How and When to use Doxycyline (Doryx, Doxylin, Efracea) - Doctor Explains

Welcome back to How To Medicate and welcome to this video on how and when to use Doxycycline. I already made several videos on different antibiotics and if you are interested you can find those in the playlist here:

Generic name: Doxycycline.
Brand names: Doryx, Doxyhexal, Doxylin and Efracea.
Available as: capsules, tablets and injections.

How to use it?
Swallow the capsule whole with half a glass of water. Don’t break it and don’t chew on it. This can make Doxycyline less effective.

Duration of treatment?
Usually 1 to 3 weeks, but it can be up to several months-years.
It is important that you do not interrupt the treatment and finish it completely.

When to use it?
Doxyxycline is used for ”serious” infections caused by micro-organisms sensitive to Doxycycline.

What is the correct dosage?
Always use the dosage and frequency prescribed by your own doctor.
General guideline for adults using tablets or capsules: 200mg 1x/day or 100mg 2x/day.

Forgotten a dose?
Does it take less than 4 hours till your next dose? Than skip the dose you missed and take the forgotten dose at the end of your treatment.

What are the side-effects?
Common (1-10%): high blood pressure, headache, vaginal complaints, stomach complaints, dry mouth, tooth discolouration in children, nausea, rash.
Uncommon (0.1-1%): headache, vomiting, diarrhea.

Safety:
The usage of Doxycycline can be dangerous for people with liver and kidney complaints and for those who are hypersensitive to tetracyclines. It can also have interactions with other medication. Therefore always discuss with your doctor if Doxycycline is safe for you to use.

Pregnancy and Lactation:
The usage of Doxycycline while being pregnant or while breastfeeding can be dangerous for your unborn child. Therefore you should not use it and ask your doctor for an other antibiotic.

- Disclaimer: this video and the comments are meant purely informational! This is not medical advice! If you are looking for medical advice always contact your own doctor. -

Literature:
1: Farmacotherapeutisch Kompas. (2020). Doxycycline.
3. Durbin K. (2020). Doxycycline.

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[Nataliamarielov]

Loved the video! Just started the medication for my acne and this was extremely informative to all my research!!

[melissad]

Took one dose of this and was done! Worst headache I have ever had!!

[retroluckystar]

I've had hydrogen dominant sibo for 5 months now. The doctor wants me to take Xifaxin, but I'm too scared to try. I learned the hard way that I'm allergic to Penecillins, certain forms of Nitrofurantoin, Flagyl, and Prednisone. I've been on Doxycycline once before when I had an abscessed tooth, and man it came in handy, and saved my life! I ended up getting that tooth extracted the next day.

[shehuwakili]

Seeing your name being mentioned everywhere makes me happy.I feel good and great knowing that m not the only person you helped thank you so

[OutofManna]

Got prescribed this for non-gonococcal urethritis. I'm taking 100 MG tab of Doxycycline 1 twice a day for 7 days. Have had insomnia ever since I started taking it. It's not listed as a side effect but I found a few other people who have had similar symptoms. Hopefully it goes away after the 7 days because I have never suffered from insomnia before.

[ianbautista]

This is so helpful. Just started my medication a week ago. 💯

[chana]

Thanks doc! I’m starting a new cycle of doxy today for acne and the info about the severity of the infection and duration to take doxy was helpful

[DK-vned]

violently sick with uncontrollable projectile vomitting less than 1 hour after taking Doxycycline.
It was

[janicemillican]

I learn new things from every video.
I never heard of this drug before.
Stay well.

[blazeqb]

Just got prescribed this medication today for my keloids hopefully it will work for me

[kavishakalutara]

I just got this today as prescribed by my doctor for my acne issue. It says that, take it with food and large galss of water. But I'm confused.. does it mean swallow it with food and then drink a large glass of water or should I just have it soon after food and then a glass of water? It would be a great help if you could respond please dr. 🙏

[olayemiolajide]

Thanks so much
Very informative
I learnt new thing

[carmengooden]

You were enjoyable and informative. Thank you, subscribed!

[brysctt]

I cut the back of my head while shaving it . a few days later i got a staph infection. My doctor prescribed doxycycline and it worked good

[curtisnielsen]

thank you so much! i’m starting a 100mg dosage of doxycycline for six weeks to help with my severe cystic acne and this video helped me with my worries and how i’m going to take it, i’m 15y/o.

[duongtran]

Thanks so much for your sharing and advice ! Have a good evening, good health and happiness ! 🫶🤙

[allenschaeffer]

This saved my wife with problems from COVID-19, this drug is a miracle

[faisalrashid]

Hello sir!
I have a question sir...
Doxycycline is an antibiotic and by using it for a long duration it may develop resistance to the individual.
Say for example a patient used doxycycline for a month and discontinued... Now again the infection appeared and started to use doxycycline again for 1 week...
Would it not develop resistance?

[DuolNguotGatdoar]

I'm glad to see and get experience about what you complicated for medication prescription

[zennorjuno]

Thank you for your information! I've just been put on a course because I have a very stubborn dose of covid and I'm allergic to amoxicillin. Being asthmatic my doctor is worried about it turning into pneumonia.