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Topic: Tetracycline - Bad acid reflux - solutions?

opus2828
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 15407

posted

Hi. I've been taking tetracycline 1000mg a day

for about a week now and I am getting some really

bad acid reflux.

I don't know when it is best to take it - tried

one hour before eating and two hours after eating.

It doesn't seem to matter.

Does anyone have any remedies for acid reflux or

any suggestions on how I could take tetra so it

would not cause this problem.

Thanks.

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Geneal
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 10375

posted

I had to take doxy with food due to the same problem. [shake]

Make sure you don't lay flat for at least one to two hours after taking it.

Hope this helps.

Hugs,

Geneal

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jamescase20
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posted

minocin dont bother me if I drink milk.

I cant take tetra

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opus2828
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I did take doxy successfully for six weeks by taking it with food.

But, can you take tetra with food?

If you can, how soon after eating can you take it?

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Marnie
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682098.html

If taken with food...esp. calcium...you reduce the effectiveness.

Acid reflux hurts and can be damaging.

This is what I do:

I take 1 Zantac and 2 Pepto bismol *at bedtime* for a few days. (My sis, with lyme and on abx at the time, was told this combo. as stated for 1 week was okay.)

I think you may find this link very interesting:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12051564

Look at Zantac packaging...see what it IS?!

Are you taking 250mg 4x/day? 500mg 2x/day? 1000mg all at once?

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opus2828
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Member # 15407

posted

Interesting article. I was taking 500mg 2X a day. But I think I'm calling the LLMD tomorrow as I cannot stomach this stuff.

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