Deoxycyline

sweatboy · May 21st, 2003, 09:58

Just a quick question, i want to take deoxycline in india (as opposed to a chloroquine/proaguanil combo), but am unsure as to whether it suitable on its own or does it need to be taken along with another drug to be an effective anti-malarial. I have taken deoxy before so am familiar with its side-effects etc....
Thanks

Tomi · May 21st, 2003, 10:11

It is supposed to be fine on its own, if taken as prescribed, which is daily, if I remember correctly. When I took it in the Thailand-Burma border I took it by itself, no other drugs needed in combination.

Midnite Toker · May 21st, 2003, 12:16

The correct name is doxycycline, called doxy for brevity. It is also known as tetracycline, and is primarily an antibiotic.

<two paise worth> I think there is no need to use such a drug in India. I'm rather shocked by hordes of travellers, dosed up on what is a powerful, broad-spectrum antibiotic for months at a time, being so casual about "popping a pill for every ill." By covering up exposed skin after dark and in the hours of dawn, using a mosquito net over the bed and repellant cream (Odomos is effective) when going out to (for example) outdoor restaurants in an evening, you can avoid all the health risks of taking such a drug and be protected against mosquito bites. Remember, mosquitos spread other diseases, not addressed by taking doxycycline. </two paise worth>

edwardseco · May 22nd, 2003, 01:37

If you are in a malaria infested area it is a wise precaution as I can sadly relate..

-m2- · May 22nd, 2003, 02:13

I agree with both MT and edwardseco -- *if* you are in an infested area it is a wise precaution, but taking wide-spectrum antibiotic because you happen to be travelling to a sub-continent where malaria is sometimes found in some areas at some times of the year seems awfully imprudent to me. (my 2cts)

edwardseco · May 22nd, 2003, 14:11

I had better preface this with "I am not that kind of doctor." My late pen pal was the real thing and he made a distinction between Doxy and the broad spectrum antibiotics. I am against that stuff and he wrote that I was mixing up similar but not related formulations. Basically, he was a doxy type although he had no direct experience with Malarone as an alternative..

Midnite Toker · May 22nd, 2003, 14:49

Quote:

Originally posted by edwardseco

If you are in a malaria infested area it is a wise precaution as I can sadly relate..

Was the sad event your friend's demise or your own catching malaria?

May 21st, 2003, 09:58	#1
sweatboy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6	Deoxycyline Just a quick question, i want to take deoxycline in india (as opposed to a chloroquine/proaguanil combo), but am unsure as to whether it suitable on its own or does it need to be taken along with another drug to be an effective anti-malarial. I have taken deoxy before so am familiar with its side-effects etc.... Thanks

May 21st, 2003, 12:16	#3
Midnite Toker absconding member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 477	The correct name is doxycycline, called doxy for brevity. It is also known as tetracycline, and is primarily an antibiotic. <two paise worth> I think there is no need to use such a drug in India. I'm rather shocked by hordes of travellers, dosed up on what is a powerful, broad-spectrum antibiotic for months at a time, being so casual about "popping a pill for every ill." By covering up exposed skin after dark and in the hours of dawn, using a mosquito net over the bed and repellant cream (Odomos is effective) when going out to (for example) outdoor restaurants in an evening, you can avoid all the health risks of taking such a drug and be protected against mosquito bites. Remember, mosquitos spread other diseases, not addressed by taking doxycycline. </two paise worth> __________________ travel tips, blog, downloads, panorama photos, online security, tokes: the tokezone Last edited by Midnite Toker : May 21st, 2003 at 16:55.

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May 21st, 2003, 10:11	#2
Tomi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cambridge, MA, USA Posts: 448	It is supposed to be fine on its own, if taken as prescribed, which is daily, if I remember correctly. When I took it in the Thailand-Burma border I took it by itself, no other drugs needed in combination.

May 22nd, 2003, 01:37	#4
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,142	If you are in a malaria infested area it is a wise precaution as I can sadly relate..

May 22nd, 2003, 02:13	#5
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,577	I agree with both MT and edwardseco -- if you are in an infested area it is a wise precaution, but taking wide-spectrum antibiotic because you happen to be travelling to a sub-continent where malaria is sometimes found in some areas at some times of the year seems awfully imprudent to me. (my 2cts)

May 22nd, 2003, 14:11	#6
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,142	I had better preface this with "I am not that kind of doctor." My late pen pal was the real thing and he made a distinction between Doxy and the broad spectrum antibiotics. I am against that stuff and he wrote that I was mixing up similar but not related formulations. Basically, he was a doxy type although he had no direct experience with Malarone as an alternative..

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