I have having SEVERE heartburn on doxycycline. I was wondering if I should call my doctor it is very bad and nothing at all has made it better.

Tera

PLEASE HELP ME :eek: :eek: :eek:

LorenzoMom-
By all means, call your doctor immediately. Unusually severe heartburn could be somehow related to the drug but also something more serious. If you have never experienced heartburn like this before call NOW, or take yourself to the ER right away. Don't be afraid to appear foolish if you go to the ER. Severe unrelenting "heartburn" and chest discomfort can be heart related. I wouldn't delay.

zuzu xx

I am also taking Doxycycline Monohydrate, for acne, and I too get heartburn from it. Try taking it with a swig of milk or after you eat something. I find that if I take it this way, I don't get heartburn from it. But if it's that severe, call your doctor.

I took Doxycycline for a month for Blepharitis in eyes. It finally irritated my stomach so bad I had to quit. A day or two after stopping the Doxycycline my stomach felt so much better. My internist said it was the Doxycycline and was surprised I lasted that long. I used a lot of Pepcid Control and Rolaids after 3 weeks of taking Doxycycline.

MARIE- I love when doctors are always so surprised when we tell them we are experiencing side effects on a medication, as if we're the only one ever in the history of medicine!
(Oops...sorry, I misread your post...I thought you were implying your doc was surprised at your reaction to the drug, not how long you endured it! Apologies to your doc!

zuzu xx

zuzu: it was a surprise to me that my internist said that. However, he was not the one who prescribed the doxycycline, my eye doctor did. Yeah, had it been something "he" prescribed it probably would have been a different story.

You are right, most doctors seem to be surprised when patients have reactions, all because they are prescribing meds they know little about, only what the pharmacitical rep told them.

TO EVERYONE: Remember, heartburn for a period of time can end up with a nice ulcer in your stomach. Best to remove the offending med and try something different. Meds that cause more problems than they solve should not be taken.