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Doxycycline for Pneumonia User Reviews (Page 3)

Brand names: Vibramycin, Monodox, Doryx, Oracea, Adoxa, Doxy 100, Acticlate, Targadox, Mondoxyne NL, Avidoxy, Doryx MPC, LymePak, Okebo, Doxy 200, Doxy-D, Oraxyl, Doxy-Caps, Alodox, Morgidox, Adoxa Pak, Adoxa TT Adoxa CK Uracil …show all brand names

Doxycycline has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 60 reviews for the treatment of Pneumonia. 55% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 27% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Doxycycline

  • IGobb...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 18, 2017

"You bunch of cry babies! Just take the antibiotic and whatever comes with it if you want to get better! Toughen up!!"

10 / 10
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  • phxbarb
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 19, 2016

"Improved my chest pain in one day. Able to breathe in fully without pain. Had walking pneumonia in left side. Will continue taking for full 10 days, although it does give me a headache."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • November 21, 2009

"This medication made me throw up within an hour of taking the first capsule."

1 / 10
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  • Gentsy
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 14, 2019

"Doxycyline worked great to help pneumonia. When I took it on an empty stomach I had some pretty intense nausea but when I took it with food - no side effects."

8 / 10
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  • Dan
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 16, 2020

"4 Days for it to take significant effect..... 4 months to fully recover from the walking pneumonia. Highly recommend."

10 / 10
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  • stefs...
  • June 2, 2015

"Diagnosed with Pneumonia, had been on Cefuroxime for an URTI which didn't really help. Doxy got rid of the infection!"

9 / 10
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  • Katlyn
  • September 3, 2018

"Started feeling better after first day of taking Doxy."

10 / 10
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  • Troy
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 27, 2018

"After contracting pneumonia and influenza, I was prescribed doxycycline for seven days. I was checked by the prescribing physician, and my lungs were found to be clear of infection."

10 / 10
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  • Bob
  • February 10, 2017

"After 2 days on doxycycline and no real improvement with my bacterial pneumonia"

6 / 10
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  • pauluk
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • July 29, 2023

"Well, for whatever reason, they took me off them in the second week and put me on amoxicillin. It was a disaster and sent me backwards. I got back on doxy and started getting better."

10 / 10
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  • kura
  • July 16, 2009

"While taking this medication it interacted with Dilantin causing a seizure breakthrough."

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  • seagr
  • September 27, 2016

"I have been taking this for pneumonia, 2 days NO results. I feel worse this evening than I did when I went to the Dr."

3 / 10
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  • Hayha...
  • May 20, 2016

"Second day taking it so I am not completely sure what to expect. The nausea is intense after taking it, although I expected that to happen with a heavier antibiotic. Trying it with an apple tonight."

7 / 10
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  • Chas
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • June 25, 2019

"3 weeks with pneumonia. Doxycycline doesn't work."

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