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Been prescribed doxycycline, on the bottle it says avoid sunlight. I'm going to Lanzarote a week today and will clearly be doing a bit of walking, biking and general lounging about in the sun. Am I going to fry?
Posted : 10/04/2017 3:06 pm
It can make you more photosensitive. Imagine you're as sun-aware as a freckly ginger.
Get factor gazillion sunscreen.
HTH
DrP
Posted : 10/04/2017 3:07 pm
Very likely, yes. It can make skin more sensitive to sunlight. How long is the course, and could your GP prescribe an alternative?
Posted : 10/04/2017 3:08 pm
just keep a t-shirt on
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Posted : 10/04/2017 3:09 pm
15% or so of patients get at least moderate photosensitivity reactions
Means quite a few don't, but I'd be starting cautiously if I were you
Posted : 10/04/2017 3:16 pm