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Can doxycycline cause anxiety when tapering lexapro? how long b4 doxycycline leaves your body?100mg 2x day quit after 3 days bc of anxiety.no earache.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

The tapering of the: Lexapro is likely what is causing the anxiety (vice doxycycline).

Answered 11/13/2017

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