I'm an avid outdoorsman and I have a bad reaction to the sun while on doxy. My doc put me on minocycline and it made me feel drunk got off that stuff real quick and got back on the doxy. Spring is here and it's morel season, it really sucks having to be all covered up in the nice bright sun!
Posted by AnnaOD20 (Member # 29942) on :
I switched from doxy to ceftin.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
if you can handle doxy for a month it is a really good drug to do first
do some reading on here and you will soon see you need to get rid of the bugs asap so you don't end up living with this forever
does ceftin get erlichia?
Posted by j.ro (Member # 30419) on :
I've been on the doxy since Feb. With my work and lifestyle the side effect from the sun just isn't working for me
Posted by jenn (Member # 21687) on :
Azithro or Ceftin Currently taking both with great progress!!
Posted by bashibazouks (Member # 28286) on :
I'm experiencing the same thing... when I posted on this awhile back, I got the following advice:
"I had the same problem and I got a red blister reaction on my hands. It is definitely the doxy. Given your combination of drugs you could probably drop the doxy, but your llmd needs to tell you that. I switched to minocycline with rifampin, but I was going after Bartonella/Lyme.
In the meantime, go to extreme measure to protect yourself."
"Minocycline isn't as sun sensitive, but there is still some sun sensitivity, so be careful. But, my doctor was willing to change my meds for the summertime."
Posted by Fuel1212 (Member # 29312) on :
Zithro and Ceftin for me too... great success also. Zithro gives me some ear fullness and ringing, but small price to pay.
Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :
Last summer I switched from Doxy to Biaxin with Amantadine. Worked wonderful.
Posted by little_olive (Member # 28063) on :
I went to Zithro. They do the same thing. Both are bacteriostatic, both reach good levels in the brain, and treat the same infections. (Zithro also has some acitivity against babesia.)