Laramie, WY
A 32-year-old female asked:
Just changed from minocycline to doxycycline drug leaflet said not to lay down for 30min after taking...why? what should i kno bout doxy?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
Burn esophagus: Be sure you swallow it completely. If it is stuck in the esophagus it will burn it which is very painful. You do NOT need to avoid lying down. If taking for acne, note that for adult women only 10% respond. They all improve with spironolactone, which is also cheaper and better tolerated and not an antibiotic.Spironolactone is also good for blood pressure and it conserves potassium.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
They are very simila: the medications are easily substituteable. Tettracycline and doxycycline are equivalent. Tetracycline is used in cancer to scar areas of cancer as if using a cauterizing torch. You don't want that stuck to your esophagus. Therefore, sitting up and drinking plenty of fluids after taking it are essential
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan commented
Dermatology 59 years experience
Just be sure you swallow it completely. Also note that tetracycline and doxycycline are similar but NOT equivalent.
Sep 7, 2014
Last updated Sep 7, 2014
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