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I've been using minocycline for over a year now...and I've been experiencing some color changes: darkening of the skin (i'm not tanning...been staying out of the sun too!), darkening of the nails, and my gums are now greyish/blue color. I did a search online and found that this happens to a small percentage of people. I"m pretty sure its due to mino....unless I have some strange disease.....I'm scared....as if DE isn't bad enough, now I have to look like a freak! Help! Has this happened to anyone? Did it go away? Should I see my GP just in case? I havent asked my current eye doc about this yet...but I did ask my previous eye doc who said she never heard of such a thing. I'm thinking that GP can direct me to a derm, who might know more than an eye doc about color changes.
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Geez Ody -
I think that you need to see a derm but if this is rare, chances are that they may not have any experience either. I think that a GP is just going to be totally useless here...is there a reason why you are on Mino and not Doxy?
At this stage, I would think that you may need to discontinue the Mino unless you can handle the cosmetic aspect for the benefit that you get for your eyes.
Big hug.
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Thanks Gretchen for responding. I can't take doxy because I'm allergic to it
Thanks for the hug too.
You're right about the GP probably not knowing anything, so for my appt, I'm going to bring a print out of an article saying that it may occur in a small percentage of patients. I just need to make sure it is minocycline and rule out any other strange color changing disease. I think its time I stop with the mino anyway....the highest dose for over a year cannot be healthy for the rest of my body...and it only helped my eyes for a bit...I can't be on this forever. Sigh.Comment
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Can you take Tetracycline? That works too, but at higher doses.
Actually I think that it may be time for you to talk to Dr G about going to BFS for a consult. It seems like it may be time. When is your next visit?
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