VIBRAMYCIN Reviews (DOXYCYCLINE)Average Rating: 2.5 (48 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare VIBRAMYCIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR VIBRAMYCIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | UTI | EXTREME SUN SENSITIVITY!!! I went to the beach for the 4th of July while on this medicine---BIG MISTAKE. I hardly ever burn, but used lots of sunblock just to make sure my holiday wasn't ruined. The medicine made me so sun-sensitive that I got severely sunburned, even though I used sunblock and kept reapplying. The sunburn was exaggerated so much that even areas that were not visibly pink burned as if they were blistered whenever they came in contact with warm water, other skin, or anything else warm. I was also nauseous and even though the label says not to take the medicine with food, I had to. I had to keep snacking while on this medicine and could not take it before lying down because it severly irritated my stomach and throat. I hope I never have to take this medicine again. | F | 39 | 10 days 2X day | 7/6/2010 | 1 | celulitis | Terrible heachache and fatigue, and dizziness,within a little while of taking it,couldnt wait to stop. | It is very powerful and effective antibiotic, but I would look into something else first. | F | 62 | 8 days 100 1X day | 6/22/2010 | 2 | outer ear infection | vertigo, vomiting | On the second day, at midday, I started to feel sick and dizzy. Luckily it was Saturday and I was at home. I lay down and it got worse. Every time I opened my eyes or moved my head the room started to spin wildly around. Then I felt very sick and I had to rush to the toilet. I kept vomiting for several hours until nothing but acid would come out but the need to vomit and the horrible vertigo would not go away, I was nearly unconscious because of the violent vomiting reflex going on and on. Only at midnight I started to feel better. I had never before prescribed tetracyclines and after this I shall never give them a second chance. | F | 46 | 2 days | 9/19/2009 | 5 | lyme disease | migraines, light and sound sensitivity, fatigue, brain fog | I gave it a 5 - it wasn't the drug causing that, it was a herxheimer reaction caused by the drug killing the lyme. The doctor never told me that could happen, I had to find it out on my own. This is a great drug for lyme disease. | F | 40 | 14 days | 8/10/2009 | 5 | Uknown Superbug | fatigue, muscle weakness, drenching sweats, nausea. | I have a bug that cant seem to be cured and vibramyacin is the only antibiotic that will send it to a dormant state briefly. I take 100mg daily 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. While taking the antibiotic I suffer extreme fatigue, muscle weakness, drenching sweats and can be debilitating at times. My stomach bacteria was being killed off by vibramycin and would result in horrific internal pains, nausea and bleeding. This now is now fixed by taking vibramycin in mornings and with a good bacteria capsule ( Inner Health Plus ) in the evening and now no more pains, bleeding or nausea. | M | 48 | 14 months | 3/4/2009 | 2 | Rosacea | Difficulty swallowing, fatigue, headache, lack of appetite, strange taste in mouth, general sense of feeling unwell. | M | 57 | 30 days | 1/25/2009 | 5 | most recently for Lyme Disease | Nausea and a tendency to sunburn easily | I have used Doxy many times over the years, most often for sinus infections. It works really well, and I have occasionally stopped the prescription early because I was completely cured in a few days. I did use it full-term for the Lyme Disease. I have minimized nausea by eating a few crackers before taking the medicine. The tendency to become sunburned easily is prevented by wearing long sleeves and a hat. | M | 66 | 28 days | 10/9/2008 | 2 | pelvic inflammatory disease | I have been taking it and it hasnt done anything with my pelvic pain but give me more pain in my abdomen in which i wasnt having problems with before taking this medication! | SUCKS! | F | 24 | 10 days | 9/30/2008 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Muscle weakness and muscle cramps | After a couple of days of medication, I experienced extreme muscle cramps and extreme muscle weakness while exercising. The muscle cramps occurred at night and also if I tried to exercise at a high rate. While exercising I would get extremely tired after a short amount of time and I exercise a lot each week so I am used to it. But, I have never felt that bad while exercising and I will never take the drug again. | F | 51 | 8 days | 7/19/2008 | 4 | maxillary sinuses | Bad indigestion, incomplete or gassy movements,slight headache occasionally, fatigue and heavy legs especially after any exurtion. | This is a good, but powerful antibiotic. it knocks out infections pretty quick but it's side effects can be severe on many people. This caused gastritis in me last time but Im on medicine to keep that and reflux in check. I would avoid any more than normal daily activities, this drug will fatigue you quickly. I was whipped after just some light moving for my girl and I am in ideal shape for my age...Keep hydrated and also stay out of the sun. | M | 31 | 10 days | 3/24/2008 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Severe rash resembling fingernail scratches which appeared and disappeared all over my body. Intense itching. Really bad indigestion. | F | 37 | 7 days | 3/5/2008 | 2 | Eye Infection | Muscle pain, gastroesophageal reflux, lethargy, bloating, increased urination, cramping, nausea, metallic taste in mouth. | Doxy cleared up a nagging eye infection. However, the side effects are disturbing and quite uncomfortable. I stopped taking the med several days ago, and the side effects continue to linger. It's back to Bactrim for me! | M | 48 | 7 days | 1/11/2008 | 1 | UTI | Extreme Nausea. | Immediately after taking it (w/in 10-20 mins.) I would feel SO nauseous, I had to eat something, even though it said not to eat 2 hours after taking it. My doctor prescribed this for a recurrent UTI (it was my 2nd antibiotic) and it did not completely clear it and then I got a different type of pain. I would not recommend this for a UTI. It probably works much better for other illnesses. | F | 21 | 7 days | 1/11/2008 | 4 | UTI | Very bad nausea. | It says to take on an empty stomach, but I wouldn't- you'll probably throw up if you do. | F | 21 | 7 days | 12/26/2007 | 4 | Cellulitis | some muscle stiffness | F | 57 | 8 days | 9/22/2007 | 4 | chronic eye infections | It made my skin feel like it was sprinkling rain almost all of the time. I got a terrible sunburn, too. It felt like my hands were too close to a fire. It upset my stomach most of the time, too. | F | 42 | 2 weeks | 9/2/2007 | 1 | Treatment of possible Lyme disease | Horrible nausea, itchy/senstive skin, pain while swallowing, now have a rash on my chest. | I will never take this medicine again. The nausea was almost unbearable, had to eat on an almost regular basis to keep the nausea tolerable. My skin felt like I was sunburned. It irritated my esophagus so much it was painful to eat. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 8/21/2007 | 1 | epididymitis | absolute chronic stomach cramps!! | worst antibiotic ive ever had! within 2 days of taking it i had severe stomach cramps so bad i couldnt even move. had to get different drugs to stop the cramping and change antibiotic. | M | 20 | 3 days | 5/6/2007 | 4 | Malaria Prevention | Upset stomach and moderate nausea. Eating usually helped this and it went away after a couple of weeks. | This stuff gets rid of all kinds of bacteria. During the five months that I took it it got rid of an infected tattoo, my acne breakouts, and I didn't contract malaria which was the main reason I was taking it. Don't drink milk when you take it though. It makes the nausea worse. | M | 20 | 5 months | 11/4/2006 | 1 | epididymitis | cataracts, rash | wear sunglasses when taking this | M | 55 | 30 days | 1/19/2006 |