i was put on doxy for lyme and took 12 days of it and then i woke up itching like crazy, i have a rash that keeps coming and going and thin red lines on my skin to. the dr said it may be an alleric reaction to the meds. i am off it now but just wondering if anyone has had a reaction like this to it? my skin burns and itches and the rash comes and goes. i was ok most of the day but the rash just came back out again...any ideas?
Posted by AZURE WISH (Member # 804) on :
like hives?
or like a bart rash?
I personally have never had an allergic reaction take that long (12 days) to manifest.
Did you start a different med or supplement or eating somthing different?
- Just a few thoughts from another lyme patient.
Posted by jjv1211 (Member # 7823) on :
they look like hives, the dr and pharm said it could take that long....who knows
Posted by kellyb2411 (Member # 15467) on :
I developed a pimply rash on my chest when I began taking doxy. It was itchy at times and lasted for around a week.
I put it down to part of the herx and the toxins from my body being excreeted out of the pores of my skin.
Its important from what I've read to distinguish between an allergic reaction and a herx as a herx can sometimes cause hives, etc.
I am obviously not medically trained though so sounds like you should see your doctor.
Posted by jjv1211 (Member # 7823) on :
i saw my doctor and he was not much help. i guess i will give it a few days on the claritin and benadryl and see how it goes. it is weird though, i get the bumps that come and go and thin red lines with it
Posted by catskillmamala (Member # 12536) on :
I had the same reaction. It didn't start until day 14 of treatment. I am very bad at not scratching and anywhere that was scratched still has a scar!
They can move you to a new med. For me it was ceftin next, then zithro, then amox.
Sun also has a very bad reaction with doxy. Have you been in the sun? Is it th emore sun exposed areas?
Posted by jjv1211 (Member # 7823) on :
i have tired to stay out of the sun, the other day i took my daughter for a walk, was outside for 30 min total...broke out next day...could 30 min do that?
quote:Originally posted by catskillmamala: I had the same reaction. It didn't start until day 14 of treatment. I am very bad at not scratching and anywhere that was scratched still has a scar!
They can move you to a new med. For me it was ceftin next, then zithro, then amox.
Sun also has a very bad reaction with doxy. Have you been in the sun? Is it th emore sun exposed areas?
Posted by jjv1211 (Member # 7823) on :
anyone else?
Posted by peacemom (Member # 12114) on :
I developed an allergic reaction to minocycline
after being on it for 3 weeks. The itching was
intense and the rash would come and go. The
symptoms did not go away completely for a few weeks
after. I had to take Zyrtec to keep the symptoms
away during that time also. My LLMD said something
about the allergy making an imprint on my immune
system so even after the drug was out of your system your body still reacted.