Black, "hairy" tongue

[Sierra]

Don't panic–this is not a side effect of minocycline! It was listed as a possible side effect for the penicillin I got Friday for my infected root canal. The black, “hairy” tongue usually goes away when treatment ends, the literature states. Usually. Upon reading that, laughter welled up in me and I started to roar, alone in my office. A black hairy tongue? Good god, what next in this journey?! I gave it a lot of thought, then decided: Down the hatch. And happily, I find I am feeling much better very quickly with no side effects so far. (Though I do check my tongue when I pass a mirror.)

Sierra

[Kim]

Hey Sierra,

It's good we can still laugh over these symptoms. :roll-laugh: 

I had the black hairy tongue at the beginning with the 200mg daily dosing of Mino which was one of the reasons I wanted to switch to pulsing.  It quickly cleared up with probiotics and diet; such as no starch and sugars.

Oh my, the things we share!

kim

[Maz]

Sierra, so glad you got your tooth sorted out and all the best for your surgery tomorrow!

Peace, Maz

[orchid]

What in the world….?

I have NEVER heard of this side effect?! I can see how you would laugh at this as hard as you did – this is absolutely horrible!!!

So, Kim – you had this side effect from the mino as well?

I remember a couple years ago, I was having a lot of stomach issues or heartburn or something and was taking A LOT of pepto. We were on vacation and I remember looking in the mirror and my tongue was black!! I freaked out then read the box, and it said taking a lot of pepto could cause this. It was easily brushed off with a toothbrush, but still…!

I'm assuming this hairy (gross) black tongue doesn't go away with the help of a toothbrush?! How long did it last? GROOOOOOS

:sick::sick::sick::sick:

[Kim]

It wasn't really black black, just blackish and very short-lived.  You just go after it like any yeast infection with probiotics, etc.

kim

[orchid]

Thanks, Kim!

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