I'm waiting for the doctor to call me back but has anyone else had this problem and what did you do? I'm on 200mg am and 200mg pm.
I have been throwing up about 30 minutes later. At first I thought it was a stomach virus and the abx were making me feel worse so I stopped taking them for 2 days. I had been feeling awful plus some coworkers were sick. But now I feel better but I still can't keep them down.
What's weird is that I feel fine one minute, no nausea, and then I'll gag and run to the bathroom and vomit.
Help?
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Are you taking it with food? Also, don't lay down for at least an hour afterwards. Some people think doryx is easier on the stomach.
Posted by Toboein (Member # 22635) on :
in my experience with doxy, it was fine until a few weeks into it , started giving me horrendous nausea. I find it helps to eat first, like bread, crackers, something with substance. empty stomach is ideal but if you take it with food, it kicks the nausea. just dont take it with dairy!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by lou: Are you taking it with food? Also, don't lay down for at least an hour afterwards. Some people think doryx is easier on the stomach.
- Exactly. Take it in the middle of a meal. And Doryx IS way easier on the stomach.
Posted by jenniferk32 (Member # 30718) on :
Yes, I'm taking it with food. I've been on it for 4 weeks and the problem started on thursday.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Lots of food?
Posted by nefferdun (Member # 20157) on :
Yes, I always took it with a full meal.
Not a very good time of year for it anyway as it causes terrible sunburn. Maybe something else?
Posted by Lemon-Lyme (Member # 19229) on :
As mentioned already, I'd suggest trying to get Doryx. Some insurances pay for it... some don't.
But I've taken both regular Doxy and Doryx and there is no comparison. Doryx was so much easier on the stomach.
Time of year could be an issue though. I guess something like Ceftin could be considered instead until Spring/Summer is over.
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Lyme can cause GI problems. You are in herx territory with the four weeks time span. Wondering if this might be a herx. If this problem subsides after a week, while you continue to take doxy, then that will tell you it wasn't the drug after all.
Posted by Pushingthru (Member # 28734) on :
Serious protein right before taking it was the key for me. That said, I still got off it after 2 months because I wasn't good about staying away from sugar and had bad yeast.
Posted by jenniferk32 (Member # 30718) on :
Pushingthru- I think you're right about the protein and also any type of food that is digested in acid rather than alkaline. I had an "aha" moment after posting this when I thought about doxy needing to digest in an acidic environment, which is why I can't have any milk or antacids within 2 hours of taking it.
I thought that if the doxy was taken with an acidic food then it would digest more quickly and not have enough time to make me so sick.
So I decided to go with acidic foods instead of carbs. So I took my next dose with spaghetti ala marinara (acidic tomatoes) and some orange juice. It worked! I kept the medicine down. Next meal I had fish and a salad with a vinegarette and it worked too!
So much for food that's supposed to settle your stomach! Bring on the acid!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Right... eat something that will stick to your ribs!! Go easy on the orange juice or you will get yeast for sure.