Symptoms can include: This drug can make your skin more sensitive to the sun and increase your risk of sunburn
Side Effects Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex ® Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects
Last updated on Oct 17, 2023
Tetracycline antibiotics, especially doxycycline (Vibramycin, Oracea), cause sun sensitivity
The risk of sunburn is elevated by the usage of certain medications, including thiazide diuretics, sulfonamides, fluoroquinolones, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), retinoids, tetracyclines
Doxycycline may cause your skin to be more sensitive to sunlight than it is normally
More severe cases can cause widespread rash, blistering, and peeling of the skin
Doxycycline can also cause photosensitivity, which is defined as the increased risk of sunburn
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This can happen two ways
The two distinct types of drug-associated photoreactions are phototoxic and photoallergic reactions
Risk of doxycycline-induced phototoxicity is influenced by multiple factors including treatment dose, UV wavelength, skin photo-type and geographical location of the patient
Photosensitive drugs (PSDs) can cause adverse cutaneous manifestations due to an interaction between the drugs themselves-either topically or systemically administered-and sun radiation []
Having one or two alcoholic drinks while taking doxycycline shouldn’t cause any of these effects
These can include a cutaneous adverse reaction to the drug (CARD) such as photosensitivity
Use sunscreen or clothes that cover your skin if you must be out in the sunlight
During the course I experienced severe bloating, trapped gas, abdominal cramps, abdominal pain, and belching (burping)
It can be a very useful drug for getting initial breakouts in check while establishing an effective acne routine, and it also kills a variety of other infections, many of them serious
Some of the most common include: Antibiotics: doxycycline, tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin Phototoxic reactions
It may be given to you for other reasons