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March 7, 2017 at 1:28 pm #458148JoAnnC68Participant
Hello…
I’ve been in remission with RA for a couple of years now…but I was still take the Minocycline 2-3 times a week for protections. A few months ago I notice my skin was turning a blackish color around my neck. My next trip to have my blood tested, I asked the DR about switching to Doxycycline, which he was okay with doing that. I received tablets when I picked them up at drug store. Now it is time to re-order, should I request the capsules or stay with the tablets?
Thanks in advance.
Jo AnnDiagnosed with RA Jan 2012
Oct 2015- RF has dropped to 19!!! Isn't that Great! ?! I'm feeling wonderful! I'm still taking Mino 2 x daily...if I don't forget!
Oct 2014 RF has dropped to 23.1!! Taking Mino 100mg 2 x daily. No Pains & doing great!!
Oct 2013-RF has dropped to 40.9!!! Feeling Wonderful!!
7-17-2013 I'm going Great!! Still taking mino 100mg twice daily. No pains or Complaints!
5-9-2013 RA Dr said I was doing good, I could stop taking prednisone since I dropped to 1/2 mg...so willMarch 7, 2017 at 7:52 pm #458156PhilCParticipantHi Jo Ann,
It shouldn’t really matter. However, I found that the tablets seem to be slightly gentler on the stomach.
Who makes those generic doxy tablets that you’ve been taking?
Phil
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
- Albert EinsteinMarch 7, 2017 at 9:44 pm #458157JoAnnC68ParticipantThank you Phil for your prompt reply!
I really don’t see a company name…unless CIT is it?
On the bottle: Doxy-cycline HYC 100MG TAB CIT They are round orange tablet.
Thanks again.
Jo AnnDiagnosed with RA Jan 2012
Oct 2015- RF has dropped to 19!!! Isn't that Great! ?! I'm feeling wonderful! I'm still taking Mino 2 x daily...if I don't forget!
Oct 2014 RF has dropped to 23.1!! Taking Mino 100mg 2 x daily. No Pains & doing great!!
Oct 2013-RF has dropped to 40.9!!! Feeling Wonderful!!
7-17-2013 I'm going Great!! Still taking mino 100mg twice daily. No pains or Complaints!
5-9-2013 RA Dr said I was doing good, I could stop taking prednisone since I dropped to 1/2 mg...so willMarch 8, 2017 at 9:27 pm #458161PhilCParticipantHi Jo Ann,
What codes are imprinted on the tablets? There should be some letters and/or numbers.
Phil
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
- Albert EinsteinMarch 10, 2017 at 8:55 pm #458210JoAnnC68ParticipantHi Phil,
I’ve already ran out of the tablets. Sorry. When I went to pick up my meds, they were out of the tablets, said they were on backorder, so they replaced my prescription with the capsules.
Jo Ann
Diagnosed with RA Jan 2012
Oct 2015- RF has dropped to 19!!! Isn't that Great! ?! I'm feeling wonderful! I'm still taking Mino 2 x daily...if I don't forget!
Oct 2014 RF has dropped to 23.1!! Taking Mino 100mg 2 x daily. No Pains & doing great!!
Oct 2013-RF has dropped to 40.9!!! Feeling Wonderful!!
7-17-2013 I'm going Great!! Still taking mino 100mg twice daily. No pains or Complaints!
5-9-2013 RA Dr said I was doing good, I could stop taking prednisone since I dropped to 1/2 mg...so willMarch 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm #458213PhilCParticipantHi Jo Ann,
Do you still have the empty bottle? Usually, there is info on the label describing what the pills look like and what’s written on them.
Phil
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
- Albert EinsteinMarch 12, 2017 at 2:18 pm #458217JoAnnC68ParticipantHi Phil,
Yes, I still had the bottle, on the back at bottom is:3626 Orange Round Tablet.
On the front is:
Doxy-cycline HYC 100MG TAB CIT …..maybe CIT stand for the company’s name?Jo Ann
Diagnosed with RA Jan 2012
Oct 2015- RF has dropped to 19!!! Isn't that Great! ?! I'm feeling wonderful! I'm still taking Mino 2 x daily...if I don't forget!
Oct 2014 RF has dropped to 23.1!! Taking Mino 100mg 2 x daily. No Pains & doing great!!
Oct 2013-RF has dropped to 40.9!!! Feeling Wonderful!!
7-17-2013 I'm going Great!! Still taking mino 100mg twice daily. No pains or Complaints!
5-9-2013 RA Dr said I was doing good, I could stop taking prednisone since I dropped to 1/2 mg...so willMarch 12, 2017 at 7:41 pm #458220PhilCParticipantHi Jo Ann,
Those tablets were made by Chartwell Pharmaceuticals. What do the capsules look like?
Phil
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
- Albert EinsteinMarch 19, 2017 at 11:30 pm #458293JoAnnC68ParticipantPhil,
Thanks for that info.
The Doxy-Cycline HYC 100MG Cap Cit, they are Blue capsule, #2985 2985Jo Ann
Diagnosed with RA Jan 2012
Oct 2015- RF has dropped to 19!!! Isn't that Great! ?! I'm feeling wonderful! I'm still taking Mino 2 x daily...if I don't forget!
Oct 2014 RF has dropped to 23.1!! Taking Mino 100mg 2 x daily. No Pains & doing great!!
Oct 2013-RF has dropped to 40.9!!! Feeling Wonderful!!
7-17-2013 I'm going Great!! Still taking mino 100mg twice daily. No pains or Complaints!
5-9-2013 RA Dr said I was doing good, I could stop taking prednisone since I dropped to 1/2 mg...so willMarch 20, 2017 at 1:26 am #458294PhilCParticipantHi Jo Ann,
Those capsules were made by Chartwell Pharmaceuticals (in Congers, NY). And so were the tablets. Initially I was fooled into thinking Cipla made them because not all companies are upfront about who makes the pills they’re selling. Fortunately, some companies are, and that’s how I figured out who the manufacturer is. The “CIT” on your prescription is a clue that the pills probably came from a bottle with a Citron Pharma label.
Phil
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