Can you get insomia when taking Doxycycline? I can not sleep at all at night since I am taking this?
Question posted by Therese Jones on 20 May 2013
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I top have been suffering from insomnia since being on doxycycline. 100 mg 2x's day, 14 days! I could sleep pretty well prior. Fell asleep easy, and slept pretty well and woke Feeling rested most mornings. Since the doxycycline, I have had 4.5-5hrs sleep (same sleep schedule) and am waking up all throughout that time. Prior, I'd get about 7hrs-7:15 in same time frame. I monitor on my fit-bit so it's clear this started after getting on Ddxycycline for bad sinus infection.
I FEEL- It IS to blame. And I've read where it IS stated on line that is is a possibility. So you're not crazy. It's the doxycycline.
Found this:
Of the outcomes examined, the authors reported that insomnia was the only diagnosis statistically significantly more prevalent among those who used any doxycycline compared with those who did not (9.0% versus 5.4%, respectively; prevalence ratio = 1.27, 95%CI 1.02–1.59).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › NB...
Doxycycline - NCBI
Oddly, another Google response says this, just above that that contradicts ITSELF:
According to NCBI, there is no difference in insomnia prevalence between people who take doxycycline and those who don't. However, the Mayo Clinic lists sleeplessness as a potential side effect of doxycycline. In one study, doxycycline was associated with progressive insomnia, hallucinations, and enacted dreams.
Either way, MAYO says it can, and I trust Mayo clinic. NCBI seems to contradict itself.
I know my body and it's the doxycycline. Cannot wait to finish this med!
I have not been able to sleep for nearly 22 hours so far.
I'm taking 100 MG tab of Doxycycline 1 twice a day for 7 days with 100 MG tab of Benzonatate 1 capsule 3 times daily as needed for cough. All this was for a Sinus Infection diagnosis and I can not SLEEP. I finally stopped coughing and my voice is getting better but I CAN'T SLEEP. I looked up side effects but nothing. Can anyone HELP ME???
I have been on this medication for 4 months to treat keratosis pilaris and indeed, I myself have been experiencing insomnia to varying degrees even though I also take another medication which disturbs my sleep cycle but to a much lesser extent.
Doing a basic Internet search for doxycycline and insomnia results in many hits with patients observing the same side effect as the OP and myself have mentioned. Furthermore, even if the research indicates a very low incidence of insomnia as a side effect, that doesn't mean that ulterior consumer experience will not be higher for any given side effect since consumers of SSRI antidepressants eventually had much greater "reported sexual disfunction" than the initial clinical trials would have predicted also.
Hi, i just wanted to concur with Amalnath, insomnia is not listed as a side effect of this medication. If you have started taking this recently (last 2 or 3 days), give it a bit longer. Have you changed you bedtime routine at all? Are you taking any other medications that the Doxycycline could be interacting with? If no, then do as already advised, & contact you doctor
Insomnia is not a common adverse effect of Doxycycline. Better Consult your GP if the insomnia worsens.
Regards.
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