Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 139 Location: Miami Beach
Tetracycline And Side Effects (bruising, Etc.) Posted: 10-09-04 15:32pm
I am taking doxycycline (i believe 30 mg)
daily, and I have been taking it for a few
months now. I read something about the
uncommon side effects of it (very briefly)
and I saw something about spotting or
brusing or something.
Lately I have been getting a whole lot of
bruises from I don't know where. They
are the color of previous bruises i've had
but there are a lot more of them. I have
a light olive complection but my skin is
very sensitive. But still, I never
remember hving so many bruises. Could
this be from taking tetra/doxycycline?
If not does anyone know what else this
could be from? Also, does it have any
other weird side effects? Thanks.
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Daile
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 319 Location: Missouri
Posted: 10-13-04 05:45am
I've taken both tetracycline and
doxycycline. I had no side effects with
tetra. It actually got rid of all my
acne, and nothing bad ever resulted from
it. However, with doxycycline I had a
lot of problems. I only actually took it
for two days because it made me so sick.
The first day I got the prescription I
took the pill in the afternoon and a few
hours later had a horrible headache. I
had to lie down in the dark to alleviate
the pain. I fell asleep doing that, and
almost didn't wake up in time for school
the next day, which was not normal for me
(i slept for twelve hours straight). I
took another pill with my breakfast that
morning and within twenty minutes vomited,
and continued to do so the rest of the
day. That was when I decided to flush the
rest of the pills.
I never noticed any bruising or anything
like that, although as easily as I bruise,
it probably would have seemed normal
anyway.
Daile
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the one
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 139 Location: Miami Beach
Posted: 10-18-04 19:28pm
Yeah, I normally bruise easily too, so i'm
not sure. I used to get horrible
stomache aches right after I took the d
pill in the mornings which I never got
with t, and I took 4 a day since they were
a smaller dosage.
How long did it take for your face to
clear up altogether? I've been using it
for almost 4 months I think.
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Daile
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 319 Location: Missouri
Posted: 10-20-04 03:14am
With the t I started clearing up after a
month, and about three months after
starting it I had cleared up completely
(my whole body). However, I was also
using topical clyndamycin at the time,
which may have helped (or not, I don't
know). I never had any luck with the d,
since it made me throw up every time I
took it.
Wow, 4 times a day!!! I only had to take
one a day! They must have given you a
weird prescription.
Daile
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the one
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 139 Location: Miami Beach
Posted: 10-20-04 21:03pm
It was a really small dose 4 times a day,
at the beginning, and since t is 4 and d
is 12 I assume they lowered it from the
initial 16 to 12 daily.
Yeah, my whole body cleared up after about
a month which was so great. But still I
have some on my face that doesn't go away.
It's not horrible or anything, probably
just something I have to grow out of.
I am also using tazorac gel once a week (i
can only use it once a week cause
everytime I use it it makes my face peel
no matter how much I moisturize) and duac
gel which has benzyol stuff and something
that starts with a c what might be what
you mentioned. It seems to help but I
don't know if it's the pill or the gel
working cause they were both prescribed at
the same time.
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Daile
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 319 Location: Missouri
Posted: 10-22-04 00:43am
It is most likely the pill. I know I
tried every topical medication out there
with no success until I started taking the
pill, too. I am now back on
erythromycin, and it's not doing anything.
I'm going to have to get an appointment
to get some more t, I think.
