Before starting using Doxycycline, study the potential consequences it may cause in the organism. There are a lot of side effects that can appear during a course. From the side of the nervous systems there can be a benign increase of intracranial pressure, the toxic effect on CNS. The side effects of Doxycycline for digestive system include sickness, constipation or diarrhea, glossitis, dysphagia, esophagitis, stomach and duodenum ulceration, enterocolitis, etc. One of the most popular side effects of Doxycycline is allergic reaction that may display in skin itching, rashes, skin hyperaemia, angioneurotic edema, drug-induced lupus erythematosus.
The blood formation organs can react on the Doxycycline by different disorders like neutropenia, eosinophilia, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia. The other possible side effects of Doxycycline include photosensitization, superinfection. Sometimes the patient may experience the steady change of tooth enamel, the inflammation in anogenital perineum. Different forms of candidiasis and disbacteriosis may also take place in some cases.
In order to prevent the local irritation by effect (gastritis, esophagitis, mucosal ulceration in gastrointestinal tract) it is recommended to take Doxycycline during the daytime with a glass of water, milk or food. As there is a probability of photosensitization, sometimes it is recommended to limit the insolation during the course and for a few days after its finish.
One of the most dangerous but unnoticeable side effects of Doxycycline is its ability to hide the display of syphilis. If there is a probability of mixed infection development, the monthly serological test is required to do during the 4 months period.
Doxycycline forms the stable complexes of Ca2+ in any bone-forming tissue. That is why it intake during the teeth growth and development may become a reason of their long-term colouring into yellow-brown-grey tones. Also the development of enamel hypoplasia is possible as one of the Doxycycline side effects.
The by effect of the drug that affect foetus is the toxic effect that delay the development of skeleton. This was found as a result of experimental studies. That is why Doxycycline is not allowed for use by pregnant and breastfeeding patients. Control your condition to notice the body reaction on the drug at the beginning of the course.
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