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Doxycycline for Pneumonia User Reviews (Page 3)

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Reviews for Doxycycline

Commonly mentioned side effects
  • phx...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 19, 2016

"Improved my chest pain in one day. Able to breathe in fully without pain. Had walking pneumonia on the left side. Will continue taking for a full 10 days, although it does give me a headache."

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  • Anonymous
  • November 21, 2009

"This medication made me throw up within an hour of taking the first capsule."

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  • Dan...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 16, 2020

"4 days for it to take significant effect... 4 months to fully recover from the walking pneumonia. Highly recommend."

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Frequently asked questions

  • IGo...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 18, 2017

"You bunch of crybabies! Just take the antibiotic and whatever comes with it if you want to get better! Toughen up!"

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  • Gen...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 14, 2019

"Doxycycline worked great to help pneumonia. When I took it on an empty stomach, I had some pretty intense nausea, but when I took it with food - no side effects."

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  • ste...
  • June 2, 2015

"Diagnosed with pneumonia, had been on cefuroxime for an URTI, which didn't really help. Doxy got rid of the infection!"

9 / 10
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  • Kat...
  • September 3, 2018

"Started feeling better after the first day of taking doxycycline."

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  • Tro...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 27, 2018

"After contracting pneumonia and influenza, I was prescribed doxycycline for seven days. I was checked by the prescribing physician, and my lungs were found to be clear of infection."

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  • pau...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 29, 2023

"Well, for whatever reason, they took me off them in the second week and put me on amoxicillin. It was a disaster and sent me backwards. I got back on doxy and started getting better."

10 / 10
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  • Hay...
  • May 20, 2016

"Second day taking it, so I am not completely sure what to expect. The nausea is intense after taking it, although I expected that to happen with a heavier antibiotic. Trying it with an apple tonight."

7 / 10
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  • kur...
  • July 16, 2009

"While taking this medication, it interacted with Dilantin, causing a seizure breakthrough."

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  • Cha...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 25, 2019

"3 weeks with pneumonia. Doxycycline doesn't work."

2 / 10
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  • sea...
  • September 27, 2016

"I have been taking this for pneumonia. 2 days, no results. I feel worse this evening than I did when I went to the Dr."

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  • Bob...
  • February 10, 2017

"After 2 days on doxycycline and no real improvement with my bacterial pneumonia."

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  • Tad...
  • December 12, 2024

"This antibiotic worked for pneumonia and sinus infection when others would not break the crud. Augmentin? Forget about it. I only got worse with that one. I had no side effects with doxycycline."

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