Re: Intense Itching/minocycline

[Guest guest]

Trackgal1,

It has been a problem for me with minocycline and getting

yeast infections. I found a way to control it though and has worked for a

couple months now. After being on antibiotics for a while I noticed I always

get the yeast infection at the same time of the month right before my period.

So one week before my period now I cut back on the antibiotics to every other

day and depending how I am doing I go every 3rd day. Then once I get my

period I go back go every day or every other day again. I realized this when

I saw other people in the room saying they got there yeast infection back

again in a month. So I started tracking when I got one and realized it was

the same every month. I also take acidophilus not sure if that is helping I

think it is more the cutting back on minocycline at the right time.

[Guest guest]

Trackgal1,

It has been a problem for me with minocycline and getting

yeast infections. I found a way to control it though and has worked for a

couple months now. After being on antibiotics for a while I noticed I always

get the yeast infection at the same time of the month right before my period.

So one week before my period now I cut back on the antibiotics to every other

day and depending how I am doing I go every 3rd day. Then once I get my

period I go back go every day or every other day again. I realized this when

I saw other people in the room saying they got there yeast infection back

again in a month. So I started tracking when I got one and realized it was

the same every month. I also take acidophilus not sure if that is helping I

think it is more the cutting back on minocycline at the right time.

[Guest guest]

,

This is not about itching, but antibiotics. Have you ever used

tetracycline for rosacea? If so, were yeast infections a problem?

(To or other females): Would minocycline be less likely than

tetracycline to cause yeast?

Thanks,

trackgal1

>

> Chante,

> Taking antibiotics has helped my itching alot. I take

minocycline.

> My forhead itches really bad unless i'm taking it. The itching feels

deep

> inside my skin it doesn't seem like putting something on the outside

helps

> for me. I now take just 1 minocycline every other day. It keeps the

itching

> down to a minimum. I only itch a little on my second day of not

taking it

> then when I take it again the next day the itching is gone. I used

to take

> minocycline every day and I didn't itch at all then. It used to

drive my

> crazy too. I thought I was having an allergic reaction also. But the

itching

> was every day no matter what I was exposed to. I also would break

out in my

> ears and they would itch really bad inside. The antibiotics help

alot with

> the itching from my experience.

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have b

[Guest guest]

,

This is not about itching, but antibiotics. Have you ever used

tetracycline for rosacea? If so, were yeast infections a problem?

(To or other females): Would minocycline be less likely than

tetracycline to cause yeast?

Thanks,

trackgal1

>

> Chante,

> Taking antibiotics has helped my itching alot. I take

minocycline.

> My forhead itches really bad unless i'm taking it. The itching feels

deep

> inside my skin it doesn't seem like putting something on the outside

helps

> for me. I now take just 1 minocycline every other day. It keeps the

itching

> down to a minimum. I only itch a little on my second day of not

taking it

> then when I take it again the next day the itching is gone. I used

to take

> minocycline every day and I didn't itch at all then. It used to

drive my

> crazy too. I thought I was having an allergic reaction also. But the

itching

> was every day no matter what I was exposed to. I also would break

out in my

> ears and they would itch really bad inside. The antibiotics help

alot with

> the itching from my experience.

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have b

[Guest guest]

,

This is not about itching, but antibiotics. Have you ever used

tetracycline for rosacea? If so, were yeast infections a problem?

(To or other females): Would minocycline be less likely than

tetracycline to cause yeast?

Thanks,

trackgal1

>

> Chante,

> Taking antibiotics has helped my itching alot. I take

minocycline.

> My forhead itches really bad unless i'm taking it. The itching feels

deep

> inside my skin it doesn't seem like putting something on the outside

helps

> for me. I now take just 1 minocycline every other day. It keeps the

itching

> down to a minimum. I only itch a little on my second day of not

taking it

> then when I take it again the next day the itching is gone. I used

to take

> minocycline every day and I didn't itch at all then. It used to

drive my

> crazy too. I thought I was having an allergic reaction also. But the

itching

> was every day no matter what I was exposed to. I also would break

out in my

> ears and they would itch really bad inside. The antibiotics help

alot with

> the itching from my experience.

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have b

[Guest guest]

Do you ever get to get Off antibiotics or do you have to stay on them

forever? Do they ever cure anyone in here? Are there success stories who

don't come in here I wonder?

Chantel

[Guest guest]

Thanks to and others who have e-mailed me privately.

I use acidophilous and eat plain, nonfat yogurt too, but the yeast

always seems to catch up with me. One person (in a private post) said

that minocycline is a form of tetracycline. This may be so, but I

still wonder if it's less a of yeast inciter.

trackgal1

>

> Trackgal1,

> It has been a problem for me with minocycline and

getting

> yeast infections. I found a way to control it though and has worked

for a

> couple months now. After being on antibiotics for a while I noticed

I always

> get the yeast infection at the same time of the month right before

my period.

> So one week before my period now I cut back on the antibiotics to

every other

> day and depending how I am doing I go every 3rd day. Then once I

get

my

> period I go back go every day or every other day again. I realized

this when

> I saw other people in the room saying they got there yeast

infection

back

> again in a month. So I started tracking when I got one and realized

it was

> the same every month. I also take acidophilus not sure if that is

helping I

> think it is more the cutting back on minocycline at the right time.

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have

[Guest guest]

Thanks to and others who have e-mailed me privately.

I use acidophilous and eat plain, nonfat yogurt too, but the yeast

always seems to catch up with me. One person (in a private post) said

that minocycline is a form of tetracycline. This may be so, but I

still wonder if it's less a of yeast inciter.

trackgal1

>

> Trackgal1,

> It has been a problem for me with minocycline and

getting

> yeast infections. I found a way to control it though and has worked

for a

> couple months now. After being on antibiotics for a while I noticed

I always

> get the yeast infection at the same time of the month right before

my period.

> So one week before my period now I cut back on the antibiotics to

every other

> day and depending how I am doing I go every 3rd day. Then once I

get

my

> period I go back go every day or every other day again. I realized

this when

> I saw other people in the room saying they got there yeast

infection

back

> again in a month. So I started tracking when I got one and realized

it was

> the same every month. I also take acidophilus not sure if that is

helping I

> think it is more the cutting back on minocycline at the right time.

>

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have

[Guest guest]

Chantel:

Most people on this board will tell you that different things work

for different people -- a lot more honest than many docs!

Antibiotics seem to help a lot of people a lot of the time, but they

have downsides and ought to be used as little as possible. I've used

tetracycline in the summer for periods of only 2 weeks at a time, and

only 500 mg a day (250 mg X2), and gotten great results, though no

permanent cure. However, my rosacea has been bad ONLY in summer,

relatively quiet in winter ... UP TILL NOW. With a current winter

flareup, I'm now contemplating going back on them for a short period

once again.

There's no way to tell if a treatment will work for you till you try

it, though some treatments appear to be better than others.

trackgal1

> Do you ever get to get Off antibiotics or do you have to stay on

them

> forever? Do they ever cure anyone in here? Are there success

stories who

> don't come in here I wonder?

>

[Guest guest]

Chantel:

Most people on this board will tell you that different things work

for different people -- a lot more honest than many docs!

Antibiotics seem to help a lot of people a lot of the time, but they

have downsides and ought to be used as little as possible. I've used

tetracycline in the summer for periods of only 2 weeks at a time, and

only 500 mg a day (250 mg X2), and gotten great results, though no

permanent cure. However, my rosacea has been bad ONLY in summer,

relatively quiet in winter ... UP TILL NOW. With a current winter

flareup, I'm now contemplating going back on them for a short period

once again.

There's no way to tell if a treatment will work for you till you try

it, though some treatments appear to be better than others.

trackgal1

> Do you ever get to get Off antibiotics or do you have to stay on

them

> forever? Do they ever cure anyone in here? Are there success

stories who

> don't come in here I wonder?

>