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lpkayak
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
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i have taken doxy 100mg many times in the last 5 years. it always looks like a small,beige or light pink round pill with an A on it and 112 under the A. a friend just showed me her doxy: it says doxy 100mg on the bottle but it is a large, light blue capsule. it says Westward 3142 on it. it made her really sick. is it really doxy? has anyone had doxy that looks like this? thanks.

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kissis
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 4165

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My doxy are a pretty robins egg blue ' capsules 'tell your friend to be sure to take with food it will help feeling sick.Terri

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riversinger
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Member # 4851

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Generic doxy comes from different labs, and yes, it can look that different.
A friend who tried both the blue and the orange found she had fewer negative reactions to the little orange pill.

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smiles
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Member # 5635

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My doxy 100mg capsules are light blue with mutual 105 on it.

But I agree with cave - ask the pharmist, he/she will definitely know.

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SpdDrv
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My doxycycline is a pale blue capsule with the writing of "Westward 3142" on it and my insurance pays it at the generic 100% price. Plus my pharmacist is like a second mom to me so I am pretty sure it is the right pill.
I have found if I eat or I can drink an ensure with it i don't get sick. But if not (and I have done this before) it is upchuck city! I felt like I was going to turn myself inside out I puked so much! So I have learned to eat something when I take the pill if it is nothing but a peice of buttered toast just get something on my stomach. It doesn't mix well with just coffee or Diet Barg's rootbeer for sure!
Stacie

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lpkayak
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thanks everyone-i did end up having time to check with the pharmacist and he showed me both pill s in the original container...he agreed it was wierd they looked so different and were the same thing. thanks again. i wasn't sure i would have time to get to the drugstore...

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