Does doxycycline work?

[Hoping]

I was on tetracycline for 3 years. Then I tried minocycline at the end of April, which I had the Herxheimer reaction (I have lupus). Now I am starting doxycycline. Just wonder if anyone has used it before and achieved remission.

[klogan]

Lots of doxy users out here. It's worked for lots of people. I am hoping it's working, not totally sure. I tried mino and doxy together and when I upped the dosages a little too far too fast, had a heck of a reaction. I think it was part herx and part just too much. We assumed it was the mino, so I'm trying the doxy. I'm okay if I stay under 100mg.  Right now, I'm on 50mg MWF.
But poke around the bulletin board – other people have asked this very question. There are people on doxy dosages as low as 25mg and up to about 200mg.

[lynnie_sydney]

Hoping – it is a litle unclear from your post but it sounds like you may have switched from mino because of the herxheimer reaction? If so, perhaps it was too big a herx response, in which case dropping the dose and possibly the number of days is the way to address this. A herx in itself is considered a good thing (means pathogens are successfully being targeted), as long as it is tolerable. Lynnie  

Be well! Lynnie

Palindromic RA 30 yrs (Chronic Lyme?)
Mino 2003-2008 100mg MWF - can no longer tolerate any tetracyclines
rotating abx protocol now. From Sep 2018 MWF - a.m. Augmentin Duo 440mg + 150mg Biaxsig (roxithromycin). p.m. Cefaclor (375mg) + Klacid 125mg + LDN 3mg + Annual Clindy IV's
Diet: no gluten, dairy, sulphites, low salicylates
Supps: 600mg N-AC BID, 1000mg Vit C, P5P 40mg, zinc picolinate 60mg, Lithium orotate 20mg, Magnesium Oil, Bio-identical hormones (DHEA + Prog + Estrog)

[m.]

Doxy is doing the trick for me. 🙂

[JoySK]

I am wondering how does one test for mycoplasma and what is TARCI ?
Thanks Joy

[Kim]

Hey Joy,

The Arthritis Research Center (http://www.[highlight= #ffff88]tarci[/highlight].net) will test for mycoplasma as well as other things.  Perhaps you could ask your doctor to use this lab.

Take care…..kim

[JoySK]

Thanks Kim for your reply. We live in Canada. Is this a blood test and is it a test that just certain labs have the equipment to test? Wondering if anyone in Canada has had this test down here and where ?
ta Joy

[frhorngal]

I'm currently using doxy and while the going is slow, it's working…I do have a Lyme diagnosis as well which could be why I respond best to it (have been on mino, plaquenil, azithromycin, flagyl, etc.)

RA/Lyme: 100mg Minocin (brand) MWF, 3mg LDN, 10mg CBD- BID

[JoySK]

Thanks for your reply frhornga, I will cross my fingers hoping it continues to work. That Lyme can sure be tricky, I was lucky when I got bit I had the classic bookcase rash 3 days after being bit and went to see the Dr. right away. I told the Dr. I wanted 2 wks of Dox like right now as I didn't trust the any blood work done here in Canada and luckily we get along real well so he agreed and so far no symptoms. But have a couple of friends they are struggling with all kinds of ugly reactions from it.
I send you all on this website blessings.

[Hoping]

Thanks to all these doxy responses. It gave me courage to go on. I thought mino has been doing most of the trick.

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