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Periods Have Stopped. Had Taken Doxycycline For Acne. Side Effect?
My daughter is 14 years. She got her first periods in 2012 april, Starting the flow was very less but she used to get once in 40 days.. Later in June 2012 she was put on a medicatio Doxycycline for acne problems. And it is continued till today. She got periods till october and after that no signs of it.. Is it the side effect of doxycyline and if so what should i do to regularise.
Hi,
Welcome to HCM,
Initially when period starts at puberty age due to hormonal changes period might be irregular.
It will take some time becoming normal.
I think Doxycyline does not give such side effect.
But this is given for pretty long time so after consulting your doctor, if he advices, stop doxycycline.
Ok and bye.
She is having secondary amenorhoea which could be due various reasons:
Stress
Poor nutrition
Depression
Extreme weight loss
Over-exercising
Sudden weight gain or being very overweight (obesity)
Hormonal imbalance due to polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
Thyroid gland disorders
Certain drugs like antidepressants , antihypertensives and antipsychotics are known to cause amenorrhoea.
It is NOT KNOWN with doxycycline.
I hope this will help
best wishes
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Periods Have Stopped. Had Taken Doxycycline For Acne. Side Effect?
Hi, Welcome to HCM, Initially when period starts at puberty age due to hormonal changes period might be irregular. It will take some time becoming normal. I think Doxycyline does not give such side effect. But this is given for pretty long time so after consulting your doctor, if he advices, stop doxycycline. Ok and bye.