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Has anyone had issues while taking Monodox 100mg -It's a generic form of Doxy. My daughter starting takinga bout 2 1/2 weeks ago... these past three days, she wakes up vomiting. It's not right after she take the pill either. She takes it at night, wakes up nauseaus? Anyone else?
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beths
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Lyme can cause GERD. Try elevating the head of her bed. I take a Acid reliever before bed but I still vomit most mornings
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Thanks beths, she hasn't been able to make it to school all week, it's getting me so worried... She's 17
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make sure she takes it with food even though it says not to. I had the same problem.
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Doxy is hard on the stomach. It causes nausea, upset stomach, reflux, etc. It should say this on the package insert.
Lyme doctors recommend taking doxy in the middle of a meal to avoid these unpleasant side effects. So, she should eat half a meal, take the pill, and then eat the other half.
Also, she should not lay down right away after taking the pill. I would wait at least 1/2 hour.
If you don't take doxy with food, it can really rip up the stomach. That was my experience.
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I had the same issue the first 4 days I was on doxy...awful. Oatmeal was the only thing I could eat with doxy for the first 3 weeks.
Try drinking ginger tea (cut up fresh ginger in hot water)....for me, it eliminated the nausea.
This week, my LLMD told me to take Rhizinate 20 minutes before I take the doxy. It coats the stomach and so far, has really helped. I can now eat other food besides oatmeal with it. It tastes like black licorice, which I hate, but still worth it.
Good luck to her!
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