I was diagnosed with Lyme based on a positive Western Blot test and a Sunnybrook test that was indicative on the 93 band (I think that was the band) I am on Minocycline and was wondering if others out there were also on it and if it worked for them. I seem to be getting better. There are ups and downs but I am able to move much better than anytime in the past 7 and a half years. Just wondering how long one has to be on the drug and if it really makes you better.
I can feel it straining, by the end of the day it feels like and optic tooth ache. Do eyes just stop functioning as well for no apparent reason? I was using alot of hardcore addhessives at work, could the fumes from those chemicals have caused it? Also I was taking minocycline prior ? Can eye damage repair itself over time?
Minocycline is one of the listed drugs that cause vitamin B12 malabsorption. Minocycline also has anti-thyroid effects.
Long term treatment with minocycline (at least 100 mg/day) can cause hyperpigmentation of the skin, nails, bones, thyroid, teeth, palate, eye, heart valves. Thyroid cancer is frequently found with black thyroid syndrome (macroscopic black discolouration of the thyroid gland).
m sorry you are continuing to worry about the possibility of infection. The minocycline you are taking for acne would have reduced your risk for infection if you were taking it at the time of exposure.
As far as treatment is concerned, minocycline can cure chlamydia but the dose you are taking is a bit lower than what might be recommended for chlamydial infection. Nonetheless, if you were infected and tool the drug for a month as you have, I would expect it to cure chlamydia.
I'm sorry, Doctor, but if I could just ask you one more thing;
This is the article I had found discussing minocycline said that "Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lies dormant and prevents them from reactivating and replicating" (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100319202528.
In addition, 5 weeks after this, my girlfriend of 3 years (not the potential exposure) got a flu like illness with swollen lymph nodes in the neck and a week of diarrhea. Also, she has had 4 painful bumps on the inside of her vagina over the past 5 months indicating to me that my potential exposure at the least gave me herpes.
I had the clearview complete HIV 1/2 test done at 11 weeks and the same rapid antibody test at 21.5 weeks post exposure. Both negative.
The test was a rapid antibody test. Can someone please weigh in and tell me could minocycline possibly be used as a PEP drug for HIV? And if so, should I be worried about my status? Should I test again?
I'm worried because I read on the web minocycline is an investigatory drug for HIV that has been shown to reduce replication of the virus.
Here's the link. http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/201/8/1132.full
Please advise. Any replies are helpful. Thanks.
This can make the final stage of labour more difficult. If this is the case, a caesarean section may be recommended for the safety of you and your baby. However, most women with HS are able to have vaginal deliveries. Again, you should discuss this with your maternity specialist.
Let us know about how you are doing and if you have any other doubts.
Regards.
he said since i been taking minocycline 100 mg daily for 2 years and using the retin a micro 0.1% for 2 years and im still breaking out i should try something new like it may be wearing off....he put me on oracea 40mg once a day and differin gel 0.3%....i was reading the paper that comes with oracea~doxycycline and it says it doesnt kill bacteria now im getting worried because minocycline does kill bacteria now im worried i will break out more from the oracea.
BigAsh87, I just found out Im pregnant as well and have been on minocycline for the past 5 days, please give me some feedback, im so worried now after reading things on the internet
Sunscreens, particularly those that protect against ultraviolet A and B light waves and have a sun-protecting factor (SPF) of 13 or higher, are recommended for all people with rosacea.
It would be advisable to consult a skin specialist for this and then decide the cause and further plan of management.
Let us know if you need any other information.
Regards.
I was diagnosed with CRP after years of trying the shampoo and typical fungal treatments. I must be one of the lucky ones, because after seeing a dermatologist and getting on minocycline, I have been pretty much CRP free for about 5 yrs now. I have one little brown spot on each side of my armpit area, and that's it. Oh, and I only took the minocycline for about 6 months. I know for some people, they have to take it continually in order to prevent reoccurance.
For people with more severe cases, doctors often prescribe an oral (taken by mouth) antibiotic. Tetracycline, minocycline, erythromycin, and doxycycline are the most common antibiotics used to treat rosacea. Some people respond quickly, while others require long-term therapy.
Isotretinoin may be considered as a treatment option for all forms of severe or therapy-resistant rosacea.
You really need to see a doctor to get properly diagnosed. Taking antibiotics you buy online may just make the organism resistant to the antibiotic or it may not be the right drug for the infection. How do you know it is infected rather than a canker sore or a burn from eating or drinking something hot? There are many antibiotics and most have side effects that can be really bad. A lot of drugs on line are not even at the dose they say they are.
I was prescribed minocycline for my acne on the 21st of December and started taking it that day, found out on the 27th of January that I am pregnant with my first baby and I am driving myself crazy with worry! Everything I've read is telling me that minocycline is extremely bad to take while pregnant or becoming pregnant.
I started minocycline feb 10 and conceived my baby feb 21 but i didnt stop the medicine until march 9 ( only because i didnt know i was preg) im 7 weeks now and i just wanna know has anybody else expericed this with a positive outcome ?
1) Could the same scalp condition cause the RDR test to show a false-positive? Especially a 1:8 reading?
2) If it IS truly positive, is Minocycline 200mg daily (which I've taken for 2+ yrs) sufficient to treat for syphillis?
Any thoughts or advise is greatly appreciated.
I was off minocycline for five days before I started birth control,as starting will the minocycline still be in my system and effect the birth control?
They gave me a shot of antibiotics and two huge antibiotic pills, and did all the testing. They gave me the dosage as a precaution but thought that if I had no symptoms the Minocycline has cured it.
The testing came back yesterday and I was positive for urine Gonorrhea, negative for oral, rectal, and HIV. Shypillis was still pending.
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