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Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Anonymous from Australia
October 31, 2011
| Pros | Slowly will clear up acne Still breakout but less cystic |
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| Cons | Initially made acne much worse! Depressed/ light headed for the first day or two Made skin very sensitive Had to change diet because of the dairy |
| Bottom line | On a 2 x 50mg Akamin (Minocycline)Working for the moment but it took a very rough patch to get here... Wouldn't recommend unless you're willing to brave the first BAD period of time! I was never sure it was going to work when it made my cystic acne come out like crazy, not sure if it was purging my skin like accutane does but it made it so bad at about week 2.5, I never had acne like this before so I was a little annoyed!!! I'm at about a month now and my skin is clearing up, just bad scarring left from the initial breakout period on the drug. Experienced a spout of depression during the first couple of days but eventually the body adjusts to it.... I'm also experiencing a bit of millia, not sure if this is from the drug but if anyone else experienced this please tell me. You may have to buy more sensitive, skin products... It will help your acne anyway! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anon from New York, NY
October 26, 2011
| Pros | Prevents Breakouts |
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| Cons | Expensive if you don't have insurance Hard to schedule diet around |
| Bottom line | I was prescribed Minocycline 100mg once a day to use with Retin-A .05%. I was very hesitant to start taking this medication at first because of all of the negative reviews on this website that referenced side-effects. I also didn't want to take this medication because it made me feel worse about my acne, that i had passed a certain point and was no longer controllable. However, taking this medication was probably one of the best decisions i've made for my acne. The first couple weeks i saw small improvements; smaller cysts and breakouts not lasting long. After about a month my breakouts slowed considerably. Now four months in i break out maybe once a week, very minimally. This medication definitely helped my skin to heal from the consistent breakouts i faced in my freshman year of college. I take this medication around the same time each day, and use it with Retin A .05% and Cetaphil. Cetaphil is a perfect face wash to use with retin a as its very gentle, and Minocycline helps to minimize breakouts so my hyper pigmentation could begin to fade. All in all i highly recommend this medication. I've never felt nauseous or sick, or suffered any side-effects with this medication. Just make sure you drink a full glass of water when taking it. Also for guys, its a little tough taking this medication while trying to bulk up because you really aren't supposed to eat within a three hour window. And its effectiveness is limited if its ingested with calcium, so milk is out of the question two hours before and after taking this pill. Finally, as far as drinking alcohol while on this medication. My pharmacist said its alright to drink, just not in excess. Being in college this was a little difficult to fathom, but as for me, i'll go out on the weekends and drink and not have any problems as far as its reaction with the medication. Keep in mind though it might help to make you get drunk a little faster, thats all though. Good Luck |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Jess
October 14, 2011
| Pros | cleared up cystic acne |
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| Cons | cystic acne came back worse after I stopped taking minocycline skin breaks out more now |
| Bottom line | I used to get 1 pimple (cystic acne) a month. Sometimes it scarred which is why I went to a dermatologist. I took the medication for 3 months. I did not get a single cystic zit until I stopped. After I was off Minocycline, I started get 4-5 cystic acne and then I started breaking out in regular zits too! I have never had a problem with regular zits! I went back to my dermatologist and he prescribed more mino. I was hesitant to take it again but the cystic acne was getting worse and the regular zits were multiplying so I gave in and took it for a month. It didn't work at all the second time around. As a matter of fact, my skin has gotten worse! I am living a nightmare now! My skin is terrible. It has never been this bad! EVER! I am so depressed because of this mess on my face. Please do not take this junk! It works the first time but once you stop taking it, it comes back worse! And when you get back on it, it doesn't work at all! At least that has been my experience. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Sandra from Riga, Latvia
October 12, 2011
| Pros | None |
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| Cons | My acne bacame worst Headaches Feeling sick if not taken with lots of food |
| Bottom line | It did not help my acne at all, even made it worst. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
clearskindreamer from Canada
October 4, 2011
| Pros | - cysts were slightly less severe |
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| Cons | - gastrointestinal issues during AND after treatment...not pleasant - constant headaches!! basically daily while taking it - barely helped my acne so it wasn't worth it - took 3 months to see results at all - improvement of acne only lasted 3 months and then these effects stopped even though i was still taking it. |
| Bottom line | used this for just over a year in combination with Differin. my acne was never completely cleared up in that time. i had a bad initial break out and did not see any results for about 3 months. when i did see results, there was only a slight improvement in my acne; my pimples became smaller, less inflamed and less painful. i WAS still breaking out constantly. i had these results for about 3 months and after this period, my cystic acne went back to being just as bad as it was before beginning treatment. i stopped taking the Mino eventually when i realized my skin was back to it's prior condition. i regret taking it at all, because i suffered from gastrointestinal issues for the entire time i was taking it. i have now been off of it for about 3 months and these symptoms are persisting. i get horrible stomach cramps and gas pains frequently, i have to watch what i eat to avoid upsetting my stomach even more, and there are some other unfortunate effects i won't mention.... antibiotics do mess with the bacterial balance in your GI tract which tends to lead to these problems. after taking Mino for over a year i fear these effects may be permanent since they have persisted after I stopped taking it. i also experienced frequent headaches while taking it...i would get one practically EVERY DAY. it causes increased pressure to the head that results in headaches as well as some dizziness. these constant headaches disappeared as soon as i stopped taking it. Mino can also cause other side effects like liver damage and even lupus, which i am lucky to have not experienced. bottom line: stay away. the very slight improvement of your acne is not worth it. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $45.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous
September 21, 2011
| Pros | Fewer pimples that are A LOT smaller and less painful |
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| Cons | Had extremely bad period cramps a couple days after I started taking it |
| Bottom line | My doctor prescribed me this two months ago to use with a 0.05% tretinoin cream. My acne has cleared up a lot! It took a while, but I am finally seeing results. I have a couple pimples right now, but they are dried up and fading more each day. I mostly have a lot of red spots where there were pimples before. The thing I love about this is that the pimples that I do get are small and not super painful like before! They go away a lot faster! I think the only side effect that I had (and I'm not even positive it was because of the medication) was extremely, extremely bad menstrual cramps a few days after I started taking it. I've always had very, very bad cramps, but these were so bad that I almost fainted and could hardly breathe. I was throwing up and sweating and shaking, and my skin turned gray until the pain went away. It was terrible, but I haven't had them like that since then, so I'm glad!! I would definitely recommend this! It has helped me so much!! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
unknown from canada
September 18, 2011
| Pros | I used to get painful red pimples but this medication has helped reduce swelling and I can touch my face anywhere without pain! (when I wash my face) My skin is starting to clear up and my acne scars are becoming lighter Less breakouts |
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| Cons | feeling of sea sickness diarrhoea troubles sleeping? I have been having a lot of odd dreams since taking this medication NOTE: I only started feeling the sickness yesterday, I was fine for two weeks, so it could just be the flu! |
| Bottom line | I have been on this medication for 2 weeks now, my acne is improving but it is improving slowly. Just yesterday I started to feel sick, I had diarrhoea but in solid form? I went to the washroom around 6 times, each of which letting out big logs which is way over my average of bowel movements, followed by one this morning. On top of that I felt a kind of sea sickness and actually ended up vomiting at night. Im going to keep taking it to see what happens, if these symptoms keep occurring I will stop. I am taking 200mg a day. SO overall it works, but has crappy side effects (pun intended) :) There is nothing wrong with trying out something different so go ahead and take minocycline and see if it works for you! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $67.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
m9awad from herndon
September 13, 2011
| Pros | nothing |
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| Cons | Hives, drug induced lupus, hepatitis, read all warnings carefully if you are considering using this drug. It is widely prescribed but not enough people are informed of the risks. |
| Bottom line | dont think to use it ................bad side effect |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $20.00 |
Anonymous
September 11, 2011
| Pros | This has been working very well for almost a year now. Has virtually no side effects (apart from the good bacteria being destroyed in your gut but that can be fixed with pro biotics). Also it's really cheap (with insurance). Also many don't realize this but, this anti-biotic has proven studies that say it does not develop bacteria resistance as common as the others do. |
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| Cons | Can't take it with food (or after eating). |
| Bottom line | If you are taking this and you've noticed odd trends (like it some what works sometimes but not other times) then it's because you are taking it NOT on an empty stomach. I've found the only way it gets rid of everything is taking it in the morning when I wake up, waiting 2 hours and then eating. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous
September 10, 2011
| Pros | Kinda cleared up acne I guess... Brought down redness... |
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| Cons | nausea lightheadedness dizziness fever chills sore throat sever stomach pain unusual cramping itching skin joint pain inability to sleep (extreme insomnia) extreme moodiness bad breakouts close together |
| Bottom line | I've been on this medication for awhile...and it has done very little for me...if you don't include the side effects. It has caused alot of pain and sickness but whenever I go off it, it just gets worse. I honestly don't know what to do about it. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $3.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
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