Can Doxycycline Be Taken For Chlamydia Infection?

Posted on Wed, 5 Oct 2016

Question: hey I'm a 24 year old male. I took Azithomycin for my chlamydia symptoms it was working a week in but now I feel like I'm getting some of the same symptoms back.

what should I take now ? Azithromycin again or doxycycline ?

Answered by Dr. Kathy Robinson (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
doxycycline

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for the question.
If azithromycin has failed then a week of doxycycline would be the thing I would suggest next.
In addition it may be worth getting retested to make sure that it was really chlamydia. If there is another sort of infection going on then you may need different antibiotics.
Also a urinary tract infection could cause similar symptoms and might also need a different antibiotic.
A doctor could get a urine sample from you and test it for urinary tract infection, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Other tests for things like syphillis and HIV would need blood testing to be done.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Kathy Robinson (5 minutes later)

A week of doxycycline ? Meaning a pill every day ? How will I get doxycycline ? Just walk up to Walgreens and request it?

I've also done a blood and urine test which is how I found out I had chlamydia everything else came back negative.

Answered by Dr. Kathy Robinson (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
need a prescription

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
If you live in the US you would need a prescription for the doxycycline. The usual dose is 100mg twice a day for one week. If you call the office where they prescribed the azithromycin, they may be willing to call in the doxycycline for you. If not you would need to see a doctor again to get a prescription.
Regards,
Dr. Robinson

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar