Doxycycline treatment for acute lung injury Covid19 application?

[zhihau]

I think you’ve nailed it, Doc!

 

[syed putra]

It can cure std too. Doxycycline.

Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body. Doxycycline is used to treat many different bacterial infections, such as acne, urinary tract infections, intestinal infections, respiratory infections, eye infections, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, periodontitis (gum disease), and others.Jul 1, 2019

 

[nayr69sg]

I asked my classmate he said they already tried it on covid19 doesnt work.

Ok. Anyway I still take lah. No harm

 

[nayr69sg]

I asked another classmate who is dermatologist he says hey can do a study on incidence of viral infection in patients taking daily doxycycline for acne.

 

[Leongsam]

@Leongsam hey boss. What do you think? Worth taking doxycyline 100mg a day as prophylaxis?

It won't be the first time that antibiotics have been used as a pre-emptive measure. We used to do the same before a dirty weekend in Thailand. No prizes for guessing which doctor would prescribe them to us. He used the same method to keep himself safe. In those days it was just Syphilis and Gonorrhea. Herpes and HIV were not on the menu.

However in recent years I have limited my antibiotic intake to the barest minimum and only when absolutely necessary.

It is a matter of risk vs reward. You would be more familiar with the possible side effects and if they are minor or non existent (in your case) then I would say just go for it as there would be nothing to lose.

 

[nayr69sg]

It won't be the first time that antibiotics have been used as a pre-emptive measure. We used to do the same before a dirty weekend in Thailand. No prizes for guessing which doctor would prescribe them to us. He used the same method to keep himself safe. In those days it was just Syphilis and Gonorrhea. Herpes and HIV were not on the menu.

However in recent years I have limited my antibiotic intake to the barest minimum and only when absolutely necessary.

It is a matter of risk vs reward. You would be more familiar with the possible side effects and if they are minor or non existent (in your case) then I would say just go for it as there would be nothing to lose.

Minor side effects.

Well tolerated which is why acne patients take it daily for months.

 

[Leongsam]

Minor side effects.

Well tolerated which is why acne patients take it daily for months.

Doesn't it cause the microbiome balance to go haywire with long term use? My partner used to get thrush with certain antibiotics because the good bacteria was knocked out down there. That's not a problem for you of course.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Here is another article talking about another tetracycline class of drugs we use for acne. Minocycline. Anti viral properties.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bcpt.12444

Tetracycline turns your teeth yellow. I’ll stay away from it

 

[Leongsam]

Tetracycline turns your teeth yellow. I’ll stay away from it

That's if it's taken during childhood. I don't think adults are affected.

 

[sweetiepie]

I asked my classmate he said they already tried it on covid19 doesnt work.

Ok. Anyway I still take lah. No harm

KNN maybe you must have acne then it will work lo KNN

 

[nayr69sg]

That's if it's taken during childhood. I don't think adults are affected.

It can be cleaned by dentist. And does not recur if you stop taking it

 

[eatshitndie]

How bro? You are one of the most learned individuals here. You think tetracycline as prophylaxis against covid19 or influenza is too far fetched? So far I can't find any studies that test this idea.

not far fetched at all. there’s a (scholarly) white paper that argues for its anti-viral use.
https://scholar.google.com.sg/schol...vis=1&oi=scholart#d=gs_qabs&u=#p=mx-Wq5mVWQkJ

 

[nayr69sg]

not far fetched at all. there’s a (scholarly) white paper that argues for its anti-viral use.
https://scholar.google.com.sg/scholar?q=doxycycline+as+antiviral&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart#d=gs_qabs&u=#p=mx-Wq5mVWQkJ

I saw that one too. Vesicular stomatitis virus.

There aren't that many papers on pubmed though.

Anyway I think it is far fetched lah.

 

[eatshitndie]

I saw that one too. Vesicular stomatitis virus.

There aren't that many papers on pubmed though.

Anyway I think it is far fetched lah.

let’s see some results. meanwhile some of my peers say it’s a novel idea (no pun intended).

 

[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/isotretinoin-capsules/

 

[nayr69sg]

https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/isotretinoin-capsules/

Yes that is accutane which is used to treat acne but has no effect on microbes.

 

[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

Yes that is accutane which is used to treat acne but has no effect on microbes.

It helps to restart the hormonal system, of course it's not an antibiotic