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Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Anonymous
December 17, 2011
| Pros | It actually works. Reduces size and severity of breakouts. No problems with side effects. |
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| Cons | It's a little bit more expensive than the other oral antibiotics. |
| Bottom line | I have used this for years. It isn't just an antibiotic. It is also anti-inflammatory. Using 100mg twice a day. Works even better if paired with dapsone/Aczone. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $22.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous
December 14, 2011
| Pros | Powerful stuff. It knocked out my acne within a month. |
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| Cons | It is a temporary fix. It didn't cure the acne. My derm seemed worried about keeping me on this stuff for a long time. |
| Bottom line | Powerful alternative to doxy. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Melissa from Riverside, CA
December 13, 2011
| Pros | Cheap with insurance, gets rid of majority of acne including cystic pimples |
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| Cons | Gastrointestinal problems, acne comes back once you stop |
| Bottom line | I just recently stopped taking minocycline after having taking it for about 3 years. It was working perfectly for me until this past summer when I started getting severe stomach pains, which was later diagnosed as gastritis. I stopped taking the minocycline simply as an experiment to see if it was the culprit of my stomach problems. The gastritis seemed to get better, but after some time passed I began to break out badly again, so I tried taking the minocycline again. The gastritis pains came roaring back. In short, this worked very well for me for a few years before, I guess, it caught up with me. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Cheeto from United States
December 11, 2011
| Pros | - Extended Release capsules worked perfectly (Solodyn) - Skin cleared up in about a month, lasted throughout treatment - No side effects while on extended release |
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| Cons | - Hard to get Solodyn and the ER tablets, pharmacies would constantly try to put me on the generic tablets. - Finally had to switch to generic tablets and was made extremely sick, felt spaced out, depersonalized. Stopped taking the generic twice a day immediately after feeling these side effects. |
| Bottom line | I was on Solodyn, the extended release brand name version of minocycline for a few months. I then was put on an almost identical generic extended release. It worked perfectly, very easy, I took it once a day in the morning, and it worked fine. It cleared my skin up, and there were no side effects. My parents didn't want to pay for the extended release anymore, so they just got me regular, generic, twice a day 100 mg minocycline. It was horrible. I felt awful, depersonalization, spacey, just completely horrible. So, bottom line, if you can get Solodyn or another ER tablet, go for it, but avoid the generic. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Louise from Victoria, Australia
December 5, 2011
| Pros | Completely cleared my skin up Didn't have to change my diet Didn't dry my skin up |
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| Cons | Took about 3 months to see results Can't be taken for more then 5 years |
| Bottom line | This medication is AMAZING! I never had cystic acne, but got probably around 4 or 5 obvious pimples on my forehead, and then a few on both cheeks. I also had whiteheads that I could not seem to get rid of. I went on this medication at 15 and was told by my doctor at 20 that I couldn't be on it any longer, because there can be some more severe side effects. After consistently having no pimples for 5 years and coming off this medication, I have already started getting pimples and whiteheads again. Not sure how it would work if you have severe acne, but if you have light or mild acne then I highly recommend it. Be prepared for it to come back not long after you stop taking the tablets. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $11.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
Anonymous from Riverside, California
November 22, 2011
| Pros | Gets rid of pimples pretty fast but doesnt completely stop break outs. |
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| Cons | Doesnt really help with scars and hyperpigmentation |
| Bottom line | So I started using this product now for about a month and I am 16, it has been working alot! Ive been using it with perscribed benzoyl peroxide gel 10%. I had the acne that hurt to stretch your face because they were literally everywhere. I had pimples all over my chin i can probably say about 10 painful ones just on the chin. After only 5 days all the facial pain went away and the pimples reduced to small bumps. Then after a week all my pimples were sort of gone. I still break out though but much less, like right now i probably have 4 noticible pimples. BUT this product did nothing with my scars, so it still looks like I have multiple pimples everywhere but i dont just marks, I will review this product in another month though to tell how the scars are doing :] also.. i found out that consuming anything especially dairy hours before and after this product isnt recomended so i need to start waching out for that as well |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
yoyo from las vegas
November 20, 2011
| Pros | cleared up skin within first few weeks no side effects for me completely clear skin for first few months, then it juz stopped working |
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| Cons | stopped working after 4 months =( its a pill.,so u must be consistent |
| Bottom line | im 22 year old female iv been using this about 6 months now really bad whiteheads/zits all over my chin and cheeks . the first few months i took this it worked wonders! i was like OMG finally its over, my skin cleared up completely my scars even stared to fade! but now its a whole differant story, im on my 5th month and i started braking out horribly! its been a month now my skin has been braking out... im still on this. hoping itll clear up again one day... i hope..=( |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Crystal from Long Island, NY
November 19, 2011
| Pros | Works to clear cystic acne |
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| Cons | IT COMES BACK 3 MONTHS IN |
| Bottom line | I swear I have tried everything, i get cystic acne but its not as bad as some peoples but still bad enough for me to scar my face. So for years ive been trying to clear it (from 15 to now 22) I was put on minocycline after everything else was failing me, I have been on and off this medicine for years. It does control the acne but its like my body gets immune to it and then they come back. The last time this happened I switched to accutane but was taken off due to a poor change in my bloodwork, he was going to put me back on it but now im back on minocycline to try it out again and hope that maybe this and veltrin (topical which is very helpful for cystic acne) will work for me. I hope so. I never had ill side effects with Minocycline, but DOXICYCLINE was horrible I would get so nautious and sick but def feel great on minocycline. With my insurance its only about 8 dollars. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $8.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous
November 15, 2011
| Pros | It seemed to have started clearing up some of the acne during the short time I was taking it. |
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| Cons | Horrible vertigo and nausea. |
| Bottom line | I wasn't on this very long. I couldn't handle the side effects. I would often feel dizzy and nauseous, kinda like having motion sickness. Maybe the side effects aren't this bad for everybody, but I'll never take it again. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $50.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous
November 8, 2011
| Pros | Cleared up 95% of my acne |
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| Cons | I started off taking 50mg 2x a day, but this made me dizzy and nauseous. I went down to 1x a day and had no more side effects. |
| Bottom line | I'm 26 years old and have been seeing a dermatologist since I first started getting acne at 12. This is the first medication that has consistently worked for me. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
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