Warning: Doxycycline is dangerous

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WARNING: DOXYCYCLINE IS DANGEROUS

 

Carl F. Worden August 22, 2009

 

 

I feel compelled to warn everyone I know about a very serious side effect

I suffered after taking Doxycycline to prevent Lyme Disease from a

suspicious tick bite. Please forward this to everyone you know and care about.

 

I was prescribed Doxy on July 27, 2009. I was prescribed 100mg 2x daily

for 14 days in case I was infected by Lyme.

 

At the end of the first day I felt a little odd, like I wasn't quite as

perceptive as usual or perhaps a little disconnected from what was going on

around me.

 

By the fifth day I went into a complete psychotic episode to the extent

that:

 

I had a severe headache from cranial hypertension. I became violent and

tore the two mahogany posts off my bed and threw them on the floor. At one

point I threw a cup of hot coffee at my wife. I was overtaken by feelings of

despair, depression, anxiety and I was tempted time after time to commit

suicide. I screamed epithets at my wife. In the end, I ended up on my bedroom

floor in a fetal position, crying and begging God to take me out of this

world. Finally exhausted, I crawled off to bed. I stopped taking the Doxy

immediately and called my doctor who said he'd never heard of such a reaction.

Yeah, right.

 

For days afterward, my wife I've been happily married to for 30 years, had

to remind me what I did. She was terribly hurt and I had to reassure her

time after time that I still loved her. I could not recall simple words to

complete a sentence. Even today, I still get that odd feeling that I felt

the first day of the Doxy regimen, so in spite of what the pharmacist told

me, I know I am still affected by it and I'm also concerned I have some

permanent damage from it.

 

I began to research Doxycycline and this is what I learned:

 

According to _www.Injury.com_, the FDA strongly

advises against prescribing Doxy for anything but exposure to Anthrax due to

its dangerous side effects and health risks -- I kid you not! According to

Medications.com I learned that 900 other people had

written in, reporting symptoms exactly like my own in varying degrees.

(Rare reaction, my fanny!)

 

I found a research paper on anti-malarial drugs, including Doxy, that result in psychotic episodes, some

leading to suicide.

 

Fact: Physicians routinely prescribe Doxy for Acne in young people. It is

also prescribed to prevent infection after dental work and to prevent Lyme

Disease after possible exposure.

 

The pharmacist never advised me of the possibility of a psychotic

reaction, and what to do if I experienced one. But the complete takeover of

your mind would prevent you from doing anything to help yourself anyway. I was

completely out of control of myself. Your loved ones should be advised to call

an ambulance in such a case, but no such warning is given.

 

What troubles me is that I have never had problems of any kind with

depression or mental instability or illegal drug use. I am a happily married

financial professional, 60 years of age going on a well-preserved 48 and quite

healthy. I have no money worries, no business issues or social issues, and

I am known for being well- grounded and quite stable. To put it mildly, I am

very well adjusted and happy with my life and my health, so what the heck

happened to me? More importantly, what would have happened to a person with

problems who had the same reaction to the Doxycycline? Scary.

 

I have also learned that most pharmaceuticals are being manufactured in

China and India now, and I am wondering if the Doxy I got at the Walmart

Pharmacy in Eagle Point, Oregon was manufactured in China with the same care

those idiots used to manufacture the Heparin that killed a bunch of people

here. It scares me to think Doxy is being prescribed for so many other

problems than just Anthrax, and it is even more frightening to think how many

people may have committed crimes or suicide while taking the medication,

leaving a grieving family to wonder why.

 

The bottom line is this: Doxycycline, a cousin of Tetracycline, is a lot

more dangerous than my physician or any of the other physicians I have

spoken to realize or are informed of, and that needs correction right now.

There

is no possible way to see a bad reaction coming, and because Doxycycline

is so commonly prescribed as an antibiotic, who would normally suspect it?

 

I hope you pass this information on to as many people as you possibly can.

It is still astonishing to me that 10 capsules of that crap could make me

that crazy and place me in that much agony and danger, and I don't want

anyone else to have to go through what I did -- and still am!

[heartbroken 0]

Our 19 yr old son has just committed suicide. He was an extremely happy, intelligent, sporty and popular young man from a very loving and stable family environment. He was adored by his parents, 3 older brothers, extended family and close friends. He had never been depressed, nor did he have any issues that could have prompted such unbelievable action. He had never touched illegal drugs; had not even had a puff of a cigarette. He was just a very well grounded, secure and happy individual, who had really enjoyed his first of university.

 

He was on his 6th day of doxycycline for the treatment of a rash on his face (perioral dermatitis). I had cooked him a big breakfast, which he had eaten in front of the cricket with his oldest brother and taken another 2 capsules. He was going to play cricket that day with his friends and had been searching for his whites. He couldn't find them and had contacted his mate to bring some along for him. However, instead of picking up his cricket bag, which he had waiting at the front door, he drove the 10 minutes to his old school, climbed the stairs and jumped off the roof.

 

I assure you this was not him. It was some sort of a brain snap which must have been caused by a reaction to the doxycycline.

 

We are left with nothing but horror and aching hearts, which will never leave us. He was an exceptionally kind and loving person and not a single soul who has known him can fathom it could be anything but altered brain chemicals as a result of the medication. There is no other explanation.

 

Has anyone heard of any similar reactions?

[Siobhan 0]

Carl - I have a daughter who is 27 and was prescribed this drug because the Veterinarian she worked for suspected she may have symptoms of Lyme disease (she did not - it was the flu). She has been on anti-depressants for years with no problems, yet after taking a week of this drug she went into a complete depressive state, the worst we have ever seen. She cannot function, cannot work, has nightmares and is suicidal. The doctor tried to assure us that Doxycycline was not the cause - yet I have seen the sites you listed and so many have experienced the same type of reactions that I know this is it. My daughters problems only started right after taking this drug for the first time. Have you

recovered from this yourself ? How long did it take? Any information you can give would be so helpful. Thank you.

 

 

forwarding......................

 

WARNING: DOXYCYCLINE IS DANGEROUS

 

Carl F. Worden August 22, 2009

 

 

I feel compelled to warn everyone I know about a very serious side effect

I suffered after taking Doxycycline to prevent Lyme Disease from a

suspicious tick bite. Please forward this to everyone you know and care about.

 

I was prescribed Doxy on July 27, 2009. I was prescribed 100mg 2x daily

for 14 days in case I was infected by Lyme.

 

At the end of the first day I felt a little odd, like I wasn't quite as

perceptive as usual or perhaps a little disconnected from what was going on

around me.

 

By the fifth day I went into a complete psychotic episode to the extent

that:

 

I had a severe headache from cranial hypertension. I became violent and

tore the two mahogany posts off my bed and threw them on the floor. At one

point I threw a cup of hot coffee at my wife. I was overtaken by feelings of

despair, depression, anxiety and I was tempted time after time to commit

suicide. I screamed epithets at my wife. In the end, I ended up on my bedroom

floor in a fetal position, crying and begging God to take me out of this

world. Finally exhausted, I crawled off to bed. I stopped taking the Doxy

immediately and called my doctor who said he'd never heard of such a reaction.

Yeah, right.

 

For days afterward, my wife I've been happily married to for 30 years, had

to remind me what I did. She was terribly hurt and I had to reassure her

time after time that I still loved her. I could not recall simple words to

complete a sentence. Even today, I still get that odd feeling that I felt

the first day of the Doxy regimen, so in spite of what the pharmacist told

me, I know I am still affected by it and I'm also concerned I have some

permanent damage from it.

 

I began to research Doxycycline and this is what I learned:

 

the FDA strongly advises against prescribing Doxy for anything but exposure to Anthrax due to

its dangerous side effects and health risks -- I kid you not! According to

Medications.com (Doxycycline Hyclate Side Effects), I learned that 900

other people had written in, reporting symptoms exactly like my own in varying degrees.

(Rare reaction, my fanny!)

 

I found a research paper on anti-malarial drugs, including Doxy, that result in psychotic episodes, some

leading to suicide.

 

Fact: Physicians routinely prescribe Doxy for Acne in young people. It is

also prescribed to prevent infection after dental work and to prevent Lyme

Disease after possible exposure.

 

The pharmacist never advised me of the possibility of a psychotic

reaction, and what to do if I experienced one. But the complete takeover of

your mind would prevent you from doing anything to help yourself anyway. I was

completely out of control of myself. Your loved ones should be advised to call

an ambulance in such a case, but no such warning is given.

 

What troubles me is that I have never had problems of any kind with

depression or mental instability or illegal drug use. I am a happily married

financial professional, 60 years of age going on a well-preserved 48 and quite

healthy. I have no money worries, no business issues or social issues, and

I am known for being well- grounded and quite stable. To put it mildly, I am

very well adjusted and happy with my life and my health, so what the heck

happened to me? More importantly, what would have happened to a person with

problems who had the same reaction to the Doxycycline? Scary.

 

I have also learned that most pharmaceuticals are being manufactured in

China and India now, and I am wondering if the Doxy I got at the Walmart

Pharmacy in Eagle Point, Oregon was manufactured in China with the same care

those idiots used to manufacture the Heparin that killed a bunch of people

here. It scares me to think Doxy is being prescribed for so many other

problems than just Anthrax, and it is even more frightening to think how many

people may have committed crimes or suicide while taking the medication,

leaving a grieving family to wonder why.

 

The bottom line is this: Doxycycline, a cousin of Tetracycline, is a lot

more dangerous than my physician or any of the other physicians I have

spoken to realize or are informed of, and that needs correction right now.

There is no possible way to see a bad reaction coming, and because Doxycycline

is so commonly prescribed as an antibiotic, who would normally suspect it?

 

I hope you pass this information on to as many people as you possibly can.

It is still astonishing to me that 10 capsules of that crap could make me

that crazy and place me in that much agony and danger, and I don't want

anyone else to have to go through what I did -- and still am!

 

Carl F. Worden

 

[Sereboi 0]

Are you aware that all of your psychotic symptoms are signs of

lyme disease?

 

Perhaps that was the problem, not the drug.

[Tara R McCarty 0]

My 13 year old son died of impulsive suicide after taking doxycycline for a year for mild ace. Please read his story and sign and share our petition targeting the FDA and Watson pharmaceuticals to include dark thoughts, depression and completed suicide as a possible side effct of Doxycycline. go to change.org and search for doycyccline. PLease help!

[Guest Scott Ryan]

I am a nurse and see so many issues of the way people present to the emergency room but by the time someone does they generally have a medical problem to point towards for the issues/symptoms or can't recall or care enough to recall to be a good historian and give us the information. Everything we intake creates a chemical reaction. Most reactions are predictable but surely all of the reaction is not studied or understood. I appreciate the information. My mom is dealing with confusion, seeing things or more medical term - psychotic. Unfortunately pointing towards Doxy is difficult because of dehydration and ruling out infection. Infection routinely causes the same symptoms even posts I read describe even in healthy people. Sad. Pick your poison...