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Topic: Minocycline side effect skin numbness?

Health
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 6034

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Hi everyone,

I have been on minocycline for about 3 months.
I am on it until I get the results of my IGENEX tests, by the 2nd LLMD.

SO, my question is this. I have never been on minocycline longer then 1 month in the past so I dont know if this NEW numbness is a side effect of minocycline, or I am getting worse.

Has anyone had numbness as a side effect of minocycline?
My skin is numb in many parts, such as I can poke a pin and not really feel parts of my legs, and parts of my breasts, I am a woman. [Smile]

Here is listed other side effects of minocycline.

"* Continue using minocycline and talk with your doctor if you have any of these less serious side effects:
� mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or stomach upset;
� dizziness, numbness or tingling, ringing in your ears;
� white patches or sores inside your mouth or on your lips;
� redness or pain where the injection is given;
� swollen tongue, trouble swallowing; or
� vaginal yeast infection (itching or discharge).
"

THANKS,

Trish

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Geneal
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Member # 10375

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Please call your LLMD and tell them the symptoms you are having on mino.

Hugs,

Geneal

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tailz
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My teeth turned grey-ish black on mino and my tongue turned black.

I don't know about numbness - it's hard to tell because I already had nerve damage from a diagnosis that came too late.

Surf the web for your symptoms. Most doctors are clueless anyway.

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polar blast
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Member # 9142

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I had that on mino...my foot was like asleep and would tingle..It past...
eric

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amk33
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Member # 13206

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I have gotten bad acne. I think that it's strange because this medicine is sometimes used to treat acne. I have also been having itching in two spots that comes and goes and wakes me at night. And more frequent (daily) headaches.

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cordor
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Member # 9449

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amk33- how long have you been on the mino and what dose? Just wondering, because I have been on 50mg 1x day for 2 weeks now and am also having some "breakouts" on my face. I am 49 yrs old. Too old for sudden acne. (??)

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Corinne

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TerryK
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Member # 8552

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I agree with Geneal. Call your LLMD ASAP. I got hyperpigmentation from mino. My LLMD took me off it as soon as he saw it (I didn't recognize it). Almost a year later I have huge ugly brown spots on my legs.

Terry

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