About bit over a month ago, I was started on Minocycline for adult acne. I took it twice per day for about 2 1/2 weeks when I suddenly started having what I believe was a reaction. It started with a stiffness and pain in my fingers on both hands. By the next day, it had spread into my wrists and elbows. Not thinking of the medicine, I continued taking it 2 more days. During those two days, my fingers, hands, and arms swelled until I could not wear any jewelry or my watch. My palms began to itch and the joints turned red. I began to have intense itching all over my body. No welts until I scratched, but they appeared as soon as I did. My neck got a terrible rash all the way across the front that looked and felt like a burn. I was having headaches every day. I woke one morning with a severe sense of doom and confusion, and had a massive migraine later that evening. I called my doctor, who thought that it was probably due to an elevation change (we were on vacation), and advised to stop taking it until I got back home.
It has now been just shy of two weeks that I've been completely off of the medicine, and while some issues are better, I'm still having trouble. My hands are still hurting. When I open or close them, it feels like the muscles are sliding over the bones and make a popping that you can actually feel. My fingers are still swollen, and now I'm having slight pedal edema. No energy whatsoever. Terrible dreams. I still have daily bouts of the severe itching on various parts of my body. Benedryl seems to help, but makes me almost lethargic since I have no energy. My memory is almost nonexistent, I'm easily confused, and my head feels cloudy all day. Nothing about me feels right.
Has anyone else had these issues? How long does it take to feel normal again? Any suggestions?