Doxycycline dosage for malaria prevention
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Does anyone have experience on malaria prevention for Hepatitis B patients? I want to go on a safari in East Africa, but I'm concerned about how anti-malarial pills such as Malarone and Doxy interact with the Hepatitis B virus. I have chronic Hep B and my levels are high enough that I've been prescribed Viread. Malarone and Doxy seem to be related to causing some sort of liver damage...
I'm currently taking Doxycycline for anti-malaria reasons. I was wondering if it's unsafe to take for 5 consecutive months?
Have been on doxycycline for malaria prevention. After shaving my scrotum and penis I developed redness on the scrotum. It doesn't appear as a typical rash. There are no bumps or raised skin or edges. Red skin that is dry (initially flaky), itchy, warm to the touch, sensitive and skin appears thin. After a few days the redness spread to the penis and now the tip of my penis (penile ring) is red and sensitive.
and I still have them since returning home two weeks ago. I was taking Doxycycline for malaria prevention, for about 30 days, and stopped about a week ago. Reaction to the meds? Nasty tropical disease?
No malaria prophylactic medication is 100% effective and it is extremely important that you try to minimize insect bites by covering up with clothes and by applying insect repellent that contains at least 30% DEET (you can purchase this at any outdoor store--REI, EMS, Bass Pro Shops, ****'s, etc).
As for malaria prophylaxis, you have three choices of the usual four choices.
I took single dose of doxycycline everyday for 6 weeks during the summer. Would that have cleared a chamydia infection.
If you have visited a malaria-risk area, continue taking your antimalarial drug for 4 weeks (doxycycline or mefloquine) or seven days (atovaquone/proguanil) after leaving the risk area.
With regards to these medications interacting with your Tamoxifen, I can only tell you that there isn't a reaction listed between Tamoxifen and Mefloquin ( for anti- malaria). I would suggest you contact your oncologist with this list and ask him or her to discuss this with you.
I am visiting Laos/Thailand in Jan 2011 and I have been advised to take anti-malaria tablets while there called Doxycycline.
Does anyone know if there is any interaction between these two drugs? Can it make one or the other not work as effectively?
Thanks.
Well, hey! Good to hear from you.
My LLMD treated the babesiosis first, and the mepron/zith did the trick. I was way better just getting rid of the babs. I haven't heard or read much of anything about lariam (aka Mefloquine) ... but I just looked it up on wikipedia (however trustworthy that is or isn't), and found some interesting stuff:
"Mefloquine is used to prevent malaria (malaria prophylaxis) and also in the treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria. ...
If you were traveling outside of the country and you were taking a medicine called doxycycline for malaria prophylaxis, you would also gain benefit from decreasing the chances of acquiring a tick-borne illness.
4. If you do find a tick attached to you, be careful when you remove the tick. Do not allow the tick's head to remain attached or embedded in your skin.
On the day after the incident I began to take 100mg of doxycycline hyclate twice a day for malaria prevention purposes and wondered if that might be the cause. I feel, however, that I am clutching at straws now.
I had this medicine left over from a trip to asia as it is also a malaria drug. I have now been taking it for 11 days, even if I had caught Chlamydia or Gonorrhea would the drug have cleared it up by now. I have had no symptoms. also would this have cleared up any syphilis infection that I may have picked up.
t actually for the testicular discomfort, but for malaria prevention whilst i was in africa. i just read that doxy helps to treat certain std's. i have now booked an appointment to get std tested and an appointment at the doctor.
I've been awaiting your response. I'm not as worried about other STDs because I'm on doxycycline for Malaria prevention. I'm mainly worried about HSV. Thank you very much for taking a little stress away.
This medication is not recommended to be taken during pregnancy as there is limited data regarding its safety in pregnant women. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can serve as an excellent resource for determining which medications you will need while traveling to protect yourself against infectious agents such as malaria.
I'll post an excerpt below, but I would also recommend for you to review the recommendations from the CDC.
You should see a doctor for advice and a diagnosis, before your symptoms worsen. Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen can help reduce fevers and pain (read the directions on the label for dosage information), but you should still be seen by a doctor in order to determine what the problem is. I hope you start feeling better soon. Get plenty of rest, and keep drinking healthy fluids to stay hydrated.
I do not want to stop taking the doxycycline as I want to ensure I am malaria free (I did get a few mosquito bites on my trip), but the thought of having heart-burn, gas, cramping, and really urgent, loose bowel movements for another three weeks is almost unbearable.
Do you have any thoughts? Insight? Suggestions?
I have been on doxycycline an antibiotic for about 5 days and i seem to be feeling very anxious and panic like. Does anyone know if this can cause these symptoms. I am also on 25mg of zoloft. Thanks for any help you can give me.
The vet prescribed doxycycline 100 mg twice a day for 3 weeks. My dog seems fine without any obvious symptoms. Can we just give him the doxycycline 100mg once a day instead because the medication may cause nausea/vomiting. Also after 3 weeks medication, how do you he is treated ? Any advice !
Can someone tell me what STDs can be treated with Doxycycline? Can you list all of them please? Thank you.
I enjoyed 21 days Doxybene (Doxycycline monohydrate ) for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, I finished ATB 5.9.2011 and 7.9.2011 I go for HIV test. Can Doxycycline make a false positive HIV test?
I have taken again my blood test for malaria then there was no malaria but 12% esnophil was there. After treatment I m ok but I have fear about HIV all time .I was suffering from High BP, Cervical spendolysis, Acidity and constipation. I meet to doctor and again I did my CBC on 27 August. The result was ok But Esnophil was now 11%. I was not taking any medicine for esnophil. Now I tell my story to doctor and then we decided for an ELISHA- HIV test.
Hello,
A little over 2 months ago I had a sexual encounter (penis - vagina) with another soldier - unprotected. Later on, my concern was whether or not she may STD; especially after I discovered she had encounters with a few other soldiers here. I never really seemed to have any symptoms of anything until the concern came up. Even then, I never experienced any significant symptoms.
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