Trateracycline vs doxycycline prostatitits

I’m a 35yo male and i used to have great health and was a very active person . Short story is i started taking antibiotics last year for possible prostatitis even though all tests were negative for bacteria. I took 3 weeks of ciproflaxcin followed by another 10 days of doxycycline as doctor ordered. However after finishing the cipro, i started having chills randomly 2-3 days of the weak with bouts of weakness and anxiety. after taking the doxycycline, the chills, fatigue, weakness and heart palpitations became permanent. I started having heart rate of 150 when standing vs 90 when i was healthy. i could not walk and just getting up to go to the bathroom made me have chills and nausea.
Several months later i was diagnosed with POTS and then couple months ago with CFS and fibromyalgia. I haven’t been able to work last couple months as I’m more severe now. I’m sure this has something to do with the antibiotics but i’m not sure how to explain it to my doctors. They just look at me funny when i mention that this all started after taking antibiotics.
Wondering if anyone else here has been injured by antibiotics and if so is there any hope of recovery ?
i have been taking LDN, beta blockers and amitriptyline to manage the fatigue, weakness, pain and tachycardia but this only allows me to lay down or be bedbound without feeling too sick. Soon as i get up i feel like crap. I have tried NAD+, NAC, CoQ10, D3, B1, B12, ALA, vitamin C, L-Carnitines to detox, and I am still taking them regularly, but haven’t noticed any real benefits.
My naturopath also has given me several expensive probiotics but i feel like they have made me worse. I also have a fairly clean protein diet, if i eat carbs it’s mostly complex whole grains. i avoid sugar. i also drink a lot of electrolytes like LMNT and trioral.

Hi all, My soon-to-be 12 year old greyhound is not eating after being hospitalized for heat exhaustion this past week. Long story short, we moved cross-country and the journey was too stressful for him - excessive panting, weakness, couldn't walk, severe hyperthermia. He was hospitalized for 4 days. During those 4 days, his paws and joints became swollen, vet there thinks he might have vasculitis and polyarthropathy (infectious vs autoimmune - lab work pending). He's on prednisone, pentoxifylline, doxycycline and metronidazole. . Anyway, since he's been home, he still hasn't eaten much (wasn't eating much in the hospital either - they had to give him an appetite stimulant a few times), he's refusing his kibble, chicken chunks, treats, and isn't drinking water unless I put it under him and even then, refuses sometimes. He's getting stronger with walking and getting up from his bed and generally looks better but just not eating. . - Is his appetite just down because he was recently ill? What can I do? He's never been this ill so I'm clueless on this. - What's my threshold for calling the vet back/taking him back to emergency? - Anyone dealt with the vasculitis and polyarthropathy thing?
Thanks!

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So, I can’t seem to get my skin under control. I had an awful reaction of AA (see previous post for pic) I was instructed to stop that and my derm sent in an Rx for Cabtreo (haven’t tried that yet)
But he also sent Doryx. I’ve trialed Seysara and doxycycline previously but about 3 weeks in, I experienced terrible constipation, which isn’t really a listed side effect of doxy… I’ve reiterated this information to my derm but he wanted me to try Doryx anyway. Maybe I didn’t take it long enough, and now I am taking a daily probiotic, so I hope that will make a difference
I’m just nervous to start because that side effect was not fun. It could very well have been totally unrelated to the medication but it seemed too coincidental to be unrelated.

I have low level GERD from complications of a transplant I had as a child (Graft vs. Host disease). It’s very manageable and apart from a dilation every few years and some occasional regurgitation I don’t feel many symptoms.
Last week I took doxycycline for a chest cough. I was not following best practice and was taking it right before bed and with just a few sips of water - I didn’t know of any complications from it and had never had issues in the past (big regret).
Fast forward a few days and I woke up in the middle of the night with a burning chest pain and massive globus sensation. I go to the doctor and they say it’s esophagitis caused from the doxy. I’m on a double dose of pantoprazole and told it’ll get better once I stop the doxy and give it time. I could barely eat, was regurgitating all my food, and felt like I was being stabbed every time I burped.
A couple of days after that it’s gotten worse, the globus sensation is mostly gone but my chest is on fire and I feel a sharp pain with every breath. I can’t sleep well, I still can’t eat, so I went to the hospital and they prescribed sucralfate on top of the PPI to help the pain.
I know it will take time to heal but the chest pain is strong and any type of swallowing hurts. I also keep getting these waves of pain when I burp - which is a lot, like a bubble from my stomach is coming up to shred my throat, sometimes I can breathe through it and it’s not as sharp of pain. The pain gets worse with swallowing but it’s constant. It doesn’t feel much different over the past couple of days.
Is there any chance the doxy “burnt” my esophagus? I have never felt this kind of pain and I’m miserable. I trust that the PPI and sucralfate will help but I wonder if there’s anything else I can do to speed this up?

I’m thinking about using Doxy again as I’ve read it’s a stronger anti inflammatory. I’ve been on Mino for some time and feel as if it isn’t helping as much.
(Yes, I’m aware long term antibiotic use isn’t good.. I’ve been battling this for 10 years)

I’ve been dealing with type 2 rosacea since early 2022. Prior to that, never had any skin concerns outside of the occasional single period pimple and some very mild bacne.
Nothing has really helped outside of doxycycline but I’m pregnant now so my skin has gone to complete shit. Pimples everywhere + my normal acne rosacea texture / redness
When I think of what I used to use before, I literally barely used anything on my face + drug store make up VS. my type 2 rosacea started after I moved to the desert and started used more products to help with my skin texture changing. Then all hell eventually broke loose. Also had some maskne during covid which curology helped with at time.
My diet hasn’t changed. I’m less active compared to before and I’m back in my home city. Still have inflammation and type 2 rosacea + some acne
I’m wondering if I should stop everything and go back to drug store makeup? I just really missed how I used to look Anyone in a similar boat?

Does anyone have any insight or experience with low dose doxycycline vs the standard dosing? I'm going to my doctor this evening and I would like to get a prescription for antibiotics but I'm worried about messing with my gut microbiome at high doses. I found one study that says that 40mg is just as effective but less damaging to your gut.
Any advice you may have would be most helpful! Thanks!

* Species: Dog
* Age: 4 years
*Sex/Neuter status: Female/Spay
* Breed: Doberman
* Body weight: 36.6 kg
* History:
Talia is a 4 Yrs. 2 Mos. year old, Spayed Female Doberman who was presented to [LOCATION] for chronic diarrhea. Per owner Talia's symptoms first started in mid-October. Since coming through the ER she has not been doing well. She had a very mucoid stool after ER, which was initially improved on the probiotic. Similarly, the owner started prednisone about 11/6 due to concern of pain and not eating. By day 5 the stool was formed and she was playing, had normal mobility, eating and appeared well.Since reducing the prednisone to SID, she has had varying consistencies of stool from liguid to soft somewhat formed. When stools have less consistency the amount seems smaller and she is going about 2x daily, though increased attempts are noted when outside. When her stools are normal she was going about 2x daily. Similarly, since being on the lower dose of steroids her appetite is poor. She ate some treats yesterday, but mostly has not eaten for 2 days per owner. Various enticements have been offered including chicken,tuna, salami which she haslike though variably. Talia was seen by BP SF Urgent Care 9/1/23 where ulcerated bleeding interdigital cysts on both forelimbs, focal ulcerative lesion on the ventral rostral muzzle on exam and had presented for these lesions as well as worsening pruritus. Cefpodoxime and Cytopoint were prescribed. Skin biopsies were declined.
She was then seen byBP SF ER 10/24/23 for diarrhea, lethargy, anorexia. She recently was placed on an NSAID for hind limb pain. Temperature was 103.8, prescapular LN were enlarged and firm (FNA was fat), tense abdomen, generalized stiffness with neck pain, hooded vulva, subluxation of R hip on extension were noted. CBC noted inflammatory leukogram (WBC 22.35, Neut 19.31, mono 1.6), PIt 316K. Chemistry was normalthough glob high normal 4.4 (high 4.5) (alb 3, creat 0.7, choles 184, gluc 128). 4DX negative. In house cortisolwas 6.6. US was normal. B12 was low normal 420, Folate low 4.9 (7.7-24.4), TLI low normal (5-35), PSL low 18. She was positive for roundworm antigens, Giardia PCR, C. perf alpha toxin P C with high level genes. Her fever resolved after started Unasyn and her hypertension and pain (especially hind limbs) were controlled with analgesia. She was discharge on Clavamox, Entyce, Cerenia, Gabapentin.
He was seen 10/26/23 by BP SF Neurology where lymphadenopathy was again noted along with temp 103.2. Discomfort on mid thoracic spine was noted along with hesitance to lay and get up. Congenital spinal malformation was noted onthoracic radiographs with I D space narrowing in thorax, mid to caudal lumbar spaces, L3-L4 notable narrowed with irregular end plate lucency and sclerotic irregular spondylosis deformans. Panacur, gaba, methocarbamol, clavamox was prescribed. Joints taps returned as a predominance of mononuclear cells with increased erythrocytes ni the Lstifle (suspect contamination) with no cytologic abnormalities ni the Lcarpus and tarsus. tI was thought that DISH and/or IDD and/or discospondylitis and/or nerve root entrapment was leadingto her signs. She was then seen byDogWood 11/4/23 at which time Enrofloxacin was prescribed for possible discospondylitis along with amantadine as no improvement was noted on the abovetherapy. Her tempt h e n was 102.9 and localized T3-L3. Steroids were reserved.
Talia has been treated with i/d, fortiflora, Imodium, metronidazole for diarrhea inthe past (2020). In 2020 she had a few episodes of seeming high, panting, not wanting to use her back legs though conscious. She was seen by ER for this and was normal on presentation and drug screen negative. CBC noted mild eosinophilia 1.44 though CBC and chem was otherwise normal. She was treated with doxycycline for presumed kennel cough in April 2021.
Historical urinary incontinence, managed on Prion; anxiety, managed with fluoxetine and trazodone; hind limb pain, managed with recent Deramaxx
LEADS TO NOW: Talia was back to norm and on her meditations - Owner rushed Talia to the emergency vet on 4/10/24 because she wasn't breathing normally.
Here is the dignosis: Congestive heart failure- resolved Left ventricular systolic dysfunction - atypical dilated cardiomyopathy vs secondary to systemic disease (i.e. enteropathy ) Historical diskospondylitis, under management with BluePearl Farmington • T9-10 discospondylitis. Historical urinary incontinence, managed with Proin Historic chronic enteropathy- low folate, low normal B12
* Clinical signs: difficulty breathing (for the latest diagnosis)
* Duration: ~1.5 days
* Your general location: Michigan, USA
* Links to any test results, X-rays, vet reports etc. that you have: https://imgur.com/a/l1cT84I
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Previous Medication:
Gabapentin 300mg BID, Proin 74mg BID, Probiotic SID, Prednisone 10mg EOD, Fluoxetine 60mg SID, Amantadine, Enrofloxacin 300mg SID
New Added Medication:
Furosemide 80mg tablets- give 1 tablet by mouth every 12 hours. Please ensure access to water at all times.
Pimobendan 10mg tablets -please give 1 tablet by mouth every 12 hours. Please continue her other medications as previously prescribed: Gabapentin 300mg BID, Proin 74mg BID, Probiotic SID, Prednisone 10mg EOD, Fluoxetine 60mg SID, Amantadine, Enrofloxacin 300mg SID
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Question: Is there anything in the previous medication combination that could have caused heart failure? Any concerns of these medications going together? The vets keep telling me to go to one person to other to get clarity and I'm getting concerned in the level of knowledge.

I've had (TYPE 2) rosacea, more pustularedness vs. overall red cheeks for a few yrs now. I experience what i'd like to refer to as "hive" like symptoms were i get a swollen spots (usually the same locations on my face), which then turn red afterward. The spots fade relatively quickly. To describe - forehead T zone will be reddish, but i will get a specific spot on the eyebrow or in my beard which turn into swollen small areas like a hive and then turns into what looks like a blemish. It can be coupled with pustular that looks like a pimple on my face.
Treatment Questions:
Antihistamines: Anyone else out there have this type of symptom? Which antihistamine do u take? I am already on a daily dose of doxycycline which helps a ton as a anti inflammatory. But when there is a flare, i'd like a quick solution. Also i should add that my rosacea is coupled with mild ocular rosacea (stinging eyes).
Questions:

1. Does anyone else suffer from this type of rosacea - what do you do to stop it?

Antihistamines:

1. if you do have this type of rosacea, which antihistamines work the best for you? I've tried Claritin and not sure if its helping. I try to stay away from Benadryl bc it makes me tired.

Thanks for your help!!

TLDR; healthy young woman hit with atypical pneumonia diagnosis. What gives?
I’ve made a couple of posts about this, but hoping for more info. Background: 32F, 139lbs/5’6”, generally healthy (run half marathons, keep up with two toddlers, no preexisting conditions) don’t smoke/drink socially but haven’t in about a month. Current meds: levofloxacin, mucinex, women’s health probiotic, recently finished 7 day course of doxycycline.
4/1: I was diagnosed with left lower lobe pneumonia after a trip to urgent care landed me an ER referral (had been sick for a week, negative for Covid/flu, fevers, insane night sweats, feeling awful, urgent care heard ronchi and rales and my HR (usually like 60 at rest) was ~150). No bloodwork done, xray showed pneumonia, given doxy
4/9: initial follow up with pcp. I started feeling generally better after 2-3 days of doxy, I’d say I was at about 90%. Still just tired and coughing. Had new, ride side rib pain. NP said lungs sounded clear, vitals looked great, cough and fatigue would take time, but we’d do an xray to check the rib pain and rule out a fracture from coughing or what have you. Results come in after appointment and left lung pneumonia still noted, with atelectasis on the right side now. Haven’t heard from office, but get message from pharmacy that my Levaquin script is in progress. Really confused because I was told I was doing well at my appointment and now this with no info.
4/10: talk to MA, all she can say is pneumonia is still there, they want me on a new antibiotic and to do labs, can’t explain much else and tells me to message the provider. I do, but don’t receive an answer for a bit and see an appointment with her after my lab slot, so I take it to talk in person and discuss concerns re: Levaquin side effects/why we’re going that route (was under the impression all was improving and my xray could look take a while to improve, and Atelectasis was in the realm of normal). She explains no, this essentially means the pneumonia has spread to my right lung as well and I need a stronger, more powerful antibiotic to knock it. She’s willing to prescribe Augmentin if I’m really adverse to the Levaquin, but says that it’s likely not going to be as effective she counseled with other NPs/an MD in the practice and they all agreed that’s what I needed since persistent pneumonia was wildly unexpected in someone as young and seemingly healthy as I am.
Labs came back late last night and all looks normal except RBC count is slightly low (3.91) and platelets are slightly elevated (486). I just spoke with the office and all the MA said was that my pcp wants me to follow up in a month to repeat the CBC. I asked if those results had been seen in conjunction with my illness and she wasn’t sure.
I’m honestly really worried at this point and feel in way over my head. I’m not in the medical profession and have never had any illness to this extent and have baseline health anxiety, so I’m just really struggling with processing this all, trusting that I’m doing the right things to improve, and trying to understand how it happened. The Levaquin terrifies me side effects wise, but it seems a necessary evil right now? I don’t trust myself to even gauge if I’m feeling better now because I thought I was improving when apparently the pneumonia had spread. I’ve lost almost 10 lbs in the couple of weeks since this all started and my stomach feels wrecked from the antibiotics (just added probiotics to the mix). I’m using a spirometer (my readings are abysmal),and I’m coughing some stuff up here, taking my meds as directed.
Does this all sound relatively normal and correct medically (I don’t want to sound like dr google but from what I read and what my friends who are nurses explained, Atelectasis ≠ infection in that area necessarily, but my providers seemed convinced and said otherwise). Do my labs shed any light? Likelihood it’s viral vs bacterial? The provider I saw made it sound like sputum culture wasn’t an option outpatient, so I’m not sure where we go next if this doesn’t clear.

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I've been dealing with ocular rosacea symptoms for a while now and it's quite unbearable. My main symptoms are burning and irritation, itchiness, redness, and sensitivity to light. I started taking Oracea recently and noticed some side effects like nausea, slight pain in my side, and I've been getting bad sleep. I've been on it for roughly 2 weeks now and haven't noticed much improvement. I saw a study online that compared the effectiveness of Restasis to doxycycline. The results of the study show more improvement in eyelid sign and corneal/conjuctival sign for patients who used Restasis. Has anyone used both these treatments and can give some input on their experience? I'm thinking of stopping the oracea and switching to Restasis. I've also started using eyelid cleansing wipes that target demodex mites.

Just a stray post I tripped over on that bird place. Not vetted but maybe some experts here could opine on if this makes sense or not: @inthebarberry Replying to @ejustin46 "It's been discovered that Lyme spirochetes depend on manganese, so I managed to end my 2.5 yr battle with severe Lyme using Claritin (starves them of manganese) and pulsing doxycycline. There's some research on this now."

Hi fellow,
I'm happy to announce that my life is back to normal after two months of anxiety and different symptoms. I'm happy to help.
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3.27 Edit========================
To answer what most people would like to know, I'm using Standard_Tension_460's Q list:

1. How did it start? Was it a bacterial form of prostatitis or cpps?

To be honest, not really sure how exactly it has started. Before I got prostatitis, I was very active in sexual activities: at least 1 time masturbation per day for many years (masturbated 4 times a day about less than a month ago before I got prostatitis), had one night stands, had sex with escort. I wear condom during penetration, but no condom during oral. I think symptoms began two weeks after I had sex with an escort. That one was really shady, I discovered blood on my condom when I finished.
I'm not sure if it was bacterial or cpps, STDs all came out negative (multiple tests), urine test showed no increase white blood cell, all tests were completely normal.
2. What tests did you do to confirm diagnosis?
Went to 4 different urologist, did tests for STD in forms of blood test (HIV, etc..) and urine test. Didn't do sperm test or any swab form of tests. Didn't do bacterial cultivation test (not sure if this is the right term).
3. Did you take anything for it? Antibiotics?
3 weeks of levofloxacin in the beginning. 0.25g per day for 2 weeks, that didn't work well. 1g per day for the third week. After the third week there was a significant better feeling (like 80% recovery).
After that, symptoms of itchy penis tip, weak erection, pain in penis after ejaculation, pain in testicles come and go. Didn't take any Meds for 1 week.
Then, went to another doctor. I took 1 week of Azithromycin (0.5g per day) for one week, the doctor wanted to exclude any infections in the urinary tract after hearing I had itchy penis tip symptom. That didn't do anything.
Then, went to another doctor. Took 1 week of doxycycline (200 mg per day). After this round of medication, in the beginning my penis still feels itchy from time to time. But after a few days, I'm back to normal, realized that weak erection and pain went away.
4. What stretches did you do? Or what would you say was the main reason for helping you get back on track?
Didn't do any stretching.
First I would say find the RIGHT DOCTOR. Make sure you switch doctors until you find the professional one. Some doctors are just careless about prostatitis. Believe your symptoms are real and don't give up after some doctor undermine your symptoms by saying it really isn't a big deal. My symptom really recovered after my second and fourth doctor visit, who recommended me to boost levofloxacin intake to 1g per day for one more week (second) and recommended me to try doxycycline (fourth). Both doctors showed real care to my condition. My symptoms really went away by a lot after these two visits.
Second I would say abstinence, but not complete abstinence. I used to have sexual activity at least once per day. After having prostatitis, I controlled myself at once per week frequency. My symptoms really disappear after one week of abstinence, but comes back after ejaculation, but the symptoms that came back really were less and less severe, showing I am recovering. All 4 doctors I met recommended 1-2 per week frequency, because they say complete abstinence is bad for the prostate too.
Third I would say keep your active life style. I go to gym 4 times per week and I added running and cycling after I got prostatitis. I think this helped me recover.
Fourth I would say is go have sex with a partner when you're doing the once per week. I felt a real difference when I have sex with someone else vs. masturbation. I feel good after having sex with a partner. On the other hand, I feel worsened symptom for 1 day after maturation. So go find someone if you can.
Lastly, try your best to not think about your symptoms being life long. Believe in the right doctor. It will go away. Really wish everyone find success in their path of recovery! This reddit really helped me a lot when I had anxiety attacks and worry about my condition being life long.
For fellow youngsters in their 20s and 30s and even 40s, don't give a sht about prostatitis being chronic, you can believe in your own body's ability to recover and fix its problems!
For others, don't over think about this too. Psychology plays a big role in prostatitis. Just improve your lifestyle and you will recover!
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I’ve been having chronic yeast infections/BV for months now. I finally went to see a gyno vs just my universities shitty med clinic or urgent care. They found heavy growth of staphylococcus and moderate growth of ecoli. I took doxycycline and cipro for 10 days and I just finished it. BUT i started to get yeasty symptoms pretty soon into it. So my gyno prescribed me 3 days of teraconazole & monistat 7 once a week after finishing the teraconazole (so one package should last me 7 weeks). I just finished the teraconazole and I swear it’s worse than ever before. It burns and itches so bad. Today was my first dose of the monistat and it hurt so bad I had to sit over the toilet and try to let it all fall out. I’m so tired of this my stomach has been destroyed by the antibiotics and it seems like they didn’t even help. Also, the medical care where I’m at is AWFUL. And I can’t get into any gyno around here until end of April (I made the appointment in February). The gyno I went to was in my home state so I can’t just go back to him whenever. Has this happened to any of you guys? I think I’m going to go to the ER tomorrow (maybe tonight if it keeps burning this bad) and just beg for them to test me for everything and help me get in quicker with a gyno.
I’m vegetarian and have a terrible diet so I’m wondering if it has something to do with vitamin deficiency?? All I know if I cannot keep dealing with this I want to be put down it hurts so bad and it has for months

Hi,
I have 2 questions:

• with clear "discharge"/penis tip wetness, and slight urethra discomfort and burning sensation (not only after urination, but not 100% consistent throughtout the day), is there any indication if this is mgen or just CPPS? Does it ever make sense to test sooner and potentially start next treatment knowing that there is risk of false positive? I am concerned about wasting more time waiting for what I suspect will be positive test and more damage while urethra is inflamed, on the other hand I of course don't want to damage body unnecessarily with more antibiotics. Maybe I am just looking for hope that this is not mgen.
• Thoughts on next treatment: doxy/moxy vs longer course of minocycline? If there is another "mainstream" option that makes sense let me know, but I am not planning to spend thousands or fly to get access to something like pristinamycin at this point...

History through now:

• 7 days doxycycline failes to treat non-specific urethra pain/burning, high urgency to urinate, difficulte to empty bladder at night, on last day of test a little bit of white discharge in the morning while defecating
• test positive for mgen
• attempt 7 days doxy, 2g azithro. symptoms improved a lot with doxy, azithro didn't seem to do anything
• wait 3 weeks during which time gradually increasing urethra burning and clear discharge, hoping it was CPPS, test positive (on day of test result saw white in morning discharge)
• immediately start 18 days minocycline, symptoms gradually improve with noticeably drier penis tip, less and less discharge, less pain/discomfort, felt good by the end
• NOW: it was been 11-12 days since stopping minocycline, noticing slightly more burning pain at tip of penis and more CLEAR discharge/wetness at tip of penis, sometimes needs gentle pressure to see. this feels very similar to last time that it came back

Does anyone have experience trying clobetasol ointment vs clobetasol cream? I feel like I'm only getting results from the clobetasol ointment if I apply a ton of it and cover it with a band aid overnight. It seems to me that a cream might absorb better but curious if anyone has tried both and what they thought. Going to the dermatologist on Friday and may ask if I can try the cream versions of clobetasol and protopic instead of the ointments.
Background: I have had hand eczema for 2 decades. I did a few rounds of steroids here and there but it never worked so I just accepted it. About 18 months ago I went again to try and get serious about it (was also tackling some perioral dermatitis). Ended up getting to the best I've ever been after rounds of clobetasol, elidel (originally prescribed for my POD but I found it very good on my hands), and a few months of 3x a week light therapy. I also took doxycycline for the POD. It's still better than it's ever been but not totally healed. Light therapy would probably help again but it was too time intensive and expensive to be sustainable. I used to have cracked open fingertips and now the issues are mostly just patchiness on the backs of my knuckles. I'm currently seeing a dermatologist who prescribed a rotation of 2 weeks clobetasol ointment then 2 weeks of protopic ointment.

50F; I have inflammatory polyarthritis for which I did a course of Prednisone back in January/early February. Currently on Doxycycline for cellulitis.
I have never had chicken pox and titer 10 years ago showed no immunity. (My sibling has also never had it.)
My husband just got vaccinated today. What are the risks of me being infected with varicella via him being freshly vaccinated? My understanding is that the risk is small, but I'm concerned due to my post-Prednisone immune system and current infection. Any advice?
ETA - I am NOT antivax; I have every other vaccine, just not this one. My doctor and I discussed the risks vs benefits for me and I decided to hold off.

my doctor left a voicemail saying my breath test was positive for SIBO. I haven’t seen it myself so I don’t know the specific results (levels or hydrogen vs methane). she prescribed doxycycline for 14 days. from what I’ve read there seems to be some hesitation on that specific treatment route. can anyone give insight as to if this an effective treatment or would I be increasing the risk of further issues?
for a little history - I’ve had symptoms for years. I was diagnosed with gastritis and GERD after my endoscopy last summer. I have a colonoscopy scheduled in a couple weeks. chronic constipation my whole life but just the past 4 years I’ve had these other symptoms pop up and it’s been a pretty miserable ride. I was relieved to get a positive test on some level because I want to be able to treat it and get some lasting relief. I obviously don’t want to give up all my favorite foods and alcohol if I can avoid it, but I will do what I need to in order to get well. currently on lansoprazole 15mg in an attempt to heal the gastritis (which I’ve read is controversial as well). and a probiotic.
thanks guys!

I’m 30F and just had 2 failed transfers and am going to have a consult with my dr soon about next steps. I was talking to my coworker who also did IVF (4 transfers total) and had a completely different protocol than me for her successful transfers. She did Lupron injections until her period started for one of her transfers (13 days worth). And then another one she did an HCG trigger. She also did the z pack and medrol before her transfer as well. I’ve always just done estradiol injections about 3.5 weeks before transfer, progesterone injections about 5 days before, and the medrol and doxycycline leading up.
I want to ask my dr about these because I’m genuinely curious why this type of protocol has never been suggested for me, but I first I want to see does anyone have any insight into these different protocols and why they would be used vs the one I did?