Is Doxycycline A Bad Idea?
Give it a shot – the guy has an MD for a reason, after all. And although IANAD, doxycycline is in the tetracycline group. Other tetracyclines tend to be used for things like acne treatment. Basically, (and Wikipedia confirms this) they aren’t all that useful for general infections because resistance to them is so common, so they tend to be used for specific things – again, acne treatment is the obvious example; apparently this is another. BTW, when you’re done with the course, if you have any left, it’s probably a good idea to pitch them. Most antibiotics lose their potency when they expire, but I believe tetracycline becomes toxic.
