Re: Generic Doxycycline better than Vibramycin???

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Bob,

Sorry to contradict you but there was a difference btwn the generic doxy

that the person took and the Vibramycin she took at a different time.

One (the doxy generic) was doxycycline hyclate whereas the Vibramycin was a

Vibramycin-N which is doxycycline monohydrate.

I looked into it and I did find out that there might be a slight difference

in absorption levels btwn the two formulations. The person was only taking

200mg/day (which is low for late stage Lyme and co-infections) the slight

difference in blood levels might make a big difference. I can't be sure but

I suspect that had she been on a higher dose (300mg or 400mg) she might not

have noticed any difference. Or maybe she would've )

PS in France some doxy generics are monohydrate but I think in most

countries it is hyclate, in fact Vibramycin has both hyclate (Vibramycin)

and monohydrate (Vibramycin-N). I am taking Vibramycin-N (400mg) and it is

doing the job as far as I can tell. It is meant to be easier on the stomach

Nelly

PS: I think the initial post about the difference btwn generic and vibra was

on another list