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Is It Safe To Increase Doxicycline Dosage For Painful Skin Infection On Chin?
Hi I am having a skin infection on chin redness with pain n pus. Doctor asked me to take Doxicycline 100mg once a day. I am taking it from a week now but still having pain and itching. Can you please advice whether i should increase the dose to 100mg twice a day. before this they prescribed me erythomicin 2 tab twice a day and it made my problem more severe and now i am on doxicycline and its getting reduce but very slowly. Please help.
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Hi.Thanks for writing on HCM.
Most skin infections have to be treated for one to two weeks on Doxycycline.It can be given once to twice daily.I were to ask you to increase the dosage from once to twice daily if the infection is responding.I also advice you to add the probiotics capsule once daily to balance the gut flora.Hope this answers your question.
Most skin infections have to be treated for one to two weeks on Doxycycline.It can be given once to twice daily.I were to ask you to increase the dosage from once to twice daily if the infection is responding.I also advice you to add the probiotics capsule once daily to balance the gut flora.Hope this answers your question.
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