Slow going in terms of getting better, but I had a perfect bowel movement - one very long log that came out effortlessly with nothing to wipe. That indicates the gut health is doing well, which definitely would be destroyed from antibiotics. Plenty of mucus has come up today, and I'm noticing a yellow tinge to it, which indicates the body is doing something. Some head aching I think from the coughing since when coughing it becomes more acute.
No alarming symptoms and definitely not in any urgent situation.
By the way, azithromycin can kill you:
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-drug-safety-communication-azithromycin-zithromax-or-zmax-and-risk-potentially-fatal-heart"[3-12-2013] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that azithromycin (Zithromax or Zmax) can cause abnormal changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead to a potentially fatal irregular heart rhythm."
I'm sure it can do plenty of other damages as well.
"Compared with amoxicillin, azithromycin is associated with an 82 percent higher risk of death from cardiovascular causes within five days of exposure and a 2.17-fold increased risk of death from other causes, according to a study published in June 2020 in JAMA Network Open."
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2767245On doxycycline: "Spoiler alert: after what I experienced today, my bottle of doxycycline is now in the garbage."
https://www.reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction/comments/l2hp0q/psa_doxycycline_a_serious_warning/Another one:
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/still-suffering-side-effects-after-stopping-doxycycline-please-help--557235"I stopped taking doxy about 4 days ago and I have been suffering from horrible nausea, occasional vomiting, diarrhea, and fast heart rate."
"i took two doxy yesterday for a sinus infection, oh my word i had the worst palpatations, im due to take another one now and im scared, i have to take them because they are a very good antibiotic and i want to clear this up but im o scared. ive never had an anti do this to me before."
These are just examples of acute effects. We don't know what subclinical damages there are.
One other says: "DOXYCYCLINE IS THE WORSE MED I HAVE EVER TAKEN AND WILL NEVER AGAIN TAKE."
Dr. Day alleges to have healed fully from advanced breast cancer without going to doctors, so I'm optimistic my situation is minor compared to what the body (properly cared for) can effectively heal from.
One intervention I do is grounding. Apparently having the body in direct contact with the earth has some quite impressive positive benefits.
Also, here's an interesting comment:
"gut health = mind health doxycycline kills all the good and bad bacteria which in turn affects our minds. There are many new studies showing links to mental health and gut health. I currently take doxycycline with no problems (even if I don’t take it with food) however I was on a round of it about 7 years ago and was severely depressed/suicidal out of nowhere. I can say it was 100% caused by the doxycycline and I let my doctor know at the time and he laughed at me and told me depression is not a side effect. smh"
Makes perfect sense to me. Gut bacteria is a wonderful new area of study. Dr. Day says, "The microbiome, you have a trillion bacteria in your intestine. They are 33% of your immune system. They are there as your friends."
Something else I've stopped doing is drinking alcohol. I finished a bottle of red wine before the acute portion of the sickness. I believe it suppresses the immune system and lowers the body's reserves. It probably also negatively affects gut health.
See here: "
The liver is a key, frontline immune tissue. Ideally positioned to detect pathogens entering the body via the gut, the liver appears designed to detect, capture, and clear bacteria, viruses, and macromolecules. Containing the largest collection of phagocytic cells in the body, this organ is an important barrier between us and the outside world."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29328785/It's well-known alcohol is hard on the liver. I was at times a heavy drinker.
The abstract also says:
"Importantly, as portal blood also transports a large number of foreign but harmless molecules (e.g., food antigens), the liver's default immune status is anti-inflammatory or immunotolerant; however, under appropriate conditions,
the liver is able to mount a rapid and robust immune response. This balance between immunity and tolerance is essential to liver function. Excessive inflammation in the absence of infection leads to sterile liver injury, tissue damage, and remodeling;
insufficient immunity allows for chronic infection and cancer. Dynamic interactions between the numerous populations of immune cells in the liver are key to maintaining this balance and overall tissue health."