Side Effects of Dioxycycline
Information and Side Effects
If signs of unexplained anxiety, depression, restlessness or confusion are noticed, these may be considered prodromal to convulsions and the drug must be stopped.
Travellers taking mefloquine, who find continued side effects unacceptable, should switch to either chloroquine plus proguanil or doxycycline and not take mefloquine again. If mefloquine is used for prophylaxis, halofantrine should not be used for treatment since it may lead to potentially fatal prolongation of the QTC interval.
Doxycycline is usually well tolerated and the most common adverse effects are:
- gastro-intestinal disturbances such as nausea and diarrhoea
- photosensitivity (characterized by an exaggerated sunburn reaction)
- various dermatological reactions
- vaginal candidiasis
Doxycycline is contraindicated during pregnancy, in breast-feeding mothers and in children under 8 years of age, as it can seriously damage tooth development. Doxycycline is not recommended for longer than 3 months (due to lack of safety data for long-term use of daily 100 mg administration). It is an option to consider for epileptic patients who have to enter a high-risk chloroquine-resistant malaria area.
These are
only the clinical side effects, sub clinical side effects are
unknown.
No antibiotic should be taken unless you have been diagnosed
with a bacterial infection. Antibiotics are not preventative medicine.
If you have to take Antibiotics, we recommend you take a full spectrum
probiotic and
liver support to protect yourself from
unwanted side effects.
