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[AlPal]

I've basically never had any acne at all until 2-3 weeks ago when my forehead exploded and now I would say it's moderate-severe. My doctor gave me 50mg Minocycline along with 5% BP and Tretenoin. My parents insisted that I got the same antibiotics as my sister, since her's worked but she was also given birth control pills since she started her acne when she started...that once a month thing. He told me that I should take 1 50mg pill every morning, and I did for the first 3 days. But my sister told me that I'm supposed to 100mg, once in the morning and once in the evening. I haven't noticed much change, but it's only been 4 days and I read that severe acne is advised to take 200mg a day? Should I ask my doctor for a higher dosage, or is 100mg an usual amount for getting started? Also, how long will it take to see some results?

[Laurens92]

Hi there, when I was on Mino I took 100 gram a day like your sister did. But 50g a day is possible as well, it could be because of age, weight and how your body responses. Maybe your weight is very low and that's why your doctor put you on 50 a day?