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Long Covid and Doxycycline: Inflammation Theory
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jul 7 5:03pm | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
I have had long covid since April 2021. I was given doxycycline for something else (now forget what) and it had the side effect of greatly reducing my LC symptoms. Doxycycline reduced the symptoms by more than half while I was on it, but then when I stopped the symptoms came right back. I then tried a second round of doxycycline but the second time it had very little effect. My Stanford clinic said this is not usual and they have seen it with doxycycline before.
Sorry to be a bearer of bad news ... I wish it was a good treatment. Best wishes to you.
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My husband takes Doxy for a skin condition and has for several years, every day, 100 mg. I have taken it in the past for Lyme Disease for 60 days at a time. That seems to have ended and the blood test shows it is no longer active. However, I am going back to that doctor, because I have another tick borne illness called Alpha Gal (mammal allergy from a tick bite) and the treatment is Doxy for 30 days. I don't plan on stopping the Doxy. I will definitely keep your words in my mind and I don't consider it necessarily bad news. Thank you for sharing and I hope your LC goes away!