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Posted 6/2/2017 10:23 AM (GMT -5)
I know it makes you sensitive to the sun, but I just read in a FB group that sunscreen doesn't help and it is more of a chemical burn than a typical sunburn.

Can anyone share their experience?

I've only been on it for a week, but with the summer coming and the weather starting to get nicer, I want to be prepared. I've accepted that I won't be able to sit by a pool or on the beach all day (there was a very slim chance of that without the doxy lol), but I worried about even walking my dog or going outside at all! Really don't need to add chemical burns to my life lol
Posted 6/2/2017 10:33 AM (GMT -5)
The sunscreen helps because it blocks the sun - there's a barrier.

But...make sure it is a high number...and you still can't sit out in the sun. For me...it took only a drive to town and back (15 minutes each way)

Same way that sunscreen doesn't stop all the sun's rays from burning you even when you're not on doxy....sometimes - if you don't reapply often...or use a high enough number. It's just more intensified.

If you walk your dog, go outside before 11;00 and after 4:00 you should be okay...with sunscreen on.

You may be okay between those hours for very short time periods WITH a high number sunscreen on as well. (Like walking from your house to the car...lol)
Posted 6/2/2017 10:35 AM (GMT -5)
I am very fair though. And even prior to doxy...if I didn't use a high number sunscreen and reapply, I would get a burn...I often would have burns where I missed putting sun screen on - little patches here and there.

Are you already sun-sensitive?
Posted 6/2/2017 10:39 AM (GMT -5)
I'm not a fan of suncreen. I covered up when on doxy and now because of ticks.

The ingredient list on most commercial products is pretty scary.

I'm wondering if there is a natural sunscreen on the market.

Off to Google I go.....
Posted 6/2/2017 10:44 AM (GMT -5)

Girlie said...
I am very fair though. And even prior to doxy...if I didn't use a high number sunscreen and reapply, I would get a burn...I often would have burns where I missed putting sun screen on - little patches here and there.

Are you already sun-sensitive?

LOL! I know what you mean! I am very sun-sensitive and burn easily. When I was younger, I would go to a tanning salon just to get a base tan so I wouldn't burn in the sun...I would only stay in the tanning bed for 2-3 minutes at a time to prevent burning lol NOOO desire to tan anymore whatsoever lol

I usually walk my dog in the morning before work (7am) and then after work. On really hot days, I take him out real quick after work and then walk him later when the sun goes down.

I was more concerned with driving, walking the dog, and just being outside at all!
Posted 6/2/2017 10:46 AM (GMT -5)
I asked my doctor and he gave me an alternative to doxy that would not make me burn.
Posted 6/2/2017 11:12 AM (GMT -5)
i also don't like wearing the sunscreen....concerned about the junk in it...but I don't really have a choice...doxy or no doxy...unless I was to stay indoors or in shade between 11 and 4.

That won't cut it for me. I love swimming at the lake when it's hot out...going on road trips...etc...bike riding, tennis...etc.
Posted 6/2/2017 11:40 AM (GMT -5)
Girlie, I don't like using DEET so I got this

www.jnutra.com/protection-shield-lotion/

I have not used it yet because the mosquitoes are not here yet... still a little too cold for them. But, it would keep the sunscreen from your pores.
Posted 6/2/2017 2:01 PM (GMT -5)

PeteZa said...
Girlie, I don't like using DEET so I got this

www.jnutra.com/protection-shield-lotion/

I have not used it yet because the mosquitoes are not here yet... still a little too cold for them. But, it would keep the sunscreen from your pores.

I don't use DEET.

I looked up that nutramedix product - not sure if it's that any healthier than the sunscreens with the parabens , the triethanolamine....etc.
Posted 6/2/2017 4:11 PM (GMT -5)
I was freaking out about this before I started Doxy. I live in Texas, and it's impossible to avoid the sun. Well, I've been on it for over a month now, and have had no reactions to the sun. This includes a trip to the pool, my daughter's outdoor field trip, and going to Girl Scout camp with my daughter, which was basically walking through the blazing sun all day. I used sunscreen, of course, but it was still a lot of exposure.

So, yes, some people react to sunlight. But remember that a lot of people don't. If you know you'll be in the sun for any length of time, just make sure you use sunscreen. But everyone should do that anyway.
Posted 6/2/2017 4:25 PM (GMT -5)
mm57553 - so you're not one that burns easily then.


I do, so that's why the doxy made it even worse, I guess.
Posted 6/2/2017 4:48 PM (GMT -5)

Girlie said...
mm57553 - so you're not one that burns easily then.


I do, so that's why the doxy made it even worse, guess.

Oh, no. I burn like nobody's business. I'm of fine Eastern European lineage, which means my skin is so fair, it's practically translucent. That was another reason why I was so worried. The Doxy hasn't made me any more sensitive to the sun than I already was. I haven't had to take any additional measures to avoid sun since being on Doxy. I had heard horror stories of people getting blisters while driving in the car and such. Between my fair skin and how sensitive I seem to be to everything now, I thought for sure that would be me. But I really haven't noticed any difference in photosensitivity since being on Doxy.
Posted 6/2/2017 5:24 PM (GMT -5)
You are fortunate - that's great.


I was one that got the backs of my hands burned, and little bumps...and then they itched.
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