Minocycline Side Effects

allen1989

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Joined : Apr 2020

Posts : 33

Posted 5/25/2021 5:08 PM (GMT 0)

Hi All!

My doc recently switched one of my antibiotics to Minocycline, never taken it before, and I’m experiencing side effects. I take 100mg twice daily and about an hour after taking the first dose I experience minor stomach ache & gas. I’m also getting a lot of vertigo, the kind when you move your head and you feel a little off balance. Has anyone got any tips? My doctor has suggested I half the dose to 50mg twice daily for a week so my body gets used to it. Should I stick with it or switch to doxy maybe?

Cheers!

Girlie

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Posted 5/25/2021 6:18 PM (GMT 0)

When I first went on the minocycline, I really felt it in my head. I'm thinking it's because it is one of the best for blood/brain barrier penetration.
And, that can be a good thing when the infection has crossed the blood/brain barrier.

I think a ramping up over a week or two is a good idea.

Personally, I would stick with the mino.

Pillin

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Joined : May 2017

Posts : 78

Posted 5/26/2021 3:03 PM (GMT 0)

Over the months it affected my thyroids by increasing TSH. Upon stopping mino, my TSH levels went back to normal. I advice you monitor your thyroids function.

Pillin.

mpost

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Joined : Feb 2015

Posts : 1716

Posted 5/26/2021 7:16 PM (GMT 0)

it can stain your teeth, reversibly, and in some cases the skin, irreversibly (very small patches of darker color). However i think mino is worth a few stains, as it really does help A LOT.

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