Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews

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Common brand names: Minocin

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Melissa, San Diego
Nov 8th, 2004
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I broke out in horrible hives that I had to go to the ER, I am glad to hear that I am not the only one. If it works for you thts great but it totally didn't agree with me.

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Katharine, Birmingham
Nov 8th, 2004
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Worked for around 7 months and then wayhay they came back!

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Anonymous, US
Nov 6th, 2004
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Waste of time

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Rohan, Australia
Oct 30th, 2004
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Clears my face up well but it seems to stop working after a few months at which time i get put onto a different course of antibiotics and come back to minocyline after a little while and then the same thing happens and thus the routine goes on.

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Melissa, Cleveland,OH
Oct 26th, 2004
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Did not help at all with my acne. It was incredibly expensive and gave me severe recurring yeast infections.

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Dawn, Baton Rouge LA
Oct 23rd, 2004
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This cleared my acne almost completely, but I became resistant to it after a while. My doc switches me to Bactim when this happens. Bactrim works just as well. If you know you will be out in the sun for an extended period of time, skip this medicine the day before. My doc has never told me about the "do not take with meals" or "lay down for 30 min" I've been taking it with my dinner for nearly 10 years and saw good results (and no nausea or stomach problems.)

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Kiera, Providence, RI
Oct 3rd, 2004
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I was highly allergic to minocycline. I broke out in terrible hives and simply had to leave it alone. No improvement in acne.

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Thomas, Sydney, Australia
Oct 1st, 2004
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Minomycin works better for me compared to Tetrax. The dosage is also easier to manage as it is only once a day. It is also more agreeable with my bowel.

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Anonymous, New Jersey
Sep 15th, 2004
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For several years, I managed my acne by using Minocycline, Cleocin T lotion and birth control pills. It worked well for a really long time until I got pregnant and my hormones went haywire. I would suggest trying it to anyone.

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gabrieal, canada
Sep 10th, 2004
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never worked for me .. when i started using it for coule weeks it worked and then my system kinda got used to the midication and never did anything again and as soon as i finish the midication i get the basterd back

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