Thank you, thank you, thank you! Feel like I am dying/having heart attack!! But I've done the same thing - 6 am dose, not enough water, and fell asleep. Hopefully will start to heal soon.
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I also went to lay down after having taken Doxycyclie with a little water and immediately it felt as though it was stuck in my throat. I drank more water and went to bed. In the morning I still felt as though the pill was stuck but it was far more uncomfortable. I drank more water but it hurt going down, almost as if I was forcing the water down. I felt the constant need to burp and was a bit nauseous. I waited about 3-4 hours after I woke up and took another pill. This time I drank plenty of milk before swallowing the pill and water after I took the pill. I ate a slice of bread with peanut butter. I drank some hot tea with honey, which hurt somewhat when I swallowed. I also had some reflux which is not normal for me. It's now about 3 hours after taking the pill and I still have some nausea and burping, but it's definitely better than it was before. I plan on maintaining a bland diet for at least a few days and I will take some Tums as well. Just know that you will need to wait at least 2 hours after you take the doxycycline, to take an antacid. I will keep you posted.
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I’ve been on Prozac for about 2 years now. I don’t get the feeling everyday, but when I do it is absolutely horrendous. I was on the 20mg (blue cap.), and I got this heartburn/stuck in the throat feeling a lot more often, but even since I switched to 2 doses of the 10mg (white/green caps.) I still get the feeling on occasion. I had one of these nights earlier tonight, and I did some looking around for any type of relief. I took some apple cider vinegar followed by small sips of water and the feeling went right away. Although the vinegar burns and is really uncomfortable for the first few minutes, the heartburn feeling is gone.
I also read that the problem is caused by the gelatin capsules. The drug is fine, it's just the gelatin in the capsules which creates an acidic reflux because it floats to the top of the stomach and coats the lower half of the esophagus. The best solution is to switch over from the capsules to the tablets.
Until that time, if you are experiencing the heartburn feeling, you can swallow a few gulps of Apple Cider Vinegar followed by a tiny sip of water. It will burn going down, but it gets rid of the heartburn within about 15 minutes. You can repeat the process one or two more times as vinegar is natural and won't cause any harm to you.
I also read that the problem is caused by the gelatin capsules. The drug is fine, it's just the gelatin in the capsules which creates an acidic reflux because it floats to the top of the stomach and coats the lower half of the esophagus. The best solution is to switch over from the capsules to the tablets.
Until that time, if you are experiencing the heartburn feeling, you can swallow a few gulps of Apple Cider Vinegar followed by a tiny sip of water. It will burn going down, but it gets rid of the heartburn within about 15 minutes. You can repeat the process one or two more times as vinegar is natural and won't cause any harm to you.
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Hi J
The very same stuff happened to me yesterday morning and since your case is about a year old, i was wondering (wanted to ask you) if you felt better eventually?
The immediate discomfort is all gone in my case, but gulping anything hot or spicy is hurting my upper chest.
Will these subside with time?
B
The very same stuff happened to me yesterday morning and since your case is about a year old, i was wondering (wanted to ask you) if you felt better eventually?
The immediate discomfort is all gone in my case, but gulping anything hot or spicy is hurting my upper chest.
Will these subside with time?
B
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This happened to me. Water didn't help. Food didn't help. It hurt so bad I decided to try inducing vomiting. It was nasty but it worked.
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Same experience with the "stuck in throat" feeling. By day 6 of the meds, it felt like none of the pills were going down all the way. Its like the combination of the medication causing tightening/swelling of the esophagus and the pills being huge and un-lubricated makes it easy for them to get stuck. I can tell you for a fact that HealthnFitness guy is wrong because I did stick my fingers down my throat and I did feel the pill. It was lodged next to my voicebox. I was able to flick it out and it seemed to go a little farther down my throat, but not all the way. I checked the medication web site and it said the pill can be crushed into food. I'm definitely going with that route for the remainder of my treatment. Hopefully this feeling goes away without causing an ulcer.
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My issue is when I take almost any kind of pill whether it's small or large, coated or uncoated, it feels like it gets lodged in my chest and I have an immediate severe sharp pain that actually radiates all the way up into my jaw and causes my eyes to start watering. I can't drink anything after this happens for several minutes and if I do, the water gets blocked so I feel like I'm drowning and I have to expel the water back out and then throw up the rest of the water. It's an awful burning feeling that has been an issue for me over a few years. Sometimes it happens with food as well but very rarely.
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The exact same thing happened to me. It’s been 4 days with this pain and it only feels like it’s getting worse. I’ve been to urgent care, the ER, and a family doctor and none of medications the doctors have given me has helped. I think since they’re designed to help with stomach acidity but my issue is in my chest (upper esphogus) and was caused by doxycycline- not a long term stomach health issue. I know this is an old forum but can someone please say how long it took for the pain to go away?? The heartburn-like pain is so unbearable & constant, I haven’t been able to eat or drink without the severe pain. It feels like my esophagus constricts as any food / liquid passes through and causes an unbearable shooting pain in my chest. Even when I’m not doing anything I’ll have the shooting pain and I haven’t eaten for 2 days now. I’m upset my doctor never warned me of this side effect of the antibiotic :( Please someone tell me that the pain has gone away for them / how long that took!!
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I HAVE THE SOLUTION. Specifically what I did / what worked for me. I was able to relive the pain within 5-6 days mixing 3 liquids in a little cup. I mixed 10mL if Top Care Max Strength Anti-Acid, 10-20mL of Gaviscon Extra Strength liquid Anti-Acid, and a tsp of lidocaine hydrochloride oral topical solution. I would take this about twice a day. (This is the concoction i was given at the ER before taking X-rays and it was the ONE thing that temporarily relieved the pain). The lidocaine needed to be prescribed and the instructions say to gargle and spit so you really shouldn’t let yourself drink too much of it in the concoction (even though the numbing part feels the best). I wanted to go back on this thread to write this cause this was one of the worst & depressing pains I ever felt and it was very frustrating to just be told there’s nothing you can do and not finding any answers / solutions online. Hopefully someone going through this can see this and be able to heal faster / have some relief!!!
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It's happening to me right now. I can't believe how badly this hurts. Thank you for your post. I was scared til I saw you guys all had the same problem. I'm on the doxycycline
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Did the pain ever go away on its own or did you have to go to the doctor, I took the same pill and its stuck in the same place. It hurts when I burp, swallow anything and its just so uncomfortable.
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I have been terrified too. I'm glad to see multiple people have been or is going through the same thing I am
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