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Doxycycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Serena from london
September 9, 2011
| Pros | Works Very Fast! Its my fourth day of using doxycycline and it has significantly reduced the redness on my face and raised areas ITS A LIFE SAVER! |
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| Cons | NONE In order to avoid the sickness that the earlier reviews mentioned is do NOT take doxycycline with dairy products with 2 hours of consuming dairy. This will not only reduce the effectivness of the medicine but also make you feeling sick |
| Bottom line | Remember to wear sun protection, as the only real problem with doxycycline is that it the skins ability to absorb light is reduced = potential for burning! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
MariaS from FL
September 8, 2011
| Pros | None |
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| Cons | Horrible yeast infections |
| Bottom line | It didn't clear my acne at all and caused yeast infections that i had to fight for at least 6 months. The worst time of my life. Maybe it does help somebody, but I would never ever recommend it to anyone. Bactrim, in contrast, cleared my acne overnight. But unfortunately, it's also an antibiotic. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $8.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
haley18
September 6, 2011
| Pros | Absolutely none. |
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| Cons | Made my acne a million time worse. |
| Bottom line | It did NOT work for me. I took it twice a day for 3 months and it made my acne awful. At the end of the 3 months, it wasn't as bad, but it was still bad. |
PinkySparklePants
September 6, 2011
| Pros | Cleared a lot of acne in the short amount of time I was taking it. |
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| Cons | Side effects were brutal |
| Bottom line | This antibiotic worked great for the 4 days I was taking it. I saw many of my pimple vanish. On the 3rd day I developed a blinding, nauseating headache. at first I didn't attribute it to the Doxycycline. I took my next dose along with some tylenol for the headache. despite multiple doses of tylenol (which always gets rid of my headaches) I had the headache all day, it was incapacitating. The next day I woke up unable to swallow anything but small sips of water. I went to the ER and they scoped my esophagus and I had ulcerations from top to bottom. They sent me home, but I returned 2 days later weak and dehydrated because it hurt too much to swallow that I couldn't drink enough water. I had to stay in the hospital for 2 days with an IV. I still couldn't drink much or eat. The symptoms lasted 10 days. 10 days of eating practically nothing and only taking a sip of water at a time and even then it was in agony. Beware the side effects of this medication. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
Curtis from CA
September 2, 2011
| Pros | None |
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| Cons | Hard to take. Must be taken twice a day, without a meal, and can't be taken within 2 hours of a meal. |
| Bottom line | I took Doxy with Differin for two months. It made my acne a lot worse so my derm switched me to Mino afterwards. Both did absolutely nothing for me but make my skin worse. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
emilyavh
August 31, 2011
| Pros | Clears up skin, leaving it smooth, soft, and dewy.. beautiful Cheap with insurance |
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| Cons | Vomiting if taken on an empty stomach Tears up esophagus |
| Bottom line | It literally cleared up my skin in two weeks; my skin wasn't bad to begin with, but it seemed like I always had a couple pimples. I started right before summer, and once or twice I experienced heartburn. Now, I have severe heartburn. My back is sore, and I can barely eat because it hurts so much. I'm on medicine to counter-act it, and now I can finally breathe without feeling squeezed. My doctor was confused at first; he said it sounded like I have GERD, which is bad acid reflux, but that didn't explain my back pain. After blood tests and chest x-rays, he realized that I was taking doxycycline hyclate. Apparently, it is supposed to be taken followed by two tall glasses of water, (which the label fails to mention) otherwise it will lodge in your throat. Since I've been dry swallowing, the medicine has inflamed my esophagus. To top that, I had previously been taking pain medication. Apparently, Tylenol is the only pain med that doesn't cause heart burn. I was taking Aleve, making it even worse. So, at the moment I am not taking my doxycycline. I'm waiting 3 or 4 days (until my GERD-like symptoms are gone) and then resuming it. If drinking two full glasses of water doesn't help, then I will discontinue. Also, my doctor has prescribed me Tylenol (for pain) and two other medicines to fix my esophagus. Wish my derm had warned me about the side effects and how to properly take this antibiotic. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
will
August 28, 2011
| Pros | works quickly make skin feel smoother |
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| Cons | hurts stomach for 10 minutes after taking |
| Bottom line | Ive been taking this for about a week and a half..its already reducing the redness of my acne and my skin feels much smoother than before..dont take this with dairy or you will throw up. I take it with alot of water and my stomach hurts for just a couple minutes but so far its worth it. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
laura.yancie from Canada
August 25, 2011
| Pros | Cleared up Acne 100% No new breakouts ever while taking this drug Acne scars diminished Worked relatively fast for me, about 1 month or so |
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| Cons | Makes you throw up if taken on an empty stomach Loses effectiveness soon |
| Bottom line | I absolutely loved Doxycycline. My doctor prescribed me this drug after I suggested I wanted to go onto Accutane. He wanted me to try other alternatives before Accutane. I took Doxycycline for about 6-7 months before slowly experiencing a few pimples and then a massive breakout, realizing it lost its effectiveness. I had no idea antibiotics lose effectiveness since this was my first time taking medication for my acne. I was extremely disappointed, devastated actually. However, overall I would recommend this drug because it gave me almost a years relief and made me 100% clear for my high school graduation. I am currently on Bactrim/Septra & Diane35, hoping to get my skin back to normal. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
collegeguy19
August 21, 2011
| Pros | Cleared up acne |
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| Cons | Nausea Stomach Ache |
| Bottom line | I never really broke out in high school, until my senior year. 2 months after winter break I began to break out (c/o 09) I went from having nothing to moderate-sever acne. I used over the counter products for a year and some seemed to work and then going into my sophomore year of college I decided (Fall 2010) I decided to use pro-active. It worked wonders, but then I decided to stop using it and my skin went from mild acne to moderately sever. My mom took me to a dermatologist, and prescribed doxycycline 100mg and clindamycin topical gel. I recently began in mid June and I've been happy with the results. I feel that doxycycline has worked for me, I finally have hope again! I'm very social again and my acne has gone away. I do that occasional pimple because I do stress out. But It has stopped my breakouts and my scars are fading away. My face looks clear again and I have confidence again. Despite the nausea it causes due to the side-effects. So anyone out there with acne, give it a try it works! It's worth a shot. :) |
| Recommended | Yes |
gemzrox20126 from United Kingdom
August 18, 2011
| Pros | Cleared up acne No new breakouts |
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| Cons | Stopped working after 6 months |
| Bottom line | This really did work for the first 6 months but I think my body became immune to it. I recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried it yet, as it might continue to work for you. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $7.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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