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Drinking on Doxycycline |
 Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:33 pm |
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| Is this advisable? I'm in a dilemma about what anti-malerials I need for my trip to SE Asia!
Doxycyline looks good and cheap, but will drinking render it useless? There is no way I'm going to be sober when taking these! Is there an alternative that is OK with alcohol and also cheap? Thanks |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:50 pm |
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| I had the same thought but according to my mum she thinks there is only one antibiotic (which doxycycline is) which you cannot drink whilst taking so I'm gonna drink wen I'm on them! | |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:59 pm |
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| Yea I think you can drink on them i.e. it won't make you ill or anything but I've heard this can reduce the effectivness of the drug (fighting malaria)....? | |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:30 pm |
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| ah not sure bout that. I've heard gin and tonic is a really good anti- malarial so we just just drink that?! I'm gettin my doxy soon so cud let you know if it says anythin in the leaflet? | |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:41 pm |
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| It's the most popular anti-malarial, I think, and if the KSR of a night-time is anything to go by, plenty of people drink on them.
I'm sure it will be fine. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:26 pm |
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| Hi guys!
I took Doxycyline on and off for 6-8 months whilst in malaria zones and didn't have many problems with it. Only once did I feel sick and had a few weird thoughts... I think that was because I took it without eating! I was drinking at the same time and didn't have any ill effects. Thanks, Paul @ TravMonkey.com |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:48 pm |
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| Drank and took doxy everyday for 6 months and I'm still alive, what more proof do you need? ;-) | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:56 am |
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| Doxy it is then, cheers guys! | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:00 am |
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| Did I tell u about Travelpharm Ultimatus?? | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:08 pm |
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| get smashed all the time, doesn't matter if you get malaria then. but seriously, i'm going to be taking doxycyline as at boots it's even cheaper than at travelpharm! | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:36 pm |
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| I went to Boots and she quoted me twice as much as what I paid at travelpharm! how much r u paying per pill? | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:08 pm |
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| i think it's something like 8.4 pence a tablet? there's a thread on here somewhere about it, with loads of info in, i didn't post in it i'm sorry but if you find it it's a goldmine! | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:14 pm |
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| buggers, i went in to find out and she said it would be about 30-40 per prescription (I had my bf's prescription too) and travel pharm was about 20 quid per prescription which works out at 12p per tab! She screwed me over! | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:44 pm |
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| Hi Shell, yea I have heard about Travel Pharm...but I'm thinking of just buying my Doxy in Bangkok now, surely it will be the cheapest there? | |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:50 pm |
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| Yeah I'm not sure how cheap it is out there n people put me off by saying that they might be dodgy, but I'm sure they will be fine. When r u off on ur travels? | |
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