Has anyone used Doxycycline for Prostatitis before?

Doxy is an anti-inflammatory antibiotic. That's its main effect in chronic prostatitis. Google "prostatitis anti-inflammatory antibiotics"

Yes please do keep this updated. Are you taking Doxycyline 100mg 2 x per day? That is what I am doing. I notice positive effects in about 3-4 days on it, and so far I have stopped/started it twice with the same thing happening about 3 or 4 days in. Just starting for the 3rd time again after coming off Ciprofloxacin due to adverse effects and will be on the Doxycycline from now for 6 weeks. 

Your doctor is not wrong when he says it has some anti inflammatory properties. I considered this as why I was getting good response from it, but while I was taking the Cipro for just over four days, I was also on an actual anti-inflammatory 3 x per day and got no response like the Doxycyline. No idea what that means.

My urine came back fine and am doing semen analysis tomorrow. Not expecting to find anything but for now Doxy seems to be the one to stick to for now. Good luck and keep me updated!

Hi Briggsey,

That's right, I'm on 100mg Doxycycline morning and night and so far no real change.  Had the appt with the Pelvic Floor Physio and she quizzed me extensively to make sure there weren't factors that would make her think that its not what they call Persistent Pain Syndrome.  She thinks that as I've been dealing with pain for 3 months+ regardless of the cause (could have been a mild UTI) my biological self perceives a threat which has manifested as pain in the pelvic region, most notably in the penis.  So recommended course of action is to try to break the pain association in the brain - easier said than done - so will get on with learning to meditate first, and at the next consult she will investigate the pelvic floor muscles to see if there is any tension / tightness that needs to be address manually.  I wont go into how she intends to do that, but the kicker is I have to wait until late Jan for the next appt.   

Do you have a diagnosis yet  - bacterial or non bacterial prostatitis? I'm still waiting, though all research I've done based on test results indicates CPPS for me.

 

i just wanted to add, that currently I get a couple of good days then followed by a really s****y one.  haven't figured out why that is yet, I don't change what I'm eating much, try to stick to the same sleep patterns, avoid alcohol except a single G&T some nights.   

I've never really had an issue with peeing too much. Mainly if I have urine issues it is a pain or burning, but most of the time I've never not been able to pee.

I have flomax on hand so that will help the urine flow. I notice it does get better, just flows smoother.

Cialis would be the reason for strong erections but be careful with the advodart. Dutasteride blocks the conversion of testosterone to the far more powerful Dihydroterstosterone (DHT) which plays a pretty big role in male vitality. Maybe just keep an eye on that.

Hi Briggsey, Thanks for the info. I am waiting to hear from Dr Schlapoff. Hopefully he can do a PAE on me. Most seem satisfied with him. I am taking the drugs to help with complications from a routine biopsy. I went into full retention three times.

Hi SkyBlue1983,

It wasn't the best experience I've ever had.  Its very personal having someone shove a tube up your penis.  Even though there was local anesthetic used, it still hurt.  I'm not good with pain, so the Doc had to coax me along and ended up having to hold the Catheter in as the balloon wouldn't take.  Eventually he managed to get the xray shots he was after.  Happily it didn't cause any damage and I didn't suffer any ill after affects.  Unfortunately or Fortunately there was nothing to be found, so I've moved on to other strategies.  From what I've heard from friends its much better than having to go through a Cytoscopy where they put a camera in and go in much further.  Now reading the book " A headache in the Pelvis", as my symptoms are not based around any type of infection.

Jlm449, thank you for sharing your experience. The imaging facility where I inquired told me they don't inflate the balloon inside the urethra but I still could not muster the courage to go ahead and you are right it is better than Cystoscopy. 

Hi Skyblue,

have you been asked to do the Urethrogram for a reason?  Are they looking for a stricture or something similar?  I decided that I would do the necessary round of tests, so I could be best informed as to what state my body was in.  The medical folk still haven't given me a diagnosis as yet, but I'm sure it is CPPS.  That being based on no test found anything wrong that could be considered a factor in my condition.