I've been battling acne for 20+ years and have tried many different treatments. My face is generally pretty clear(not perfect but manageable), but I have terrible body acne. I get several new cystic acne boils on my back or shoulders every few days.
I've just been living with it, but my Dr recently had me try doxycycline. I'm a month in and it has helped a little, but I know I need to give it at least 2 months minimum.
The problem I'm having is that I'm experiencing increasing anxiety & depression in the last 3-4 weeks or so. I didn't really connect the two until I started thinking how that is the same time I started taking doxy.
Could it be a side effect of the med? A quick Google search comes up with several results of people claiming doxy/mino/tetracyclines have caused them anxiety or depression.
Has anyone experienced this before on any of the tetracycline based meds like doxy?
I'll say that I am also on pristiq and abilify for depression & anxiety for 5+ years, but those meds have been keeping it in check. So i am probably more sensitive to such side effects if they do exist. But It didn't start becoming a problem again until this past month. Seems like it has to be related?
Ate there any prescription pills that aren't tetracycline based that are worth trying?