Topic: Does Minocycline cause the same sun-sensitivity as Doxycycline?
Sammi
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Does Minocycline cause the same sun-sensitivity as Doxy?
I have been on these before, but it has been a long time. I know that I am extremely sun-sensitive to Doxy (when I took it, my knuckles got burned from the sun coming into the car when I was driving!).
I don't remember having this problem with Minocycline, but I took it a long time ago.
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My doc switched me to Mino right when the winter was threatening to end. And I didn't have any trouble with it. I was on it through June, in to July and I didn't have the kinds of sun sensitivities I had with Doxy.
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my doc prescribed mino knowing I was going on a cruise
there is a warning about the sun but nothing like doxy
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Sammi
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Thanks you guys--that is a relief!
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linky123
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Our llmd said the same. He said in our southern climate doxy could cause sun poisoning. My daughter took mino during summer at camp and did fine.
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Sammi
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linky123, thank you for your reply!
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bcb1200
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I'm one of the lucky ones that didn't have major sun issues with Doxy. But I just switched to Mino anyway as summer is approaching.
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