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Topic: Doxycycline and sun

Mountainsky
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Member # 51857

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Whoops inadvertently went out to get some air and enjoy the nice weather for a change (been summer- like here for the last few days)

Wanted to feel normal...how dare I do that, right? Within 5 minutes all burnt. It's way too warm to wear long sleeve clothing and a hat

Its tehnically not sumner yet and already I'm done with the heat and sun. Confine to the indoors for the next 4 to 5 months watching everyone else enjoy life.

Nothing will ever be fun or normal

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Bartenderbonnie
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 49177

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I did the same thing.
Was swimming and got burnt bad. No body warned me about Doxy and sunburns. It is written on the medication pamphlet but I never bothered to read them. I do now.

I asked my LLMD if she could change it to Minocycline because I am a swimmer. She did. I lasted a few months on it and had to change back to Doxy. Minocycline helped me so much with brain fog but it is really strong IMO. Was having out of body experiences.

Doxy is a really great drug, very few side effects.
Just limit your time in the sun and try to stay in the shade.
Do you have a porch?
Fix it up to be your space.

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Mountainsky
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Member # 51857

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I refuse to let LD rule my life. I'm not sitting in shade.

I'll ask my llmd for minocycline. If not I'll just lather up extra extra on sunscreen.

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Mountainsky
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Member # 51857

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No Bonnie no porch but lots of trees.

Thank you btw.

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terv
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Member # 29410

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I have been on mino for years with no side effects (that I know of). Currently it is the only abx I am on. For some reason he doesn't put me on doxy.

And I am at the point as you are. It will not rule my life. However other stuff, not lyme related, has cropped up that is...

It never ends.

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Mountainsky
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Member # 51857

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Thank you Terv. I see my LLMD for a followup visit in about 2 weeks. I'll ask her at the appt.

I don't think I'll be on this forum anymore. I can't take it anymore. I'm a real mess and truly think this is a start of a nervous breakdown. Lyme forums just give me more anxiety.

It doesn't stop. Even when I sleep, it's in my dreams.

Yes with Lyme there are other things going on non-lyme related in my life. I cannot catch a break.

To conclude there's a bad upper respiratory virus going around in my department ( not covid we all tested neg) I had leave work early today which I hate doing by the way, only have done that twice in the 18 months I've worked there though. Most likely I will be out tomorrow. I was told as well there are high cases of the FLU going around, great.

Go figure the last week or so we went from unseasonably cool temps to hot summer-like in my area and I believe the heat puts everything into overdrive with my anxiety.

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