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Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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jessikinz from Portland, OR
March 1, 2010
| Pros | - moderate improvement - inexpensive, if you have insurance |
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| Cons | - long term use will seriously affect your immune system - does not work as well as Accutane |
| Bottom line | I took minocycline and many other antibiotic medications for acne during junior high and high school. A few years later, I got many yeast infections, one of which would not go away and lead to a systemic yeast infection that lasted for around 7 months. Some doctors don't believe in systemic yeast but essentially, the yeast seems to permeate your system and can cause a wide array of bad things to happen; i knew I had it when i realized that what I ate affected how i felt "down there." I strongly believe that my immune system was affected by taking oral antibiotics for acne for many years. I don't get colds or things a lot, but I really learned from my systemic yeast experience that taking oral antibiotics is dangerous, don't help acne if you scratch for emotional reasons or if you have hormonal acne, and messes up your immune system so that it can't fight off diseases and things on your own. Sometimes, taking that 7-day acne antibiotic treatment can be a lifesaver if you've got a really bad breakout... but daily oral antibiotics for months, maybe years, is not a good choice for your overall health. Acne sucks (had it for 13 years) but you have to think about the health of your whole system, not just your face, when you consider oral antibiotics! For me, it wasn't worth it. |
| Recommended | No |
LeiiLeii
February 27, 2010
| Pros | Does clear huge pimples, slightly reduced oily skin |
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| Cons | Dizzy, nausea, I THINK it might stop working over time |
| Bottom line | I used this antibiotic back in late 2007 through 2008. I had moderate acne and this made my skin look amazing, well I still had the scars of course but with make up, it looked like it was almost flawless. Around summer of 2008, I got kind of lazy and use it on and off, and it kind of stopped working to an extent, I believe. I used this with Differin and I loved the results it gave me. I remember getting compliments from people at school on my skin. It did work for me, but only for a while. After I stopped using it permanently, my acne came back with revenge! But there are other personal factors which I believe might have contributed to my horrible break out. Another thing that frightened me about using this, was the scary side effects I remember reading. Haha. Hypochondriacs, beware! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $50.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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February 26, 2010
| Pros | it clears skin somewhat |
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| Cons | if you take it for a long periods of time you can get bad side affects |
| Bottom line | i started taking minocycline about 3 years ago and i keep taking it cuz it was keeping my skin a little clear, but after a while i noticed that my joints in my hands and feet were in terrible pain in the mornings especially. I had never had it before and didnt know what was causing it, but after about a month or two after stopping the pill my joints started to hurt less but four months later I still have some of the pain still left. so all in all i would not recommend this product it is not worth!!! |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Vince from Quebec, QC
February 26, 2010
| Pros | Gets rid of the big pimples. |
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| Cons | Doesn't help with oily skin/blackheads/blocked pores. Gave me headaches, made me feel dizzy. It stops working after a while. I'm starting accutane tomorrow. |
| Bottom line | Try it if you have very mild acne and you don't have oily skin. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
josh from loveland,colorado
February 26, 2010
| Pros | cleared up my acne quick |
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| Cons | i do get a little dizzy and i cant eat when taking it |
| Bottom line | it worked for me. i would advise you to try it. the cons are nothing compared to the end result |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Prettynpink3
February 17, 2010
| Pros | Nothing :/ |
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| Cons | Diziness, Fatigue, Exhaustion, Illness, hives, rashes. |
| Bottom line | I was prescribed this medicine after a visit to the MD. The first day I took it I threw up vigurously. I continued to stick it out and the next week or so i continued to feel sick. After I took it for two weeks i grew deathly allergic to it. My whole body swelled up and I had hives everywhere ! It swelled up my throat, eyes to the point i couldnt see, i had a horrible rash throughout my whole body. I was rushed to the ER, and was put on steriods for a week. I am a very healthy person and rarely get ill. This medicine made me to the point of exhaustion and such. I would not recommend this to anyone, :/. Now im off and i am starting on accutane this week. Hopefully that works for the time. ! |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous from California
February 17, 2010
| Pros | It did clear up my skin infection for a small period of time, until i got off of it. Still not worth anything. |
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| Cons | IVE BEEN BATTLING A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION TO THIS DRUG SINCE THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. I had developed post-serum sickness to this medicine. My doctor never told me it was an antibiotic, unbelievable isn't it. I started to get hives exactly 2 weeks after my first dosage, then body aches, and joint pain. Also twisted an upper arm muscle in this whole experience due to joint and body pain. After being a guinea pig for 4 doctors, my pharmacist finally found Minocycline to be the bad guy. |
| Bottom line | Be careful and think twice about trying out this antibiotic, because its an antibiotic. Some doctors like mine -_- dont realize to tell their patients the severity of side effects that could happen to them, and the dangerous side effects other people have had in the past while taking this drug. I never want to go through this experience ever again in my life, i dont trust my family doctor the same, i go to specialists now unless i have a simple cold. Because of all of this-i really dont want others to go through the same thing i went through. Its just not worth risking your health when there are other acne medicines out there. Also another piece of advice, always do your research or make your doctor clearly explain what medicine he/she is prescribing to you, and if the medicine is ever considered dangerous. Minocycline sure is. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Jay from Canada
February 17, 2010
| Pros | I used this product for 9 months. During these 9 months, I had great results. It stopped the formation of new whiteheads, and it reduced the size of cysts and blackheads by 70%. |
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| Cons | HOWEVER!!!! 3 months after stopping this medication; my face was worse than ever. Even worse than I started! I also experienced severe dryness of the lips and my face was all scaly during the course of the 9 months of taking this medicine. |
| Bottom line | You will experience great results; but if you stop taking it, your acne will return! It took me 1 month to prepare myself to stop taking it. I would eat 1 cup of yogurt, take selenium, would take my pill every other day for the last 2 weeks. I would not recommend this medication at all. It may heal symptoms of acne, BUT IT WILL NOT CURE ACNE! |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $70.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from Colorado Springs
February 9, 2010
| Pros | Nothing |
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| Cons | The side effects were horrible and it didn't do a thing for my acne. I was having severe headaches and was constently dizzy. After about two weeks I went to see my PCP who said that this medication can cause someone to have a pseudotumor cerebri so I had to get an MRI and it showed that's what I had. The risky side effects are not worth it. |
| Bottom line | Read all side effects of this medication before deciding to take it. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous from Ontario, Canada
February 7, 2010
| Pros | I was using clindoxyl gel for 3 months before my doctor prescribed minocycline. When on both it cured my cystic acne after 2 weeks, and since then slowly stopped the occurrence of other blemishes. I have been on both products for just under 2 months now. Although, I still have red marks but that'll take time to heal. |
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| Cons | I was on 100mg, twice a day, at first. The dose was too much and caused vertigo and loss of apatite. My doctor lightened the load to 50 in the morning (since my symptoms were mainly in the mornings) and 100 at night. |
| Bottom line | My face hurt from the cystic acne and minocycline got rid of all of it. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | severe |
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