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Posted 10/29/2014 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
I just wondered what dose you take. Also, did it improve your symptoms and how long did it take to notice improvement? Anything else you can share about your experience. Thank you.
Posted 10/29/2014 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
Doxy really helped me out. Cleared up about 60% of symptoms on it's own for me. I started at 100mg x2 dr 3 weeks then 200mg x2 for one week then 150mg x2 for one month.
Posted 10/29/2014 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
Fronton, how long did it take to kick in and for you to really notice a difference?
Posted 10/29/2014 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
Doxy really helped my anxiety. I am taking 150 mg 2x a day. It kicked in fairly quickly - about 1 week or so for me. But it took a while to help with my other symptoms.
Posted 10/29/2014 3:19 PM (GMT 0)
That's interesting ccc. I've noticed my anxiety worsen since I started the doxy 6 days ago.
Posted 10/29/2014 3:22 PM (GMT 0)
I felt crappy for about 2 weeks after starting doxy, followed by the best couple of weeks I've had in months. Barely any sx... Then I started some new herbs and alternative med stuff and I've been herxing a lot. My knees are giving trouble primarily at this point.
200mg bid.
Posted 10/29/2014 3:30 PM (GMT 0)
I think how fast abx works depends how long your infection has been. From what I have learned, doxy can be really different for everyone. Some people cant "stomach" doxy. - get nauseated, some throw up ect. Cant use it in the summer sun either, fall now, just saying.

I had no issues with it. BUT I also treated leaky gut and immune support via herbs, probiotics for 5 months before ABX - that was part of a plan because my gut was a wreck. Now i have an iron gut on most days, what a relief.

I was on it with 2 other ABX, so I cant comment on doxy by itself. I herxed three months on doxy, flagle and ceftin, then I started to feel better. People dont usually herx that long or they just cant take it and take a abx break - but after 25 years of infection, whats 3 months of he//? Now I talk better, faster, remember words better, less pain. Still cant spel worth a crap.

remember whaterver you start, you can stop if needed. Biaxin is a good alternative to doxy, easier on the gut and sun light does not matter. It might be less strong though.?

I think I took 300-400 mg per day.
Posted 10/29/2014 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
I want to second Astroman saying that how fast and well Doxy (or any abx) works is very individual. It depends on so many things. If the person were to have other co-infections or viruses, it may not make much progress in symptom relief, or if the person were dealing with mold or other health conditions, it may not work at all. Some people just don't respond to one abx or another. That's why it's so hard to determine what works for these infections and what doesn't - we all respond so differently.

However, it is good to get a perspective rather than just stay on one abx whether it's working or not. I just wanted to be sure that you understood that everyone will respond at least slightly differently than you do to different meds.
Posted 10/29/2014 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
I took 200mg 2x a day for about 6 months. I don't know how well it worked. I had a month of rocephin before the doxycycline do I don't know which one worked but I was close to better before a recent relapse, which is very bad.
Posted 10/29/2014 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
When I took doxy, I herxed for 12 days...before I backed off for a couple to reduce the herx. Within a few weeks, it helped my sleep issues and anxiety.
I stopped taking it when summer came, due to sun sensitivity.
Now I'm on biaxin...I'm finding the herxes are worse.

But..it's different for everyone.
Posted 10/29/2014 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
Utahgirl, could be a herx? I know when I started Bactrim my anxiety showed up a little bit.
Posted 10/29/2014 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
Utahgal- if your anxiety is increasing on doxy it sounds to me like a herx! Which is a hard thing to go through but ultimately means the treatment is starting to work-!
Posted 10/29/2014 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
I just got to the last post before mine and realized cccmama and Katebirch were reading my mind :)

A herx usually means the worsening of existing Lyme symptoms and/or the development of new ones.

I've had the "fun" of both :)
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