Doxycycline (Antibiotic) Reviews

I am using a combination of Doxycycline, Differin and Neutrogena Oil Free acne wash as prescribed by a dermitoligist, for about 4-5 months. I have found the treatment to be very effective. My acne got better within about 2 weeks. It did get worse after that for a few weeks. Then it got a bit better but i still had acne for about a month. I hardly get any acne at all now. I think u need to keep using this drug for at least 3 months They said it may get worse before it gets better you just need to live through it. I noticed that my skin gets a bit dry but its nothing moisturiser cant fix. I use Neutrogena Oil Free Moisturiser.

I never had acne until 22 and it was horrible. I got the cysts that really hurt. I Take doxy and retin A and have for 4 mo now and am very happy with the results.

just started... also on proavtive, proactive seemed to clear my face but not chest and back and too expensive to continue.my chest and back acne has turned into leisons and the doc perscribed DOXYCYCLINE been on it 2 days no changes yet and no side effects. im sooo sick of this sick tried so many different drugs and topical treatments i hope this works wonders. :) keep smiling guys!

ill try to keep you posted on my progress!

I have fairly mild acne, and I tried many different things for awhile that didn't really help. I decided to use Doxycycline because the other stuff was causing my skin to peel off like crazy and I'd have to slather on non-comedogenic lotion if I didn't wanna look flaky, and I also wanted to clear up my back and chest acne. After about a month and a half nothing really happened, but then I broke out, and it's been over a month and I still haven't gotten any clearer since the break out. I got these little things called papules I think and they don't go away very easily :(. I think I'm going to go back to the skin shedding topical creams...

Worked well for about one month...i have severe acne....im 15....i have very little self confidence...im now on my 2nd month and my forhead was getting amazingly better but during the 2nd month i broke out like a million times...im taking it with differin......gonna use accutane....

I've been using Doxycycline for two months now and my face still looks bad. It cleared up all the small bumps but now I get more cysts. I use it with Retin-A micro. Why is it causing more cysts? The Retin-A dries them up really quick but I'm still getting them.

Saw this site while looking for other possible side effects. Been taking doxycycline for 3 weeks to prevent infection from oral surgery; I'm sure it's working OK for that, anyway.
After about 1 to 1 1/2 weeks, my face began to itch all over and sort of "break out" in bumps that resemble (and feel like) small mosquito bites; face gets oilier faster; this is when it itches most, so I have to wash it alot (relieves itching 'till it gets oily again). The weird thing is I've never had a problem with acne before, other than the occasional mild hormonal "break out" (and no, haven't been around any insects lately).
I definitely have to eat something before I take it. Can't wait to get off of this.

It didnt work at all for me, i think everyone needs to find there own way to fight it! because different things work for different people

I've been on Doxycycline for 6 months and it really has cleared my skin. I have found that if you have an empty stomach and take it,you will get very sick to your stomach ,but if you take it when you're not hungry or at least have a little something in your stomach it should be fine.
Just make sure not to eat anything with calcium, magnesium, or any other mineral before using. It loses its absorption capability. I also was prescribed something to increase absorption of the Doxy. The drug is spirolyctin, or something like that. It also acts like a diuretic. You might want to ask your doctor about something like that if it's not working for you.However, I am nervous about going off of it. I hear that immune system functioning can be effected and acne can come back worse. We'll see... I'll let you know.

I just started taking Doxy in combination with Proactive....So far I have noticed that I'm not breaking out in the mornings, but I am definitely more sensitive to light.. I usually get really tan and not that red, but lately I have been burning in the tanning beds. I also noticed that my skin has been tingling which is weird because no one else has mentioned this. Overall 1/2 a month of this is isn't so bad!