Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Prescription summary (1,122 votes) |
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3.1/5 |
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3.0/5 |
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Common brand names:
Minocin |
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Anonymous, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 18th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Kept my acne from getting worse. |
| Cons: | Kept my acne from getting worse but didn't improve it either.
Overall, the product didn't work for me. |
| Bottom Line: | In the end, this kept my acne from getting worse but it didn't make any go away either. If using this combined with a topical gel does not work then you may want to consider talking to your dermatologist about using Accutane. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Christian, Oregon
Jun 18th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | It worked within the first month of taking it. Cleared my acne to almost nothing. |
| Cons: | I stopped taking it for awhile because I forgot to call in my prescription and after 3 or 4 days of not taking it, one pimple came back. |
| Bottom Line: | I started taking it about 4 or 5 months ago, within the first month my skin cleared dramatically. I take it everyday, two times a day. My acne was so bad I didn't want to show my forehead, so I kept my hair longer. But since taking it, I get my haircut more often and I'm liking my shorter hair. I tried everything for a year to try and get rid of my acne, and this finally did it. I take it with a full glass of water, and before breakfast and after dinner, even though you're not supposed to, but I've had to bad symptoms yet. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Christian has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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katherine, boston, MA
Jun 17th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | helped skin on face a little, but that was about it |
| Cons: | mood swings like crazy, and made my back and chest break out like no other. hasn't helped |
| Bottom Line: | Overall, it seems like it will work in the beginning, and then it just makes everything worse. Makes you really irritable all the time, and makes you nauseous to the point of gagging if you dont eat, which is what it tells you to do.
dont do it. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | katherine has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Bree, canada
Jun 16th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Cleared up most of my acne :) I am only left with a few blackheads... |
| Cons: | It took a couple months for most of the bumps to go away. As long as you have the patience, it's works great. If you miss one day, you will FOR SURE break out in the next couple of days... For the first couple of days, it makes your skin dry :( |
| Bottom Line: | It works absolutly great if you can wait for the results. I have tried everything from Proactiv to Neutrogena and this is the only thing that worked for me. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Bree has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 60.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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jdon, omaha ne
Jun 15th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | it works a little i guess i like it becuase i dont have to focus on washing my face all of the time in the shower and its cheaper then anything like proactive |
| Cons: | i havent had much when i first week used it i was dizzy but it got over real fast it wasnt bad |
| Bottom Line: | its a good product i still have some acne but definetly not as bad |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | jdon has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Esfania Soto, White Plains , NY
Jun 15th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | 50MG CLEARS UP BACKACNE INSURANCE COULD COVER |
| Cons: | ONCE YOU STOP TAKING THE PILLS THE ACNE COMES BACK |
| Bottom Line: | IF YOU ARE WILLING TO STICK TO THE PILL TAKING IT'S GREAT HOWEVER I'VE NOTICED THAT IT ONLY CLEARS UP MY BACK NOT MY FACE. BUT I'M STILL HAPPY. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Esfania Soto has used this item for about a year. |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Shall not be known..., Canada
Jun 13th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Well, for one, I do believe that I see a minor improvement on my back area; the once flamboyantly-red-blotches have receded to minor (albeit noticeable) marks. |
| Cons: | At first, I had begun taking one pill every morning for a week; no side-effects, nor any results. After this time, my doctor instructed me to take two. The result: nausea, abdominal cramping/bloating, dizziness. Oh, but, alas, some noted improvement. |
| Bottom Line: | Try it, if you must. If you can tolerate the side-effects or, perhaps, do not experience any, then, all the more to you.
Nevertheless, if you are searching for a miracle pill, I do urge you to look elsewhere. (My friend is on Accutane- she had the most severe acne I have ever seen, and now, her skin is akin to porcelain! Be wary of the initial instances of severe dryness, however. Oh, and be prepared to haul around facial moisturisers and chapsticks like religious fixtures.) |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Shall not be known... has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Acne severity: | very light |
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will, philly
Jun 12th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | grade A best stuff u can use |
| Cons: | never think i had any |
| Bottom Line: | i used this when i wa slike 16-17 i used to look like a boom dropped on my face .. weeks to months later when i was younger all disapeered.... im now 26 and i just asked my doctor if i can get this again 100mg .. cause i have a little bit of this and that bumps here and their break outs on my shoulders and soemtimes face ... i just started taking it again a week ago and i have no worries at all cause i know in another week or two it will all be a thing of the past plus its good for your body for other problems you may or may not have and or can prevent |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Eleonora, Amsterdam, Holland
Jun 11th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Clears me up, although not the tiny sebum bumps: avoids infections |
| Cons: | Heavy side-effects and acne comes back one week after quitting it. |
| Bottom Line: | My side-effects were severe. I developed a problem with my veins and muscles (very scary) and developed liver stains on my legs after only 5 weeks of usage. Many things are not reversible.
Does clear me up to only leave the tiny bumps but acne comes back as soon as I quit.
It's free for me because I live in Holland |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Eleonora has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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T, Texas
Jun 9th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | I was prescribed this for deep cystic acne and it took about a month for it to kick in but was highly effective once it did. |
| Cons: | You're not supposed to take it with vitamins or calcium so I had to be careful what I ate around the time I took it to make sure the breakouts wouldn't come back. |
| Bottom Line: | Great stuff. Definitely worked for me. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | T has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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