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Jun 28 2009, 12:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Joined: 22-March 08 From: uk |
After you stop antibiotics, iv heard that the acne comes back worse. is this true?
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Jun 30 2009, 12:59 PM
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![]() Member Group: Veteran Members Joined: 16-February 09 From: Los Angeles |
It can be true. It has for some, for others it hasn't. There are steps you can take to minimize the acne flare up if you want to discontinue the antibiotics. One thing that helped me was to taper off, I started off with 100mg of minocycline every night for one month, then I decreased the amount to 50mg a night. Eventually I was taking one pill every other night for one week, until finally I was not taking them anymore.
It's been 2 1/2 weeks since I stopped minocycline and my skin is doing OK, just some comedonal acne and red marks that i'm trying to fade with Finacea.
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Morning: Wash face with plain water no cleanser Olay complete moisturizer with SPF 15 Night: Trader Joe's Tea Tree Oil Soap Finacea No moisturizer Makeup: Revlon Colorstay foundation Cover Girl Pressed Powder Status: Red marks and some comedonal acne left |
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