Nausea with Doxycycline

CJ71903

Oh man do I feel sick to my stomach.  Blech.  Anyone else ever have this problem?  The nurse at my RE's office said that the they get frequent complaints about nausea when people are taking the Doxycycline, but I have to stay on it since I did my SHG yesterday.  I sure hope it gets better soon. 

lmc5004

that is a VERY common reaction to doxy. good luck

OrangeSmoke

yeah - Doxy sucks like that.

Make sure you are taking it with food, it's even worse on an empty stomach.

*Willis*

Ugh, i hate taking it.  Make sure you eat something before you take it.

MrsP71506

yes!  I am actually on it now.  I take it with a smoothie every morning and with dinner at night.  I learned after my first IVF to always take it with food.  I was at work the last time and couldn't teach because I was close to throwing up.

Sarahp63

Yes, make sure you eat something with it. I have horrible reactions to it, and actually got really sick taking it. DH also got sick when he took it. Hope you feel better!

itsmevkb

I'm allergic to Doxycycline so I am always given something else. I think for my IVF I took Tetracycline and Medrol. Could you ask to be switched to a different drug?

schoolsoutbride

Yes, but I found it got significantly better if I ate it with a full meal (not a snack.  Big dinner.)  Drinking a glass of milk also helped.

KISSIES

I'm so happy you posted this and everyone said to eat with it. I probably wouldn't have ate with it. I'm going to pick up my pills today I need to start them tomorrow night.

*kendrick*

It was horrible for me last month on my first day of it. A few tips:

-Eat with a small meal
-Avoid dairy right around taking the medicine
-Don't have any vitamins or supplements within 4 hours
-Don't lay down for 30 minutes afterward

The remaining days were better (but not perfect) after doing those things.

QuiltingBee

My RE had me take Doxy prior to my HSG.  The first couple of days I was fine because I took it with breakfast and dinner.  The instructions for the HSG said to eat a light snack, so all I had was a banana (and the doxy).

On my way to the RE's office, I suddenly felt very nauseated.  I rolled down the window, but it didn't help.  I was on a road where I couldn't pull over.  All of the sudden, I put my hand up to my mouth, and projectile vomited ALL OVER THE CAR.  I'm talking hitting the roof, dash, windshield, etc.  

 Luckily I was wearing a coat, so I just had to clean off my pants when I went into the bathroom in the office.  My car was not much fun to clean, though.  AND, I had just picked up said coat from the dry cleaners the day before! 

Moral of this story...def. take it with plenty of food!

betheveh

Yes! I had horrible nausea and upset stomach. I had constipation post ER, but then got diarrhea from the Doxy. Lovely. But it went away quickly once I stopped taking it.