Doxycycline Hyclate Doxycycline, Insomnia, Doxycycline Hyclate, Mental Misery, Mild Anxiety
Posted over a year ago
Hello!
I took Doxycycline 100mg, for 7 days, for a brinquitis, and when I finished the treatment I started feeling depressed, anxious, insomnia, my mind doesnt stop thinking and I feel that my life is been taken away.
I have been having this symptoms for 4 weeks.
If someone is going thru the same issues, please let me know if there is a way to reverse this side effects.
Thank you!
Doxy_victim - You are not alone with these symptoms. My son took the Doxycycline Hyclate for 11 months. He has had many symptoms mentioned on this page. Originally he was misdiagnosed and should never been put on them in the first place. He stopped taking the Doyxcycline only 3 days ago and OMG .. he lost control. He was not thinking rational, paranoid, borderline violent, totally out of character. I am searching frantically online trying to find help for him and this is how I came across this site. If there is anyone out there that can help us ... please post. Leyla .. all I can say is hang on .. there is help out there somewhere.
Ratkos - The only thing that helped me was time. After three days on this garbage I ended up in the ER (thinking I was having a heart attack) where they gave me ativan and benadryl. I was so thankful that the combo knocked me out cold. The mental misery (suicidal, homicidal thoughts) brought on by this drug were unbearable. They gave me a script for Ativan for ten days, but I didn't want to take it, because I was nervous about getting addicted to it (it's very addictive.) I suffered from extreme anxiety and paranoia for three days afterwards, begging my wife not to leave the bed. She stayed with me for THREE DAYS in the bed by my side. If she left for any reason I completely freaked out. The most terrifying aspect of all this was wondering if it was permanent.
While it gradually got better over time (ie months) I'm still dealing with mild anxiety and exhaustion. The stomach problems, and throat problems have subsided. Unfortunately for the anxiety this may require some sort of sedative to make it through. I wished I had sometimes, but on the other hand if I had been taking ativan all these months I'd be totally addicted to it by now (even though it probably would have helped me.)
I wish all those luck with dealing with this. It's a slow process. Some days are good, some days you feel like you just slid back. It can be frustrating, depressing and exhaustive. If it weren't for my great wife I don't know what I would have done. The worst part is having doctors tell you this could never happen. Avelox and Cipro have been well documented to ruin lives attacking the patient's neurological system and created serious anxiety/depression problems. This is well documented on youtube. However I can't find anything about Doxy (except here.) The story needs to be told, so less people suffer.
Feelingsad - I was on this medicine for 3 weeks, at a very low dose before I saw any side effects and one night it just hit me, extreme anxiety, suicidal & homicidal thoughts that were AWFUL- I immediately quit taking the doxy, I went two weeks experiencing this before I went to my regular doctor- she prescribed me ativan, which no dr. will leave you on as it has bad long term side effects- the ativan helped but I still had awful days and went back to the dr 2 weeks later and was put on an anti depressant and klonopin, these med's are helping, and I was advised to see a therapist which I am doing in a week, so for those that held out without taking any medicines to help with the side effects I am amazed, because I never would have been able to do it. I am a 25 year old female, and I definitely owe my fiance and parents the WORLD for all of their help thus far, I also agree that exercise helps tremendously- every evening my fiance and I walk almost 2 miles and it helps- talking about what is going on, telling people how you feel and what you are thinking helps also, I hope it gets better, I hope eventually I can get off the klonopin and antidepressant because before I was so upbeat, optimistic, happy, and just enjoyed life to the fullest, I miss me.
Stay_positive - Itwillgetbetter - I was traveling through Asia with my boyfriend and was taking Doxy (100mg per day) as an anti-malarial. I had been on it for 5 weeks and didn't notice anything was wrong until one night I woke up from a dead sleep with an unusual fixation on suicide. It was not that I wanted to commit suicide I just couldn't get the thoughts out of my head. I thought I was losing my mind because I've NEVER even been depressed or down on life and couldn't control the fixation. It almost felt like someone else completely but the real me was still in control and was terrified of the thought of killing myself. It's extremely difficult to explain to others but those of us on this forum know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Anyhow, I woke up my boyfriend and he immediately knew it was those stupid pills. I stopped taking them the next day (after I came online and read all these people saying the same thing!!). That was 3 weeks ago and it has been the roughest time of my life. We ended up flying home (yup, thousands of dollars later) so that I could be closer to my family/friends/hospitals/doctors/etc. because I was thoroughly convinced I was losing my mind... I just couldn't focus on anything other than negative thoughts. Since stopping the pills things have definitely gotten better but it takes time - so hang in there! I've had severe insomnia since the whole incident (which I blame on the fact that the drugs are still in my system and causing anxiety) but I also think that I'm still really freaked out by everything that happened. I agree with 'Feelingsad' that TALKING about it really helps. I also owe my boyfriend and my family my life!!! They have listened to me tell them that I'm going to check myself into a mental health facility for the last week and keep reminding me that I'll get better, and then sure enough, I have a better day. For anyone who is going through this - just remember that it is NOT YOU! It is the drugs and you need to get off of them ASAP. Take it one day at a time, speak to people you trust, work through it with a counsellor, and have faith in your body and mind (I know, it's hard). The meds will run their course and you will get through it!!!
Stay_positive - Itwillgetbetter - I was traveling through Asia with my boyfriend and was taking Doxy (100mg per day) as an anti-malarial. I had been on it for 5 weeks and didn't notice anything was wrong until one night I woke up from a dead sleep with an unusual fixation on suicide. It was not that I wanted to commit suicide I just couldn't get the thoughts out of my head. I thought I was losing my mind because I've NEVER even been depressed or down on life and couldn't control the fixation. It almost felt like someone else completely but the real me was still in control and was terrified of the thought of killing myself. It's extremely difficult to explain to others but those of us on this forum know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Anyhow, I woke up my boyfriend and he immediately knew it was those stupid pills. I stopped taking them the next day (after I came online and read all these people saying the same thing!!). That was 3 weeks ago and it has been the roughest time of my life. We ended up flying home (yup, thousands of dollars later) so that I could be closer to my family/friends/hospitals/doctors/etc. because I was thoroughly convinced I was losing my mind... I just couldn't focus on anything other than negative thoughts. Since stopping the pills things have definitely gotten better but it takes time - so hang in there! I've had severe insomnia since the whole incident (which I blame on the fact that the drugs are still in my system and causing anxiety) but I also think that I'm still really freaked out by everything that happened. I agree with 'Feelingsad' that TALKING about it really helps. I also owe my boyfriend and my family my life!!! They have listened to me tell them that I'm going to check myself into a mental health facility for the last week and keep reminding me that I'll get better, and then sure enough, I have a better day. For anyone who is going through this - just remember that it is NOT YOU! It is the drugs and you need to get off of them ASAP. Take it one day at a time, speak to people you trust, work through it with a counsellor, and have faith in your body and mind (I know, it's hard). The meds will run their course and you will get through it!!!
Againstallodds - well I have only been on it for two days. Last night I could not sleep, tossing and turning but very tired, so I knew I should be able to sleep. Also felt like I had to lay a certain way to breath sometimes. Mind would not shut down and today I responded inappropriately to someone in a meeting, a little on the hostile side. Anyway, I just kept thinking, that I just dont feel like me, don't feel right, feel anxious, worried, a little depressed/ despair... So I read the insert that came with my RX again, says nothing about any mental health side affects, but it appears there are some. Should I stop taking this drug? I went to the dr, having chills and my glands on one side of my neck are tender and swollen, which the Doctor said means my body is fighting an infection and that I do need to be on antibiotics.
Have you all reported your side affects on the website for patients/ users? I think we should so that they will include this in the rx insert.
Cn - my husband is in the military and is stationed overseas and they had him taking Doxycycline Hyclate and he started having all the symptoms of Hypoglycemia and after passing out on a mission they were on he decided to stop taking them only the hypoglycemic symptoms have not went away and his blood sugar is running very low all the time.. Before he started taking that medication, he had no problems..has anyone had any of these symptoms?
Cn - my husband is in the military and is stationed overseas and they had him taking Doxycycline Hyclate and he started having all the symptoms of Hypoglycemia and after passing out on a mission they were on he decided to stop taking them only the hypoglycemic symptoms have not went away and his blood sugar is running very low all the time.. Before he started taking that medication, he had no problems..has anyone had any of these symptoms?
Leyla - Hello Everyone!!
Thak you for your responses, I am perfectly fine now, back to who I was, happy, secure about myself, no depression,no anxiety no nothing, thanks to my faith in God, my family support, my husband, friends, my doctor Alina Nodal and the medicine she gave me (respiredone, cymbalta) I took these medicines for almost 10 moths,(I am off them now) exercised a lot and kept myself positive all the times, and after almost a year of going thru this horrible experience all I can say to you guys is to be strong, have faith in yourself and God, pray, and fullfill you mind with beautiful thoughts and beautiful activities and believe me you will be fine, and the most important..be patience...you will not get better in one day, it takes time..just hang in there soon you will see the light!!
Thak you =)
Stay_positive - @Leyla - SO happy to hear about your success! It means a lot to those of us that are currently going through this HELL!!!! Question about the meds: were those the first ones you tried or did you have to cycle through a few of them before you found some that worked? Also, weren't you scared to death that those new meds were going to cause the same reaction as the old ones? I'm terrified of going near anything that has the same possible effect...
Leyla - @stay positive: These were the first meds I tried, and the only ones I took.
They worked perfeclty fine, Please dont be scared, God created everything, the people who invented this pills were created by God for a reason, so please dont be scared, believe in yourself is the most important, do not loose faith,keep praying, take the meds, exercise, eat healthy and take multivatimin, especially B-complex, it will help stabilized your nervous system, do not give up!
You can do it!!
Leyla - For all of you, anothe advice, please do not get involved in type of fanatism, while seeking for help, some people outhere take advantage of your fragile state
Stay_positive - Hey Leyla - is it possible for you to contact me via e-mail? I have a couple questions about the kind of stuff you were going through after the Doxy.. if you have time it would be greatly appreciated. E-mail is screw_doxy@hotmail.com Thanks!
Doxy_victim - Doyxcycline destroyed my son. I have given up hope to have him return to the person he once was. Since the doxy, he has been diagnosed with Obsessive-compulsive disorder. He only has one real symptom of OCD which to me confirms that it's not a real case of OCD but rather a symptom/side effect that mimics OCD symptoms. My son continues to fight with the rage also. I have been looking at some different meds that I would like for him to try. I know it's a long shot however, I do miss the child I gave birth to and would like to see him happy once again. It's hard watching him suffer and know that there is no one out there with any type of power willing to help or find a cure to these horrid side effects.
On an angry note ... I sure hope Karma falls upon the creators and promoters of doxy. It would only be fitting for them to find out what kind of a nightmare they instilled upon the innocent people this drug was prescribed for.
Reallyexhausted - Hi. I took Doxycyclin for 1 month. I stopped taking it and felt very anxious and suffered from horrid, demonic nightmares. The funny thing about the pill is that when I stopped it, I felt like I was worse like I was withdrawing. After 2 weeks of anxious, paranoia feeling I started feeling back to myself. Then all of a sudden I read this article of a criminal and got an irrational idea/thought. It went downhill from there. I started questioning myself...I thought these intrusive thoughts were something that I wanted. As I looked up "ocd" I started getting people's obsessive thoughts becuase I read about them and the obsessive/ intrusive thoughts started to get worst. I felt better for 1 week and then again it came back and I see a dark side to EVERYTHING. After this website..I am starting to believe its not me and it is the pill and I wanted to share with everyone a new side a NEW story. Talking about it and a good support system is IMPORTANT. Anyways can anyone CAN ANYONE PLEASE TELL ME IF IT IS NORMAL FOR THE DRUG TO COME IN WAVES AND FOR MORE THAN 1 MONTH. I would appreciate it.....also if anyone is interested in forming a CLASS LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS DRUG. LET ME KNOW!
Stay_positive - @ Doxy_Victim - I am incredibly sorry to hear that your son continues to suffer but stay positive that his body and mind will recover. I know it is hard to see the light but time heals everything and I know that your strength and your son's strength will push him through this dark time. You must have faith because otherwise we have nothing. Please e-mail personally at screw_doxy@hotmail.com so that we can push through this together.
@ Reallyexhausted - please send me a personal e-mail at screw_doxy@hotmail.com so that we can discuss your symptoms more at length. I took Doxy for 5 weeks and felt the same way with withdrawal... I think my worst weeks were weeks 3-5 - I experienced everything from anxiety, paranoia, nightmares, visuals, insomnia, etc. I, too, started searching through OCD forums... but I feel like it's different... hard to explain. Anyway, I agree that it all comes in waves - certain days are horrible and others are manageable. I'm also interested in starting a class action lawsuit but let's focus on healing ourselves first before we start seeking vengeance. Hope to hear from you both soon, and HAVE FAITH!! WE WILL GET BETTER!!!
Verbal Seduction - I have massive insomnia I'm 16 I haven't slept for 3 days these were prescribed by my doctor for my acne. I'm writing this on the 2nd day of finishing my bottle. I was really confident and positive before but I think I'm starting to get depressed...my confidence is gone...I haven't gone to football practice for the past few days...I've been very paranoid and anxious I also have to go to the bathroom every freakin hour...right now I just noticed I'm seeing things physically weird. I don't know what to do I wanna kill myself(no not literally) someone help me out
Stay_positive - @Verbal Seducation - You've definitely got a case of the Doxy fever... just HANG IN THERE! Try not to let the insomnia freak you out too much - just find something to occupy your mind during the night and sleep whenever you can (even if it's during the day!). Trust me.... nothing you do will help - you just have to wait it out and it will go away eventually :) The paranoia and anxiety will soften too - just give it time. Take a few days off school so that you're home and feel safe. Send me a message at screw_doxy@hotmail.com if you want to talk some more. Until then, take care and stay strong.
Doxy_victim - Hi, I just had a ray of hope. My son, by accident, took the wrong Tylenol at his grandmothers. She takes Tylenol 4 and he thought he was taking regular Tylenol she had put out on the table ... regardless to say ...during that trip my son was back to normal. All mimics of OCD and Tourettes had vanished. He was completely twitch free as well. I don't want him high on codeine however this does give me someplace to start searching. In theory it is possible that the doxy may have interfered with the serotonin metabolism of the brain. I am hoping to find a drug that will do this without causing liver damage, causing a dependency and or affecting normal brain functions. I do not believe in prozac so that is truly out of the question. (in my opinion ... prozac is just as bad as doxy)
Stay_positive - @ Doxy_victim - YES! I am incredibly happy for you and your son! Follow your gut - I have faith that he will get better!! I found that once I had my first "normal" moment...they kept coming with more and more frequency - so have faith that this is the beginning of his recovery :) GO MOMMA!!!
Sbmom2one - My daughter was on Doxy for 4 weeks 100MG twice a day for lyme disease and about a week before she got off it she started getting very emotional. Extreme crying about her boyfriend. Broke up with him..... about a week and 1/2 after she finished the 4 weeks she told me she was having these irrational thoughts. Exact kinds of symptoms as here. She wanted me to admit her to the hospital cause she thought she was going insane. Prior to this she was a very healthy normal 22 year old grad student. She has been taking L-Glutamine 2 500 mg tabs about every three hours. That really helps with the anxiety and her anxiety attacks have diminished - only one today ! She is still having the bad thoughts but she knows they are irrational and uses cognitive thinking to know what is real. She hates the thoughts but is dealing with them. She also had the upset stomach - lost her appetite. But the stomach is getting better and she has started eating. I am taking
her to the doctor because she wants to be reassured that she isn't insane - and I want her to be tested to ensure the lyme disease is gone.She doesn't want to take any medicine just be reassured that she hasn't lost her mind. This is HELL but try the L-Glutamine it is a natural amino acid that crosses the blood/brain barrier and helps with cravings (alcohol) and with anxiety. Also drinking alot of water to wash this crap out of your body ! ! Good luck to all.....
Doxy_victim - Sbmom2one along with the L-Glutamine try Gaba twice daily and do this only once a day .. dandelion extract .... approximately 5 drops in a glass of water but only do this for three to four days. The dandelion extract will help clean the blood and the Gaba (another form of amino acid) will help with some of the other mental confusion that she may be experiencing.
Sbmom2one - Update - After several days of hell my daughter started feeling better. The panic attacks decreased every day - day 4 she had like 1. Over the Christmas weekend she said she wanted to go to the doctor on Monday. On Monday she thought she was better and didn't need to go to the doctor - the next day she thought we should go. I made and appointment and got her in last wednesday (that was like day 7). At that point she had white stools/diahreia/stomach in knots/lost weight - still had weird dark thoughts - running thru her head - but not as bad. She had no insomnia and slept well.
Basically she had all the classic side effect of Doxycycline (liver ? ) even though she had now been off it for 2 weeks. So if you factor that she was on it for 4 weeks - it seems like the evil drug was still in her body and toxic ? ? Anyway the doctor totally discarded anything to do with DOXY ! ! ! Said she probably had lactose intolerance (she doesn't) - irritable Bowel Syndrom (which he said can cause depression). I printed off this blog about the weird thoughts and he said that he wouldn't even consider them (although he did take them in back when he left us and read some of them) because anyone could be sitting there typing them us. I tried to explain that that wasn't the point and who would do that anyways? this medicine is far off patent and manufactured by many companies. He said that dark thought were not uncommon and that my daughter wasn't depressed (I don't think she is either) because it didn't effect her falling asleep or sleeping. Told her to go home and drink a glass of milk(check the lactose intolerance) and keep a journal of her thoughts and what she is eating. OMG ! Can you believe it. didn't run a liver panel or anything. At least he kinda confirmed to her she wasn't insane. He said he couldn't attribute any of her symptoms with Doxy because she had been off it long enough for it to be out of her body. I wasted $95.00 at that visit.
I would say she is now 90% better - the stool is good, diahea gone, eating again - a few weird thoughts but she isn't plaged by them.
Now the doctor did bring up some good questions. she has allergies and asthma and she had been taking her Albuteral quite often. That can cause anxiousness. She also takes Zyrtex daily along with Mononosa BC. I am curious if any of the other people were taking similar medications while on Doxy. I'm convinced it is some like of issue with combining this drug with something else. I also noticed that the DOXY my daughter was perscribed said it make contain SULFITES as an inactive ingredient. She is allergic to SULFA drugs. I am going to post my daughters side effects to the FDA because it is just wrong that doctors are ignoring these hellish side effects because the FDA doesn't post them. Thanks for listening and any comments
Sbmom2one - Update - After several days of hell my daughter started feeling better. The panic attacks decreased every day - day 4 she had like 1. Over the Christmas weekend she said she wanted to go to the doctor on Monday. On Monday she thought she was better and didn't need to go to the doctor - the next day she thought we should go. I made and appointment and got her in last wednesday (that was like day 7). At that point she had white stools/diahreia/stomach in knots/lost weight - still had weird dark thoughts - running thru her head - but not as bad. She had no insomnia and slept well.
Basically she had all the classic side effect of Doxycycline (liver ? ) even though she had now been off it for 2 weeks. So if you factor that she was on it for 4 weeks - it seems like the evil drug was still in her body and toxic ? ? Anyway the doctor totally discarded anything to do with DOXY ! ! ! Said she probably had lactose intolerance (she doesn't) - irritable Bowel Syndrom (which he said can cause depression). I printed off this blog about the weird thoughts and he said that he wouldn't even consider them (although he did take them in back when he left us and read some of them) because anyone could be sitting there typing them us. I tried to explain that that wasn't the point and who would do that anyways? this medicine is far off patent and manufactured by many companies. He said that dark thought were not uncommon and that my daughter wasn't depressed (I don't think she is either) because it didn't effect her falling asleep or sleeping. Told her to go home and drink a glass of milk(check the lactose intolerance) and keep a journal of her thoughts and what she is eating. OMG ! Can you believe it. didn't run a liver panel or anything. At least he kinda confirmed to her she wasn't insane. He said he couldn't attribute any of her symptoms with Doxy because she had been off it long enough for it to be out of her body. I wasted $95.00 at that visit.
I would say she is now 90% better - the stool is good, diahea gone, eating again - a few weird thoughts but she isn't plaged by them.
Now the doctor did bring up some good questions. she has allergies and asthma and she had been taking her Albuteral quite often. That can cause anxiousness. She also takes Zyrtex daily along with Mononosa BC. I am curious if any of the other people were taking similar medications while on Doxy. I'm convinced it is some like of issue with combining this drug with something else. I also noticed that the DOXY my daughter was perscribed said it make contain SULFITES as an inactive ingredient. She is allergic to SULFA drugs. I am going to post my daughters side effects to the FDA because it is just wrong that doctors are ignoring these hellish side effects because the FDA doesn't post them. Thanks for listening and any comments
Doxy_victim - Ask your doctor if he/she is aware of a former medication much like doxy that was pulled off the market for the same side effects caused by doxy?
Shambo - I took doxy for 14 days for lymes and on day 6 I disconnected from reality. I am a 23 year old, 210 lb power lifter so I require at least 2 to 3k calories a day. I've been off of it for 8 days and have had no Appetite. And when I do eat the food leaves my body considerably fast. I consume about 600 calories a day now. How long will this last? I've been depressed, fatigued, working out puts me in a catabolic state. I feel like I have cancer or am dying of a debilitating disease. My girlfriend is out of town and I feel mentally Ill. Is it me or am I not consuming enough carbs? I'm lost and confused. Any help is appreciated and god bless.
Leyla - Shambo, drink a lot of water youneed to flush that horrible med out of your body, take shots of vitamin B complex, and Take vitamin D
Keep exercising, be super positive, these are side effects of the doxy, its been two years since i had the same side effects and i am 100% recuperated, you need to be patience, it will take you a couple months to feel better, if you have negative thoughts remember is not you, is the medicine, try to keep yourself as busy as possible and always be with people, never by yourself, have faith in God and believe in yourself, you are stronger than the side effects! You will be fine! I know you will! Eat healthy too! I know this crap makes your appetite go away
Hope you get better soon!! =)
Leyla - Shambo, like i told you before, it takes 2 to 3 month or it can be more
You have to be patience, and you have to also be strong, positive and you need your family and friends support. It also depends on you and how much you have to make an effort to get better yourself
Forget about the diets and what to eat or not, just eat healthy
And exercise a lot, any supplements or anything that you take for your body like
Fat burners, preworkoutpowder, or anything like that, cut it! Stop taking it!
Dont drink coffee, it makes the anxiety worst
If 2 or 3 months go by and you are still feeling bad, go to a psychiatrist, and get medicine for the depression, negative thoughts and confusion
But first try yourself to get better without medicine
Patience and faith in God and believe in yourself you can get over this terrible thing
Doxy_sux - shambo I posted in your other thready but definitely listen to Leyla! 2 months ago I was like you, didn't want to get out of bed and completely miserable. It's been tuff, but it WILL GO!! just don't give in to this terrible drug.
Doxy_sux - Shambo - from your other thread in case you read this one only "Shambo - hang in there mate. I know EXACTLY what you're going through. i'm 25yo male, 110kg also did a lot of gym work before taking this crap. I ended up in the hospital thinking I was on the way out just as you did. I've been off it for 8 weeks and still have anxiety/depression although it's not as intense. Furthermore, I was on it for 8 weeks so you should hopefully start feeling better sooner. I've spoken with enough people to know what this crap does, so just tell yourself it's the drug, ease up on the gym for a while and let your body recover. I can take a few months, as I've just learned. Be patient and all the best. I know how crazy/scary it comes on."
Sbmom2one - Part 1 - HI all - I want to post this to this tread because I know this is a physical reaction to this medication and I have studied it alot. I believe some people(the people on this board) - have a autoimmune reaction and/or liver damage associated with the drug - which is listed as a side effect It is long - but read it because it makes sense out of what is going on. You don't just go mad or become depressed for no good reason. If you can get your ammonia levels checked and let us know how you make out. Time will take care of it - but if we can confirm that people suffering like this have the high ammonia then you can be treated for that ! See the following I posted on another thread.
Has anyone on this board been tested for high levels of ammonia? I read a very interesting article about the bad bacteria in the GUT and the treatment that cured her. Many people on this board developed physical stomach gut issues and OCD type behavior. Here is a piece of the article. Appreciate input. .. " As part of this woman's gut cleanup, I gave her a new treatment pioneered by Dr. Mark Pimentel, of the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine.7 A nonabsorbed antibiotic called Xifaxan clears out abnormal bacteria in the small bowel. I expected her bloating and even some of her inflammatory symptoms to clear up by fixing her gut. But I was surprised by what she told me after she took the antibiotic. Overnight her OCD disappeared; after years of unsuccessful treatment with psychotherapy and psychiatric medications, she was suddenly able to clean her entire house and pick up everything off the floor.
Sbmom2one - Part 2 - The lights in her brain had come on for the first time in ten years. A high level of ammonia in her blood caused her OCD. Ammonia is a neurotoxin that excites and damages brain cells and the mitochondria (the site of energy production in all cells). Bacteria in the gut produce ammonia, and when the liver can't detoxify it or there is just too much, it causes brain damage. Every physician knows this because since the 1960s doctors have been treating a condition known as "hepatic encephalopathy,"8 a form of temporary insanity common in patients with liver failure. The brain dysfunction results from too much ammonia and is cured by clearing out the ammonia-producing bacteria in the gut with antibiotics. So this idea shouldn't seem strange to most doctors. But it occurs in many patients–not just those with liver failure. When we rechecked her ammonia level after treatment, it had returned to normal. After a few months, the bacteria came back and so did her OCD symptoms and her high ammonia level, and once again treating the bacteria cured her OCD. The link was clear. " If you want to learn more about how to overcome the symptoms of OCD and other "psychiatric" illnesses, see Dr. Hyman's new book, The UltraMind Solution.
Best of luck to all suffering - please post back on how you are doing.
Oregonjeff - My son (age 16) has been taking Doxycycline twice a day for 2-/1/2 months. Yesterday in church he went unconscious and fell out of his seat hitting his head on the floor. He then had two brief convulsions during the approximately 15 seconds that he was unconscious. A friend ran and got him a candy bar after he became conscious again. After consuming the candy bar the paramedics arrived and tested his glucose level. After the candy bar it was only 61 (very low). He has never had any prior symptoms of hypoglycemia in his life and we were suspecting the Doxycycline just as "Cn" posted earlier regarding her husband in the military. Needless to say we took him off the Doxycyclne immediately following this incident and have been giving him complex carbohydrate snacks between meals. He is doing fine today, but this incident was very alarming.
Clcarron - Ok, so...after reading all of these posts, I am officially freaked out.
I started taking Doxycycline hyclate 100mg 2X a day about a little over a month ago maybe (?), for acne. Unfortunately my birth control causes me to have severe acne, but I can't get off of the BC because I have endomitriosis. I wasn't really crazy about taking an antibiotic for long periods of time, but I was getting really desperate for something to work. Of course I noticed the mood and appetite changes right away, but fought through them. However, just recently I've noticed that when I exercise there's been a pain around my spleen area, and I've been SUPER tired/worn out and thirsty, and I also feel like I've been in a fog the last few days. It's really weird though because it all happened just a few days ago (6th week of taking the pills). I've also noticed that I have a constant headache now and it feels as though there's something stuck in my throat all the time now. Before, it used to be just after I'd take the pill. I just felt like this pill wasn't really worth the trouble, especially the certain pains that I've been feeling. I exercise and eat right all the time and I'm only 26. So I decided to stop taking the pills today and call another dermatologist tomorrow, and get a second opinion on something else I can take. I was also wondering if there's anyone out there who may know a natural alternate for helping this kind of hormonal acne to go away? Topical things don't work.
However, after reading all of these posts, I'm scared to get off. I thought the acne would be the biggest concern but that's nothing compared to suicidal/homicidal/paranoid thoughts! I was wondering if everyone has had this happen?? I'm so sorry for the suffering this medication has caused all of you, and for the ones who are still suffering, I really hope you are able to push through it!
Danc781 - I took this medication because I was going to India for 2 months and there is malaria there... The first day there I considered jumping out of a moving taxi on whats considered a highway there because I felt the people in the cab were plotting my murder... I became extremely discontent and uncomfortable and although staying at a monestary with monks I felt that the monks were planning a sacrificial murder of me... everywhere I went I felt as if people were plotting my murder and I also felt as if I was going to die in plane crash, car crash, etc... I came home early after 2 and a half weeks of being there because I simply could not keep taking the stuff I have been off it for 2 days and still want to isolate alot and am scared while driving.. the feelings that people are plotting my murder have subsided for now... the doctor wants to put me on some other malaria medication but I think ill risk getting the disease and if i get it then go for treatment for it before I start taking another one of these meds
Amberf - I am so frustrated! My DD is still suffering waves of severe anxiety, panic, and OCD 7 months after going off Doxycycline! These waves occur daily and prevent her from being able to function much of the time. She may be happy one minute and 10 minutes later, she is in panic mode. She was on Doxy for approximately 2 months for Acne. She takes probiotics and enzymes, fish oil, magnesium and vitamin d and nothing helps. She has suffered with anxiety disorders for years, but had been stable for almost a year when this happened and sent her back into a tailspin. She is unable to take anti anxiety/ anti depressants, and so we don't know what else we can do. She is in college and so very miserable and hopeless. Has anybody else suffered for this long and eventually returned to normal? Or is this the life she has to look forward to? Counseling hasn't helped and I have no idea where else to turn. I need some hope!
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Stay_positive - Hi Amberf - Try not to be frustrated. Your "DD" will be better. It just takes time. I personally noticed HUGE improvements around months 8-10. By the end of one full year of being off that poison, I felt 100%. Your DD has her whole life to look forward to - stay optimistic :)
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