Hi all! I've been on 100 mg Doxy a day (ramping up to 400mg/day) and just took my third dose. I feel awful. Belly burning/stomach cramps, nausea, hot/cold. I've had nausea and the hot flashes all along, but not the burning feeling.
Is this a herx or do you think I'm not tolerating the Doxy well? I ate a banana before I took it, and a piece of toast afterward, and drank a bunch of water. I had no problems yesterday or the day before.
Posted by RC1 (Member # 31923) on :
When I first started on the doxy it made me kind of sick but after about 1 week I was fine.
Posted by LymeMom Kellye (Member # 24807) on :
Make sure to take doxy with a full meal and a large glass of water, and sit up for at least 30 minutes after taking.
When my daughter first started treatment with abx, she began herxing within 3 hours, so yes some of this could be a herx, and some of it could be from not taking enough food, water etc.. DGL licorice can help with the burning feeling.
Posted by ralphi (Member # 33834) on :
Thanks for the advice! I may try it with some milk tomorrow, tho that decreases absorption.
Magical Zofran took care of the nausea, but still having stomach cramps/burning that comes and goes.
Kinda weird that I had no probs until day 3? And that it comes and goes? Hopefully it's a herx, since the doxy is kind of a diagnostic test :-)
Posted by penguingirl (Member # 28688) on :
Maybe try ginger capsules to help with the nausea?
I had nausea as a lyme symptom (not while on Doxy) so it could be a herx.
Maybe take it with some oatmeal?
Posted by gigimac (Member # 33353) on :
The hot/cold part sounds like herx to me but I'm not sure about the other. I do know the first time I took doxy and took it an hr or two away from food I was barfing everyday, I have to take it with food to avoid getting sick but I have no stomache problems when i take it with food. Toast and banana does not sound like enough food to me?
Posted by skigal (Member # 7443) on :
You need more food with your Doxy and no Dairy products with it. Toast & banana definately not enough. Meat, veggies, eggs, oatmeal, etc..just no dairy :-).
Posted by skigal (Member # 7443) on :
Also, if your taking the Capsules you might want to try the Tablets. The Tablets dissolve slower than the caps, so less nausea. I found they're much easier to tolerate than the caps.
Posted by ralphi (Member # 33834) on :
Thanks everyone!
I wake up nauseous most days, so I have to make myself eat what I can. I'll try taking the Zofran an hour before the doxy tomorrow and try to eat a bigger breakfast.
Also, I'm on the tablets, so that's good.
I've taken doxy before with no stomach issues, but I guess time will tell whether it's the doxy or a herx.
Thanks again for your advice! ralphi
Posted by LymeMom Kellye (Member # 24807) on :
We do a protein shake w/doxy. She also does DGL and Ginger tea. The ginger tea about an hour before a meal, then the protein shake (non-dairy) with the doxy. Voila! No more stomach issues. Good luck!
Posted by ralphi (Member # 33834) on :
Thanks! I ate a little more on day 4 and had no problems. Even increased my dose with no probs!
Posted by bridge (Member # 30896) on :
Ralphi-
I just started doxy today so maybe we can kind of keep track of each other's progress (if you want).
I took it at 11:30 and around 3:30 a major wave of fatigue/drowsiness came over me.
I'm not sure what that means, kind of all new to it, like yourself.
Glad the stomachaches went away for you!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
DEFINITELY must be taken in the middle of a good meal... not just a little food as an after-thought.