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#1 lauraeb55

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 10:31 PM

I have moderate acne, and my derm put me on 50 mg of doxycycline ONCE a day. this seems really low. will it actually work or is it better to take 100 mg?
I'm just worried that if I start out at a low dose, it'll never be effective.
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Posted 17 November 2007 - 11:29 AM

QUOTE(lauraeb55 @ Nov 16 2007, 08:31 PM) View Post
I have moderate acne, and my derm put me on 50 mg of doxycycline ONCE a day. this seems really low. will it actually work or is it better to take 100 mg?
I'm just worried that if I start out at a low dose, it'll never be effective.
any ideas? eusa_think.gif


Well I have fairly moderate acne and I take 100 mg 2x daily. 50 mg seems low to me!

By the way, after using antibiotics since August, my acne is still here... Hopefully it'll work better for you!




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