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Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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phifur from Melbourne
March 29, 2010
| Pros | size of pill... |
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| Cons | In consistent head aches, Loss of energy/ Always tired addiction becoming immune after only a couple of months, no results yielded and getting a Vitmin D deficiantcy from not staying out of the sun while on the drug... |
| Bottom line | STAY AWAY!!! Find better solutions!!! |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $11.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous
March 24, 2010
| Pros | - works amazingly. - for me, personally, i do not have any of the ' first few day side affects. ' - ive only been on it for 2 days, and taken 2 pills off 100mg, but ive seen such a difference |
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| Cons | - the side affects i read that could happen are scary, but it is said that minocycline has the least amount of side affects, so i guess all oral pills have them. - you are constantly thirsty. |
| Bottom line | i love it. for me , its was expensive. however, it has been working perfectly in just 2 days ! my old pimples are disappearing, and the small pimples that were hiding behind my skin are now coming out, and also going away. however, the reason that so many people get dizzy when taking this pill is because the pill absorbs water. YOU NEED TO HAVE EXTRA WATER ! you will not get dizzy. i think that you should also go back & check up with your doctor/ dermatologist every few weeks, so he/she can either lower or raise your daily amount. if you take to much. side affects will happen. if you take to little, there will be no results ! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $53.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Vixens from Canada
March 22, 2010
| Pros | It clears up the skin and keeps cysts from inflammation. Makes skin less oily. |
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| Cons | MUST eat copious amounts of yogurt, take acidophilus probiotics, garlic pills, etc. to prevent yeast infections on this drug, causes discomfort in G.I. tract because it kills all the bacteria in your body, including your good bacteria! It also causes pigmentation in the skin with dark marks where pimples used to be. It also causes lupus like symptoms such as slight rash on cheeks and joint pain (in my ankles). |
| Bottom line | Do not use this if you have mild acne. I only get hormonal cysts (maybe one or two) a month on my chin. I was prescribed this by my doctor. Now, it hurts when I pee (not a burning UTI feeling). But, it causes a lot of gas build-up and majorly screws up your G.I. tract. I've read that some people have IBS from taking this drug for long periods. I've only been on this drug (100 mg/day) for a month and have begun weaning off it by taking it every other day. I've read this works best on websites as opposed to stopping cold turkey. Many websites say you should take it every other day for two weeks and then once every two days for another two weeks. Not sure if this will work! I hope so! I still got cysts (1 or 2) during my ovulation period while on this drug, but they were not as big. It also could be the topicals I use such as benzine peroxide and salycic acid (in low percentages). Do not take this drug unless you have to and take PLENTY of probiotics! |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $42.50 |
| Acne severity | light |
industrial from California
March 17, 2010
| Pros | Works |
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| Cons | The side effects |
| Bottom line | Been on this antibiotic for 4 years and it cleared up my moderate-severe acne completely from my face. The best way for this medicine to be effective is: Take 2 daily, each of them at 12 hours apart. The key thing in making this antibiotic effective is having the constant flow of antibiotic in your system, the moment you disrupt the flow then you give the bacteria time to grow and cause acne. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous from Texas
March 11, 2010
| Pros | Cleared up the less severe pimples (papules) |
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| Cons | Dizziness and cystic acne worsened |
| Bottom line | Weelll, I've been on it for almost 2 months and my cystic acne is way worse than before. I do 100 mg twice daily. I delivered a baby 6 months ago and broke out like crazy with moderate acne. Birth control helped some. I never really had a whole lot of cystic acne. At most one at a time and only on my face. So I got on mino and I have... 9!!! Crazy. Also, I have popped a couple (with a sterile needle) and they're filled with a lot of fluid. Before all this mess, they were a lot thicker in consistancy- gross but true. This is so frustrating. I'm going to continue treatment, but am certainly going to the derm for accutane. Now I have to deal with even more scarring than before. I'm very disappointed but am hopeful for accutane. It does work for a lot of ppl, so try it, just take note of what's going on with ur body. I would recommend to try but it's just not for me. I had taken septra a few years ago and I was completely clear. This I don't understand. Hormones have changed for me I suppose. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $9.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
kentucky65 from midwest
March 7, 2010
| Pros | acne was better |
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| Cons | developed LUPUS from the drug after taking it for 2 years. |
| Bottom line | Please think twice befor you take this medication. It is not good to stay on it. I developed a disease from it. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $54.00 |
| Acne severity | severe |
Kelly from Brooklyn from Brooklyn, NY
March 2, 2010
| Pros | In combination with birth control pill, it temporarily kept my skin clear |
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| Cons | The side effects caused me to have severe gastro-intestinal problems. I would also get yeast infections occasionally. |
| Bottom line | I used antibiotics off and on for 2 years. It worked really well when I used them in combination with birth control pills. When I started experiencing terrible GI problems (my stomach hurt all the time, I had diarrhea, terrible gas), a new doctor told me this is not the most effective treatment for acne. My current dermatologist also reccomends against using them. In the long run, you will become immune to antibiotics and they will most likely become less effective. The last 6-9 months I was using antibiotics, it did not decrease my break outs at all. It has been over two years and I am still working on improving the damage done to my GI systems from being on antibiotics for so long. I strongly urge caution for those considering this treatment. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Connor from England
March 2, 2010
| Pros | Clear Face Not so oily More Confidence now i have a clear face!! lol |
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| Cons | Getting random headaches (might not be related to antibiotic) |
| Bottom line | the thing is with all antibiotics your body starts to get used to them so after a while they all stop working.. i was on oxytetracycline previously and my spots cleared up completely for like 6months, but after about 7-8months i noticed they where coming back slowly, so i just went to my doctors and he prescribed me mincycline and they have been workin perfectly.. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
handle from philadelphia
March 2, 2010
| Pros | clears up acne pretty well, but if you have anything worse than moderate, you probably need something stronger, or a combination |
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| Cons | dries skin out a little; not as effective as i wanted it to be |
| Bottom line | good for moderate acne to keep under control, best if used in a combination with other products |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $4.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
jaz from Fayetteville, AR
March 1, 2010
| Pros | - Significantly reduced my acne - Helps control flare-ups |
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| Cons | - Causes my skin to flush easily - Taking it 2x/day - Reduces effectiveness of oral birth control pills - For women- high risk of yeast infections which means you have to stop taking this until infection is treated |
| Bottom line | Have been taking minocycline for 10 months. Began taking this because my light/moderate acne worsened and I developed moderate and embarrassing (large papules) back and chest acne at age 21. After a year of benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid OTC treatments, I went to a dermatologist who put me on this. I began noticing results after 2 months, and by month 5 my back acne reduced to maybe 5 zits a week and face acne was back to light/moderate. Then (at 5 months) I began taking Differin too (avoided it bc without insurance it's expensive!). Now, at 10 months my face has light acne (no big papules any more; still have small bumps a few times a week and blackheads on nose and forehead) and maybe only one or two zits a month on my back. The scarring is starting to clear up a bit too from the Differin. I'm happy with my results and may actually be able to wear tank tops this summer, but my acne has not entirely disappeared. Also, I am tired of taking an antibiotic 2x/day and my face/neck/chest flushing so easily (especially from just one drink at the bar). |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $51.77 |
| Acne severity | light |
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