Doxy: Herx or side effect from medication

The muscle and joint pain is a very typical Herxheimer reaction.

I noticed tight muscle around my jaw the first few times that I took it.
this was happening intermittently during the first month. I would say after about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks of taking the medication I started to notice the headaches at the base of the skull that others have mentioned.
I looked up the side effects and did see that intercranial pressure can be one of the side effects and had pondered if that was the case, but then started to notice that in addition to the base of the skull headaches that I was also experiencing tight muscles and joints as well.
Sometimes it’s sharper than others. In the first month it seemed intermittent. In the last week and a half it seems consistent that when I take the medication for a few hours I will have muscle and joint pain and sometimes the base of the skull headaches.
I also noticed that sometimes my teeth hurt when I take it, I’m not sure what that’s about but would very much like to hear of other people‘s experiences with doxycycline.
It seems that the dose I’m taking is fairly low, I’m not sure if it’s even a therapeutic dose and had wondered if I should be Increasing.

Girlie said...
I took 200 mg twice daily.

That is the usual dose llmd’s prescribe for doxy.

is dose decided by weight ?

kp#77 said...
hi,
I'm currently on a 2 month course of Doxy, 100mg 2x a day,
first month didn't notice much of a difference in how I felt, would have nausea sometimes.
second month, 4 days in, when I take the pill I have pretty high level of muscle , joint pain, headaches for a few hours.

how can I tell if this is herx or a side effect of the medication?

Are you detoxing? Do it every day. If you detox and it helps, then it’s a herx.

https://www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html