Antibiotics making me sick

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Been prescribed Doxycycline for my acne. Need to take one a day for three months. Been on them four the past four days and for the past two I keep experiencing nausea and vomiting about an hour after I take them. Should I give it a week and see if it settles down or should I stop taking them?

Hi
I took it for Lyme disease and had similar problems

I used to take in in the middle of eating a banana sandwich (eat - take tablet - eat - I mean) this used to really help with the nausea and then wash down with lots of liquid

Don't lie down for a good 20 mins after as it can be harsh on the stomach

Buy some probiotics like Acidophilus and take them about 2 hours after the doxy as your gut will need then

That’s perfect, thanks so much for the advice!

Not the same drug but I took an immunosuppressant which had a terrible reputation for making people sick. I took it sandwiched between by evening meal, literally halfway through whatever I was eating. I found that taking it with food was really helpful and then if it still made me feel a bit nauseous I'd soon be asleep and not having to suffer it.

On the occasions where I forgot at dinner time and ended up taking it a couple of hours later I would eat a biscuit at the same time but that wasn't quite enough and I would feel fairly disgusting.