Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Prescription summary (1,115 votes) |
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Common brand names:
Minocin |
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david, boston, ma
Apr 15th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | worked pretty well for the few months i was on it..got rid of the big zits i had prevoiuusly and i only got small pimples when on it |
| Cons: | the bigger zits came back right when i got off minocycline |
| Bottom Line: | good for short term but not long term |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | david has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Ann, New York
Apr 13th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Worked well at first then became less effective. |
| Cons: | The longer you take it the less effective it becomes. |
| Bottom Line: | Works better on severe acne than light to moderate. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Ann has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 4.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Anonymous, Los Angeles
Apr 13th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Only thing that helped clear my skin! Very very few new pimples since I started using. |
| Cons: | After using for about 1.5 months, I started getting REALLY sleepy/tired after taking meds, so I just take it once a day now at nights. |
| Bottom Line: | I have insurance so it was cheap for me, if not it would be expensive. It cleared up my skin very nicely without overdrying (I have oily skin though, so I don't know about people with dry skin) However since this is an anti-biotic, this is NOT a long term solution |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a month. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Dan, Bethany, CT
Apr 11th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Works sometimes but not consistant |
| Cons: | it can work one week than the next week you can be completely broken out and look terrible |
| Bottom Line: | Go to a real dermatologist and not your regular doctor |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Dan has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Hal, UK
Apr 11th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | It actually works. Cleared up cystic acne within a week. Skin looking so much clearer. Skin close to flawless (still got scars though) |
| Cons: | My gums have gone dark, I've got discolouration on the side of my side. Apparently this is a side effect. |
| Bottom Line: | My acne was really bad. Every morning I'd wake up I'd find I had a new cyst on my head and a new pimple on my cheek. Once it started to go away another one would pop out.
I used a lot of BP, calamine lotion, etc. Nothing worked!
So I went to see my GP, he put me on this. I've been using it for 2 months now and it workes great. However, I am scared if I stop using it, will my acne return? |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Hal has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 7.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Rocio, Fresno, Ca
Apr 10th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Got rid of my cystic acne, the pain, the redness, it is wonderful. |
| Cons: | If I stop I get a few pimples, I'm afraid to stopping the medication completely. |
| Bottom Line: | Use it as directed, use sunscreen preferably above 50spf. Keep your face clean and free of make up if you can to help clear your skin. Results may vary just like any other medication so be aware that this product might not be for everyone. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Rocio has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Jessica, Long Beach, CA
Apr 10th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | None, it didn't do anything to help my acne |
| Cons: | Stained my gums w/ grey spots (a possible side effect of antibiotics) |
| Bottom Line: | Didn't work for me. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Jessica has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Francesca Townsend, England
Apr 10th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Cleared up my acne for a little while. |
| Cons: | I began getting regular headaches as well as migraines which I hadn't suffered from in years. Very sensitive to sunlight. |
| Bottom Line: | My acne was completely gone after 6 weeks of taking this, which gave my skin a little time to heal but now, 6 months down the line, the drugs have stopped working and my acne has returned. Possibly even worse than before I am still waiting to find out.
Minocycline is ok as a short term solution but it does nothing to solve the real problem, and acne will return after you either stop taking it or the bacteria becomes immune to it. You're perhaps better not to take it at all as the mental repercussions of having clear skin and then returning to being an acne sufferer are probably greater than spending time trying to come to terms with it and cure it yourself naturally! |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Francesca Townsend has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Crista, Vancouver, Canada
Apr 8th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Cleared up acne entirely, taken mainly for breakouts on the chest and back - been on it for 6 years (with differin topical gel) and NO side effects. Works fast and is reliable. |
| Cons: | Hypersensitivity to sunlight (previously sensitive due to being 2 shades off albino...), and only works while I'm on it. |
| Bottom Line: | Like my doctor said, it's a medication that works while you use it, and trust me, it's true. 2 days without and my acne comes back with a vengeance. However, compared to sulfur based medications I've tried (which resulted in me being violently ill due to a high intolerance), it's a blessing, and one that I'd use again in a heartbeat. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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alex, IL
Apr 7th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Very effective at clearing deep cystic acne and reducing redness and inflammation |
| Cons: | After taking 100mg per day for a week, I noticed a blue gray tinge to my forehead. This apparently is a supposedly rare side effect. Also 7 tiny black birthmarks appeared on my body, apparently iron deposits caused by minocycline metabolism. Scary! |
| Bottom Line: | I would not recommend this medication to anyone. Black spots (iron deposits) on the skin (apparently permanent) and blue-gray tinge of the skin, bones, and blueing/yellowing of the teeth are all potential side effects, which are all much worse than acne in my opinion. I suspect these side effects are undereported, as supposedly they are very rare but it happened to me within a week of starting the medication. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | alex has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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