"Do not take iron supplements, multivitamins, calcium supplements, antacids, or laxatives within 2 hours before or after taking doxycycline.
These products can make doxycycline less effective."
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yeah, as a general rule I don't take doxy near anything else I take. I usually fast 2 hours before and after taking it. Drink massive amounts of water before and after.
Sometimes I miss meals because of this, but I'll do whatever to get rid of this.
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treepatrol
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Not just Doxy but any antibiotic.
Allways take 2 to 3 hrs after or before.
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tdtid
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Definitely a good reminder. Thanks for sharing. I know so many of us are taking so many different things that have to be taken atleast two hours from this or that. It becomes quite a juggle to get them all in in a day.
Thanks for bringing this information back up though since we do tend to forget things along the way.
Cathy
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