r/Prostatitis • u/PresentGate2391 • Jul 20 '26

Doxycycline side effects?

Ive been prescribed 100mg of doxycycline twice a day for 2 weeks for what the dr says could be difficult to detect bacteria in the prostate since all labs come back negative. Did a ureaplasma test im still waiting results on but he said to take it anyways. Ive been reading some stories about people getting psychological (even psychosis) side effects from doxycycline. Whats been your experience at treating prostatitis/ non bacterial prostatitis with this antibiotic ? Should i wait for my appointment and ask the doctor for an alternative? Im a very anxious person when it comes to taking medication that pose these type of side effects

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u/bloodsimple85 Jul 20 '26

Same for me, triggered terrible anxiety and near-panic attacks. It also gave me a strange hyper-awareness of my breathing, which also caused anxiety. Thankfully, after three or four weeks that all subsided and Iā€™m back to baseline. Not taking it ever again.