Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Prescription summary (714 votes) |
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3.1/5 |
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2.9/5 |
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Common brand names:
Minocin |
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Jen, Goleta, CA
May 15th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Cleared up acne the first time. |
| Cons: | The second time I took it, several years later, it made me incredible itchy and I developed welts all over. |
| Bottom Line: | Reading through these replies, I realize that I'm not the only one with this sort of reaction. Like the person from Canada, my allergy didn't develop until the second time I went on it. The first time I took it for facial acne and it worked, although it took about 6 months to my recollection. But the acne didn't come back and my face is clear to this day. The second time I went back on it for back acne, about three years later, and it made me itchy, but ignored the symptoms, until they got so bad I couldn't stand it. I stopped taking it (about a month ago) and I'm still itchy! THE BOTTOM LINE: TRY IT OUT, BUT DON'T IGNORE ANY SYMPTOMS LIKE ITCHINESS. JUST STOP TAKING IT. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Jen has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | $10.00 |
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Anonymous
May 14th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It really did clear up my acne. After trying numerous acne treatments i was surprised this actually worked. I have been on it for 6 months and no side effects so far. |
| Cons: | It takes a long time to see results. I saw first results in about 3 months. |
| Bottom Line: | This drug works well if you take it consistently and are desperate to get rid of your acne. For me, there are no side effects so far, but that may just be the way my body reacts. I've heard it can effect a person's joints, so if you have any kind of joint problems, this might worsen it. Otherwise, I definitely recommend it. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | $15.00 |
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ryan, Smith
May 12th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | reduces little acne, after about 6-8 weeks but does not cure it. i recommend accutane which my brother used for cystic acne and worked tramendously. |
| Cons: | redness, some dry skin, about fifth week in i started to break out |
| Bottom Line: | get accutane there is more assurance on clearing up your face with accutane rather than minocycline. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | ryan has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | $15.00 |
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Gaby, St.Louis
May 12th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | cleared acne. ( only for people with moderate to light acne) mine used to be horrible but then I got in under control with accutane than went on this |
| Bottom Line: | It works great. This is my second time taking it. I was on it the first time and it didnt work for me, then I went on accutane then I went off of that. Now I back on this and it is really working this time. NO BREAKOUTs |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Gaby has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | $12.00 |
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katie, liverpool uk
May 11th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | it seem to help a little, but not much i have tried everything and nothing seems to work, so them helping me a bit is better than nothing ay al |
| Cons: | i burn in the sun really easily, also my skin is very senceitive even to water, when i get out of bath it can be quite pain full |
| Bottom Line: | its worth a try, i have only been onthem for 4weeks, and inside the booklet i got with them it says that you should be on them for at least 6 weeks. so who know give them a few more weeks and they might work a little more. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | katie has used this item for about a month. |
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Anonymous, Florida
May 9th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | It clears some acne. |
| Cons: | I was a little drowsy the first week on this medicine I have my face clean just with some red marks from acne but they are healing away my problem is that I still have acne in my back, chest, arms. So my derm wants me to go on accutane next week.. |
| Bottom Line: | This medicine might work for some people, but like I said it helps alot to my face but my chest, back and arms are kinda the same they have just improve a little so my dr says to go on accutane next week... I thought alot about it... and Im doing it.. Hopefully all works great |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | $50.00 |
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Anonymous, Australia
May 6th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Works moderately well with clearing skin |
| Cons: | long term use leads to extreme suseptability to thrush (candidas infection) |
| Bottom Line: | have been using for over a year. DoOesn't work perfectly on acne, still get one or two pimples a week, but those clear much faster with minocycline. Also prevents cystic acne. When went off for a few weeks noticed a worsening in acne but an improvment in mental state. so would agree that the minocycline can effect you mentally or cause mild depression. ALso, as with any antibiotic, the extended use leads to an over growth of candidas, causing thrush. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | $20.00 |
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Emily, Northeast
May 5th, 2008 |
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| Pros: | None |
| Cons: | I had a very rare and extreme allergic reaction. Within just 2 weeks of taking this drug, I had extreme pain in all of my joints. I was unable to lift my arms or drive. Ended up in the ER. This was a very rare case, but I thought I should share :) |
| Bottom Line: | I stopped taking it pretty quickly. For obvious reasons. |
| Usage: | Emily has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Price Paid: | $5.00 |
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Amanda, Denver, CO
May 3rd, 2008 |
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| Pros: | Not on it long enough to get any benefits. |
| Cons: | headaches, dizziness, disorientation, nausea |
| Bottom Line: | I couldn't take this. I was on 200mg a day, and on day 3 I had to stop because I couldn't even turn my head without feeling woozy. I felt this constant pressure in my head, and I was so out of it and disoriented. I also didn't sleep well. Very strange, if short, experience. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Amanda has used this item for a day or two. |
| Price Paid: | $10.00 |
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cory, NEW ZEALAND
May 1st, 2008 |
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| Pros: | good stuff |
| Bottom Line: | very good. do not take thios medicine with calcium or iron at the same time. you should have at least a 2 hour gap between taking the medicane and taking in food that has iron or calcium. if you eat breakfast at 8 am in the morning, you should only be drinking this medicine at around 10:30. then at 12:30 you can eat what you want. remeber anything with calcium in it like milk,cheese , butter wil absorb the minocycline and it wont work. you have to follow a daily routine and try to drink at the same time everyday. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | $6,000.00 |
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