18 patient evaluations for Doxycycline

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Jan 20, 2013 (Started Sep 28, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 3, 2013 (Started Jan 26, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for bronchiectasis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 capsule(s) One time
Advice & Tips: at last a return to the older drugs and a more effective one at that I remember some time back I used to regularly on Oxytetracycline and that always work far better than any penicillin based drug
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 29, 2013 (Started Jan 26, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for bronchiectasis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 capsule(s) One time
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 28, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Lyme disease)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (Jarisch-Herxeimer reaction, sensitivity to sunlight)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 50 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: After about 20 minutes outside i ended up with big blistering burns on my hands and a few of my face. Be very careful with any sun exposure and limit your time outside for the first few weeks. i had no reactions at first. The site isnt letting me change the date for some reason but i took this med in 2009 when first diagnosed with lyme disease. i also made up the dosage because it was required and had no i dont know option.
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 17, 2014 (Started Oct 20, 2014)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pneumonia with pleurisy)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (thrush)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 1, 2014 (Started Dec 22, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 30, 2017 (Started Dec 15, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for rosacea)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (stomach discomfort)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Advice & Tips: MUST take with food, serious stomach upset without food
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 15, 2017 (Started Dec 07, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for bronchitis)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 13, 2017 (Started Dec 07, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sinus infection)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for upper respiratory infection)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (skin sensitivity to sun (photosensitivity), nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: When they tell you about this making you more sensitive to the sun they are telling the truth. One summer I was taking it and was sitting at a parade, wearing shorts and sunscreen. By the time I got home I could tell that I had a sunburn and within a couple hours had blisters forming. The burn was bad enough that my legs ended up swelling a lot. I ended up on oral steroids for 2 weeks for a second degree burn.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Feb 2, 2017 (Started Dec 07, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for sinus infection)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for upper respiratory infection)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (skin sensitivity to sun (photosensitivity), nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Sep 1, 2016 (Started Dec 07, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for spider bite)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for upper respiratory infection)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily

Aug 30, 2016 (Started Dec 07, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for spider bite)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for upper respiratory infection)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Twice daily
Advice & Tips: I've always had to eat just a little snack with doxycycline or else I become super nauseated and will develop dry heaves. 
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 30, 2023 (Started Jul 01, 2017)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for hidradenitis suppurativa)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Stomach Pain)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks
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