User Reviews for Doxycycline to treat Chlamydia Infection

"I got tested positive for Chlamydia and was prescribed Doxycyline for a week and Ciprofloxiane for 10 days (for some reason) by my doctor. All symptoms have seemed to go within time but the penile discharge hasn't gone away. It's been about 5 days since I stopped doxycycline and a couple of days since I stopped the other one. Is it normal to still be discharging?!"

"DON’T let these reviews scare you! I was terrified to take these meds after testing positive for Chlamydia because these reviews are so scary. I have a massive phobia of vomit/vomiting and had a huge panic attack before taking my first dose. I awaited the inevitable side effects. 1 week later and I can say that I have had ZERO side effects from this drug. No nausea, no bowl issues, no heart burn. After day 4 all symptoms of Chlamydia were gone and I was feeling very healthy. Here’s hoping my retest comes back negative and I’ll be very happy with the experience and result. All I can say is, don’t worry, Remember that everyone experiences side effects differently and most of these reviews are horror stories. I had a full glass of water with every dose and then another full glass over the next 10-20 minutes after taking it. Hope this helps someone out there! Good luck."

"I had an unprotected sex last December 2018 and got this chlamydia. Took doxycycline (10 days) and the symptoms were gone maybe by day 5. I really thought the infection was gone but this month (Apr 2019) my symptoms came back. Idk what to do this time. If you have any suggestions I'd really appreciate it."

"Before taking doxcycline my symptoms were not really showing as much, but as soon as the third day hit, my symptoms got worse and now it’s more discharge and feeling very hot. I hope it works, I have to take it for 7 days twice and day and I’m on day 6."

"I took this medication doxycycline for the treatment of chlamydia and it worked my symptoms went away in about 4 days but when I got retested in 2 weeks I was still positive! And no I didn’t have sex after taking all the medicine I’m so upset I don’t understand why it didn’t cure it"

"I got a wonderful text from an ex-partner telling me he had tested positive for Chlamydia. I bought 1g of Azithromycin online as I didn't have time to go to the clinic and I had had 2 irregular periods. By the end of the week I didn't feel right, had burning urine, which was new so I ordered 7 days of Doxycycline 100mg. These are brilliant as long as you strictly follow the instructions! Don't eat Dairy with them, no multi vitamins or indigestion remedies. Don't take less than an hour before bed and make sure you eat something with them!! Side effects for me were nausea if I didn't eat, a headache (manageable) and heartburn if I didn't drink enough water through the day. Burning pee cleared by day2, discharge by day4."

"Have been taking doxycycline for 6 days now, its giving me terrible nausea, the pus is still coming out of my vag and i still have slight pain on urinating, doesn't look like its working for me. Guys please can anyone help?"

" It has literally been 6 or 7 times I've gotten chlamydial infections . Usually azithromycin 1 time pills kills it within 48 hrs. Not this time. Azithromicin didn't work. After 3 days I went back and got doxycycline. It literally took 7 days to work. This was a nightmare. But doxy works . stomach trouble comes with it. I actually think I have IBS from all the antibiotics from STDs. That is all."

"Okay so ive been having a bad smell, discharge for awhile, scared to come to my senses that SOMETHING IS WRONG, find out I have Chlamydia & Gonnarhea, I was prescribed Doxycycleline, stomach BURNED WHEN TRYING TO EAT FOOD, missed a day but took it the next, DO NOT TRY TO CATCH UP, ONCE YOU MISS JUST CONTINUE YOUR 2 A DAY NOT ANYMORE THAN RECOMMENDED, but discharge, odor all cleared up within 5 days, still have until the end of the week( today's Tuesday) to take them, don't worry ladies, everything is okay, some things take longer on people"

"Listen. I’m here to solve everyone’s questions, wonders and everything. I’m an average that does what every male does. Mess around! Ended up catching chlamydia from someone, knew who it was and I’ve learned my lesson. Before taking this medicine understand that EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. I saw people say symptoms stopped in 3 days, 4 days even 2 days well that wasn’t the case for me. It took me taking the full dosage for the full 7 days for the symptoms to actually fade and go away. I was just like a few others, had minor symptoms before taking them when I started symptoms came flying out of nowhere. Don’t be scared! It’ll get worse before it gets better. Take your full dosage, eat before you take it and I promise you you’ll be fine. Hope this helped everyone out, be safe, wear condoms!"

"Was prescribed Doxycycline after a partner tested positive for chlamydia who I recently had intercourse with. I would have had chlamydia for the past month or two, however, I had no symptoms. Initially, the doxycycline was 'working' fine because I had no symptoms to measure the effectiveness. Be careful what you wish for! 6 days into taking the medication I was suddenly displaying all the chlamydia symptoms, and by day 7 it had worsened. I'm a guy too - I was literally unable to urinate due to the pain I was feeling - to make matters worse there was a disgusting discharge oozing out of me at all hours that smelt like poop. This has continued for 10 days after the treatment supposedly rid the infection from my body. I called up my GP and they simply told me to wait 2 weeks and see how it goes. No explanation as to how taking the doxycycline somehow kickstarted my symptoms, no explanation as to why I still have symptoms 10 days after the treatment finished either."

"Had burning sensation when I urinated, itching within the urethra, and white/clear discharge from my penis. I took two tablets a day for 7 days, and by day 7 all symptoms had cleared. I had a test come back negative just after completing the antibiotics... However exactly one week later, after completing the antibiotics the discharge and itching have returned!! Dr said to wait another week and see what happens. What's going on?"

"This doxycycline medication gave me no side effect symptoms. Like any other medicine and it’s symptoms it depends on the person. Ask your partner for STI paperwork and protect yourself so you won’t have to obsess over these comments :)"

"So just started my prescription of doxycycline twice a day for 7 days today. I have a phobia of being sick (nausea, vomiting..etc) so I was panicking when I took them. I waited 30 minutes to see if anything was gonna happen and nothing did, no side effects at all, just some mild heartburn but not bad at all don’t let these reviews scare you at all. You’ll be all right."

"I took doxycycline hyclate for a Chlamydia infection. Prior to taking the medicine there was pus coming out of my urethra and I had a burning session when I went to pee. Within 2 days of beginning the treatment (100mg twice a day) the pus stop coming out and the pain in my penis was gone. I will keep taking the treatment for the recommended 7 days, but am already very happy with the results. The doxycycline I took was in powder form and I would mix it in a cup of water. Apart from the taste I didn't really notice any side effects at all. Also I had a very bad cough and sinus infection that wouldn't go away, but after taking the medication for 2 days I feel a lot better."

"Took zithromax (one single liquid dose) DID NOT WORK . Then 10 days later took it again DID NOT WORK. ***after seeing the reviews here, Took Doxycycline 200mg a day for 10 days – DID NOT WORK? Any suggestions?"

"I notice that every time I urinated it was burning real bad. It got to a point where I was also burning when I wasn't urinating. I then requested a doctors appoint... Doctor had me take a urine test. I tested positive for chlamydia and was prescribed 4 pills for the STI. After 24 hours the burning feeling started to go away and so I thought everything was okay. I retested 1.5 month later instead of 2 weeks after. I still tested positive. My doctor had me come in that day and get a injection and then I was prescribed doxycycline mono 100 MG for 7 days. I'm currently on the meds no side affects at all. I do notice that after 30 to 60 min of taking the meds I feel minor burning. I'm still 4 day in. I'll let you know what I test 2weeks from now"

"I am a young, active, male. I am one of the happiest people you will ever meet. I have never been so afraid as I have on this medicine as I had suicidal thought and I had no previous thoughts of suicide. It works for getting rid of an infection but be careful if you have any suicidal thoughts . Please be cautious."

"Had classic symptoms of Chlamydia..Severe burning with urination, frequency and urgency of urination, itch and pain at tip of penis and fatigue. Started 10 day course of Doxycycline Hyclate 100 mg two times a day. By 48 hours, symptoms went down to 50%. in next 5 days, symptoms are only 10% of what they were at peak. But, I have very low appetite and constipation with solid dark pieces of stool. And some itching at bottom. Seems like a great medicine for Chlamydia infection."

"After having intercourse with my ex husband, terrible mistake... After the 3rd day start having a discharge, thinking it was yeast infection... Not! The odor came followed by really bad discharge and stomach cramps. Trying to wait to see my PCP, I couldn't take it anymore... Emergency room I went... Treated for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea with Doxycycline Monohydrate, doing well!... I know I was not tripping, trying to give my ex the benefit of the doubt, Not... Women intuitions, if You have any of the signs, you know your body, don't best yourself up... Go get check... Results vary but I give this medications an A rating... Good luck!"

"This medicine literally worked for me within two days I have to take it for 14 days due to 50mg dosage. I've noticed I become hungry after taking it but other than that it has cleared up any odor or discharge I recommend taking it as suggested to prevent getting pid or any lower pain."

"Day 4 on this medication. Note I did not have any symptoms before being diagnosed but now it burns when I urinate and even after. Other than that I've had no symptoms. And on a positive note, it has cleared 80% of my acne which is awesome! Let's hope it gets rid of my infection."

"I was diagnosed with Chlamydia the doctor gave me doxycycline to take for fourteen days and I have four days left of taking them and my side effects are itching... I tried everything to keep the itching to a minimum like taking a hot shower, and wearing cotton underwear, and using pad for the discharge, and changing the pad every time I go to the bathroom but nothing seems to be working!!! This is really making me upset"

"I was prescribed this with another antibiotic. The other was 1 pill on day one followed by 7 days of doxycycline (I'm allergic to erythromycin so I guess this is why I was prescribed this). Worked like a charm at clearing the infection. My only woe is that I had been sick with the flu at the time and the pill gave me serious nausea the first few days. I also experienced throat irritation and some gastrointestinal things but nothing major."

"Got Chlamydia. Took doxycycline twice a day for 7 days. Bad nausea. I got my period the week after. My symptoms were gone before day 7. After my period was over, my symptoms came back. Infection did not clear up. I am very disappointed."