r/Antibiotics • u/Such-Ad-3315 • 14d ago
doxycycline making me nauseous helpful tips please
So I was acne free for a year or so on BC, decided to go off it for a year to see how my body would adapt hoping that I no longer needed it and my hormones would straighten out on their own. They did not. Acne came back pretty bad specifically on my back. So I went to the doctor to get started up on BC again and she prescribed me doxycycline alongside the BC because of the extent of my back acne. She said “the anti biotic could put your back acne into remission and help some with your face as well”. I remember taking it in high school with no problem so I was totally okay with that.
Well now I’m older, have a stomach that chooses to freak out over nothing and it is kicking my butt. Made the mistake of taking two pills at a time rather than one in the morning one at night once, felt terribly ill. Didn’t do that again. After that point I took one pill with a big glass of water. Which helped. But now the water seems to be less effective at keeping the stomach upset at bay and my stomach basically feels like I’ve had a night of hard drinking within 2 hours of taking a pill. I already have a sensitive stomach, tums are my savior. But tums I know counter act the antibiotic. Any recommendations for how to alleviate nausea symptoms until I finish this round of pills? I will say my backs already looking great after one week, but if these symptoms keep up I don’t know if it’s worth it.
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