxin, and Cipro is really brutal... not to mention that I am allergic to Penicillin and Sulpha... so much fun lol

is this ok to take for a chest infection??

Is this normal, I have been on Doxycycline for 5 days for a urinary tract infection and from day one i had a sore throat with swollen glands, extreme anxiety and feeling pretty ill, yes it has helped my infection a lot but I have now developed very bad pains in my chest like extreme indigestion and finding it hard to swallow anything, even water, without it hurting??

Im thinking about talking to the Doctor Im feeling pretty rough at the moment and not too sure whether this is normal or not!!

Has anyone had taken Doxycycline Hyclate without any side effects?

My derm prescribed Doxycycline to me yesterday but after reading all the comments i am afraid to take it. I'm 23 years old and my acne is looking worse and worse as i get older and need to do something about it but do i put myself through this? Can anyone help me make up my mind?

I was on Doxy for a month and a half due to mild acne. For the first month, I felt fine, however when I went to refill, things became awful. Although I did not notice the nausea or tiredness (because I took it before going to bed), I began to feel episodes of dizziness, confusion, inability to concentrate, and anxiety. I continued taking it because I had not been informed that these might be side effects. Eventually I had 2 panic attacks where my legs shook uncontrollably, I felt I could not breath, became really cold and sweaty, had racing thoughts that I might die, and felt incredibly confused. The attacks really scared me to the point where I was afraid of having another one. When I went to the doctor, they ran blood tests, told me everything was alright, diagnosed me with panic disorder, and gave me medication. Even though I told them I was taking this medication, no one ever told me this might be side effects. I have never had any mental problems and am an upbeat, happy person. While taking this, I had severe anxiety and bouts of depression where I felt like crying for no reason. I was afraid to be alone, I was afraid to workout, and afraid to leave the house. I could not study and thought my entire life was spinning out of control. I've been off it for 2 days and am feeling much better. Anxiety has decreased and depressive episodes are also decreasing. There should be better research on these drugs to inform consumers!

I had a cyst that became infected, and was prescribed Doxycycline - I've been taking it for about four days now and have been experiencing a lot of dizziness and lethargy. I got online to research, because dizziness is not listed as a potential side effect on the prescription info sheet I have at home, and I'm glad I found that others have experienced the same symptoms I have. I'm on a ten-day course for this med, so I guess I'll finish it, but I'm so woozy from the dizziness!

I have been taking Doryx for about 5 weeks now. About 3 weeks ago, I started noticing an increase in hair loss. Now, it is really falling out. My scalp feels itchy and hot. I went to my family doctor and I am waiting for the results. I am very concerned. I stopped taking the medication today. Has anyone else experienced this while taking Doxycycline Hyclate?

Oh my....... I have found people with the same symptoms, I feel normal now. I have been in and out of the hospital taking many different antibiotics. It started with strep throat, so they gave me erythromycin, and it lead me to pneumonia, and a big drop in my oxygen levels. They ended up admitting me and had me on a ventilator overnight, they gave me intense antibiotics of Clindamycin, which helped me somewhat, I now am out of the hospital and they switched me to Doxycycline for bronchitis, and Iv'e been having major hormone problems, heartburn, dizziness, hot flashes, I feel like I am out of my own body. I looked up on web md the side effects of this medication and none of these are included, then I came upon this site, and most of you are experiencing the same thing that I am.

i have been taking this medication too for acne. And same thing i feel nauseated and kinda dizzy feel like throwing up.

But i now know after few episodes of it that NEVER take it on empty stomach...make sure you eat something before taking it or eat something straight afterwards if taking on empty stomach.

I used to skip breakfast and take it first thing in morning and i felt real sick but now no more issues after figuring it out !!

Ok....I just took this pill 100mg this morning with a cup of coffee and sure enough, 25-30 min later....I got dizzy and extremely nauseated!! I even ate a slice of toast to try to calm my stomach, but nope, still felt sick and I chucked it all up!! Now last night around 9:30 and after dinner I took my first pill and felt absolutely fine?? Im still feeling a little weird right now so not sure if Im gonna continue or not??

I have a pretty severe form of cystic acne which I had a 9-month treatment for when i was 16. It went away completely after a course of accutane up until about 5 months ago when i started smoking cigarettes for the first time. within a few days, i had full blown acne again around my mouth. i'm 23 and its been literally six years of perfect skin i didn't even have to think about. i didn't realize it was the smoking until a month and a half ago. so i stopped, and the acne cut down drastically but not completely, so i went to the dermatologist for medication.

i was given doxycycline, 100mg twice a day. ive been taking it for a month and my skin is back to perfect however I feel like i'm forever feverish, i get extremely nauseated if i don't even enough to eat when i take it, and i get insane hot flashes within 30 mins of taking it. i'm basically sweating nonstop all day long everyday. i want to stop taking it but i don't want the acne to return. i cut down to one pill a day and already see some acne returning. i'm so glad i found this site -- none of the side effects ive seen listed include hot flashes or constant sweating. i also have pretty intense lower back pains

I was prescribed Doxycycline 1 dose twice a day for 2 weeks because of my lyme disease diagnosis. I am now at the end of the 2 weeks. For the first 9 days I felt pretty good. Lyme Disease symptoms were almost gone and my energy was very high. Now I am in a zoned out haze and I urinate like crazy. Whatever I drink just runs right through me. I feel tired and kind of achy. The craziest thing is the frequent urinating. I suppose I could have a urinary tract infection. This medication is messed up.

I don't know if this is a side effect of this medication but the right side of my throat is very sore.
I forgot about the sun exposure warning and was working in the sun all day yesterday. After only 30 minutes my skin was on fire! I ended up with a really bad sunburn. I work in the sun all the time and never burn, my skin is pretty tan. Take that warning serious, AVOID the sun! I'm in a lot of pain, especially my lips!

I was taking Doxy. Hyclate for 3 days prior to a breakout of an allergic reaction. Initially, the small bumps resembled flea bites or could even be mistaken for pimples; however, they later manifested into blisters onto my legs and arms. As with other (skin) allergic reactions, the bumps were red and itchy. I immediately notified my physician and began using hydrocortisone cream and benadryl to minimize the discomfort.

Thanks to all of you people now I know that there is nothing wrong with me and its just doxycycline. And I feel a lot less anxiety and panic attacks. :)

Thanks a lot to all of you people who share their experience with doxycycline. My dentist prescribed me doxycycline and 1 week later I started to feel bad just like some people described above I hade shortage of breath my legs and arms were shaking. I had anxiety and panic attack. The first time I experienced something like this I didn't know what was wrong with me. Normally I am healthy and very happy person. I am 27 years old go to the gim, I don't drink, I don't smoke. I have been in the hospital ER 4 times. They sad there is nothing wrong with me temperature is normal blood sample is normal AKG is normal. They gave me penicillin instead for the next 2 days I had even worse panic attacks. I stopped taking any antibiotics since then. The next day I felt much better. I had only some little panic attack. Today is my second day after taking antibiotic and I still feel some anxiety but not as bad as before. I would like to tell people who has similar side affects to avoid any sugar and bread in their diet this will significantly reduce anxiety and drink mint tea to relax It helps me a lot.

Hello, I started taking 100mgs twice a day three weeks ago for severe acne on my back and shoulders. (I am 40 have adult acne or back acne that never goes away) I just wanted to mention though that all of a sudden I noticed DEPRESSION and it took me awhile to realize that the Doxycycline was the only thing that was new. I have had bad depression before and am very familiar with it but it was completely gone. So, I am happy to see that maybe this med has caused others to get depression too. The nausea is nothing compared to mood disorders. My doctor said to stop taking it.

ok so i got sick ( pretty sure i caught it from school ) on a Friday sick as a dead man. lots of sneezing and runny nose ( and i mean machine gun sneezing with waterfalls of snot ) sometime during the night i start coughing out phlem and now wheezing when i breathe n i had a fever , dizziness , well diarrhea comes in play and on Saturday i ate completely nothing.. i was scared after this because i was starving and couldn't even force myself to eat something to stay alive.. well the only thing better about Sunday i was able to manage some cereal for breakfast and a fajita for dinner.. coming Monday i stayed home from school went to see my doctor and he prescribes me "doxycyline" the doctor told me to get tablets.. but i ended up with capsules.. well wen i got back home i took one and immediately felt a kind of high ( like right now ) .. yea so today is Tuesday and i chose to stay home again.. and i just took my 2nd pill... im really starving n i think the only reason why im still typing is because of this pill...yea i have a really bad stomach ache / headache ... loss of appetite kinda wish i was dead feeling... im 18 and should i stay with this med? i don't even know if i can go to school 2morrow i have a doctors pass only for mon and tues.. i cant sleep .. i taste and smell this horrible taste i cant describe .. this is only the 2nd pill....and if i die in a week or two i think its bc of this drug .......

I took tetracycline for 10 days (it had been prescribed for 30 days for emergency oral surgery...I had cracked a molar and it had to be extracted)

On the tenth day I was ready to die from the progressive side effects that were completetly intolerable.....I thought I was going to die and the fear was so unreal that I thought I was possessed by the devil or some evil force that was going to kill me and my family....it was horrific!!

Taking an anti-anxiety med Ativan helped but I also made the decision to stop taking the anti-biotic tetracycline...within 24 hours I felt fine....the racing thoughts, the heat, the chest pains and blinding fear were suddenly gone....I know now that this drug is not good for me and have asked the doctor for another antibiotic.....

If anyone experiences these symptoms stop taking this drug immediately....I took it for ten days and I wished I would have stopped sooner....

I especially don't recommend Tetracyline or any of its similarly-based antibiotics for anyone who suffers from depression or anxiety....

I hope my experience can help others understand the adverse side effects of this drug.

I have been taking doxycycline hyclate for acne for the past three weeks and find that I am now urinating a lot especially after intake of liquids and it seems as if I empty the same amount that I consume.This is really very annoying and inconvenient.

I too suddenly developed frequent urination for doxcycline.

I started this antibiotic because of symptoms my ER physician thought paralleled those of lyme disease... At first I had mild to severe nausea... which was assisted with the intake of a meal or snack. Those symptoms I could deal with... that and a wonderful yeast infection that occurred around the fifth day. The side affects that became unruly, were those of confusion, panic, paranoia (I became extremely jealous/thought my partner wanted to leave me/ and felt un-trusting of just about anyone near - people mocking me, wanting to avoid me, unloved me), and had random bouts of crying - which affected my libido tremendously.... one moment I was in the mood.. the next I wanted to be held in a fetal position and cry. I finished the 14 day regiment about three days ago, however I still have some side effects remaining... I still have panicky thoughts.. almost flash backs of past anxieties... as though I am relieving them again... and paranoia... that people are talking about me, or scheming. I can understand these behaviors if they were pertinently normal.. and a justified part of my general existence... however, I am generally a stable, upbeat and cheerful individual with normal reactions to stress... being that the only time I act reasonably irrational is around my period, where I feel fat and uncomfortable. The panic and rage I felt on this medication was coupled with insane thoughts and neurosis.

I do not recommend this to sensitive individuals.... or any one who is prone to medication side effects.... truly an awful experience... glad there is a support group. Still waiting to return back to normal.

I have been on doxy for 2 weeks for acne. I am 44 and get cysts under my skin. Not noticeable to anyone but me really. Finally yesterday I realized that every morning I wake up extremely fatigued and a 1/2 lb heavier. I am somewhat of an athlete and watch my diet and found this very strange. I have dark circles under my eyes and this incredible bloated look and feeling unlike anything I have every experienced, It has to be the doxy because that is the only new thing I have introduced in to my system. Ugh. I have to stop taking it. I'll deal with the zits.

Well, I have just started taking Doxy for a couple of days now and so far have noticed a change in bowel movements, appetite, a bit of nausea, my stomach has been feeling a bit bubbly and weird here and there. Also, it makes me feel high after taking it. And i know this sound funny but it makes my bottom itchy. Which is all really weird but over all I don't really care about the side effects as long as they dont become too extreme. I think as long as I take the medicine on terms that are best for me I will be just fine. I am just very glad to be getting rid of an infection that was causing me a lot more pain and discomfort than this med and will be glad when this is over. The biggest issue I have with the pills is getting them down my throat...I'm not a good pill taker and they make me gag. I can't imagine having to take them and deal with side effects for months at a time as some of you are doing so good luck to everyone!! And I also agree that doctors really do need to address the more serious side effects on this med! After coming to this site I will definitely take precautions.

I took Doxy for about 2 weeks as a remedy for a bump on my eyelid. This first exposure to Doxy seemed only to cause a little skin sensitivity and burning in my fingers, no big deal.

When my eye problem didn't go away, my eye doctor prescribed Doxy for a second time a month later. This time my side effects were much different. Within a couple hours of taking my first pill I felt a bit off, I felt anxious and unsettled. I Continued on the medication for a total of five days. During this time my side effects progressively worsened. The first few days I had very abstract thoughts, and began feeling strangely claustrophobic. By day three I was beginning to feel paranoid and fearful over just simple everyday things. Day five is when it all hit the fan. I started having difficulty breathing and feeling extreme tightness in my chest. My feelings of claustrophobia had also worsened to the point where I began having panic attacks, like I was trapped inside my own body. It was at this point I made a desperate attempt to search the internet for a possible cause, in hopes it might be the Doxy medication I was on. I was somewhat relieved to find this website and read that others had similar symptoms, maybe I wasn't losing my mind. I immediately quit taking the medication, but unfortunately the symptoms didn't go away for several more days. That night I was unable to sleep, I had mild nausea, and would wake up in the middle of the night in a panic and would shake uncontrollably. Lovely huh. It gets worse. I began to feel extreme fear and paranoia like I was going to die, or lose my kids and family. I began to feel if this didn't go away, I would not be able to go on. Thank God it did, and by day eight the extreme thoughts began to subside. I continued to have the breathing difficulty and mild depression for several days after, but the worst was over. Within a month I was back to normal.

I write this as a warning to those who are taking this med and feel anything close to this... stop taking it! I am a healthy, normal, 40 year old male, that has no history of mental issues, other than a "blue" day from time to time, and within six days I was entertaining thoughts of suicide. The psychological side effects of this drug NEED to be addressed. This is very serious stuff!!!!!!! Though it may be a small percentage of people that are susceptible, for those who are, it is a deep dark hole.

I am 21 years old and was prescribed this medication for "mild acne treatment." I have only been on this medication two days and already I am feel some side effects. My Dermatologist did not explain any side effects to me at all when prescribing this medication and gave me no instructions on even taking the medication. All he said was take one pill twice a day 1/2 hr - 1 hr after eating and thats all. I started feeling some symptoms this morning while at work. I got an upset stomach and started feeling extremely nauseous. I came home from work and immediately went to sleep. When I woke up, I felt even worse. I still feel nauseous and have upset stomach, but now I also have a loss of appetite, im tired, I feel weak and have no desire to do anything. I am debating still continuing this medication, since it is only for an acne treatment. I will probably continue for a few more days and if the side effects still persist, I will discontinue use. I had no idea why I all of a sudden felt this way, so decided to research a little. I am very glad I found this website, or else I would probably be wondering what the heck is going on. Thank you for all the posts about your side effects. Now I am aware of why I am feeling the way I am. Much appreciated...

Diagnosed with staff infection, took one pill last night two hours after eating, sat up in bed reading and went to sleep no problem. Today, ate two cereal bard at 6:30 a.m., and then took the pill at 9:00 with water. I became extremely hot and nauseated about 10 minutes later and drinking water did not help. The nausea was so bad that I could hardly keep vomiting and it has not subsided. I do not have a weak stomach and have never experienced this degree of nausea with any antibiotic.