Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Common brand names:
Minocin |
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Anonymous, Boston, MA Sep 24th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | None for me |
| Cons: | The throwing up ... oh man, the throwing up. so gross. |
| Bottom Line: | I'd say try it for yourself because everyone is different, but it didn't do a thing for me |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Anonymous, CA Sep 24th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | works well and cleared up acne fast! |
| Cons: | It caused liver damage, and my liver is still trying to recover from it. I had to stop taking the medication after a year, but my acne didn't come back. just make sure to get you liver checked so you don't end up like me! |
| Bottom Line: | be careful! I recommend it only because it worked well. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 24.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Whitney, Calgary, AB, Canada Sep 23rd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Improves skin problems, cost almost nothing because of insurance |
| Cons: | Gave me 'bacne,' migraines, nausea every day, skins problems come back when you go off of it, way more expensive than other antibiotics if you don't have insurance |
| Bottom Line: | I think this works for some people, and it actually did improve my skin a lot. I have perioral dermatitis, not acne, but it's improved by all the same medications. I stay on minocycline for about a year because it kept my skin ALMOST under control. It got rid of my derm once and I went off it a month later but a month after that it all came back.
My mom has been on this for years and years. It's so bad for you and your skin becomes 'addicted to it.'
It also made me really sick and made my back break out even though it helped my face. (I've never had acne there before.)
I'm trying accutane now I hope it works!! I've been off of minocycline for a week now and my nausea and head pain alleviated almost instantly. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Whitney has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 2.50 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Anonymous, florida Sep 23rd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | helped more in the beginning. didn't make me ill |
| Cons: | seemed to stop working after a while. acne didnt get worse, just stopped getting better. |
| Bottom Line: | helps but doesnt get rid of all of it. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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lo, atlanta, ga Sep 22nd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Worked well |
| Cons: | If you use it for a long period of time, dark spots will form on your face. Sort of like scars, except not from picking. |
| Bottom Line: | I was using it with differin and my face was great. Not completely clear, though. Some small pimples on my hairline, but it was okay. Then my mom and derm. switched everything on me and my skin got horrible. Now if I switched back, it would be too weak. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | lo has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Lo-Lo, Chicago,IL Sep 21st, 2009 |
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| Pros: | It does work but not as well as accutane. I have had bad acne since I was a teen and now I'm 27 years old. |
| Cons: | Please Please don't take this drug. The side effects are not worth it. I've never been so sick in my life. |
| Bottom Line: | Try accutane. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Lo-Lo has used this item for about a week. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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terry, california Sep 21st, 2009 |
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| Pros: | not too expensive no obvious side effects |
| Cons: | doesn't seem to work |
| Bottom Line: | not worth it |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | terry has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 15.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Jonathan Yee (yeegreen1), Westmount Quebec Sep 17th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Made my acne a little better, easy to swallow, can take in morning or night, didnt make my tummy upset, cheap with insurance. It was 32$ with no insurance, but 8.75$ with insurance. THANK GODD!!!!! |
| Cons: | Well.. its didnt really clear up my skin, it helped but it didnt fully take it away. Well with every pill, i always forgot sometimes LOL |
| Bottom Line: | This is a good product if you have light acne, i think light acne sufferers would benefit more. JUST TRY IT! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Jonathan Yee (yeegreen1) has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 4.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Anonymous Sep 17th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | It works, takes time for sure. ive been on for 3 weeks now and stating to see improvements |
| Cons: | i have a pretty tough tummy and it makes me feel pretty sick. I forgot to take it one night and had night sweats! and fever like symtoms. Has anyone else had this? |
| Bottom Line: | It works, but is it worth it in the end when your always feeling sick. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few weeks. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Diana, CA Sep 15th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | None |
| Cons: | I took this medication one year ago and not only did it not work, but it also made me violently ill. I was nauseous all the time and vomited at least once a month. I also had moderately severe acne, so I shouldn't have been given this med. |
| Bottom Line: | Don't bother with antibiotics: take Accutane. Don't be afraid of the side effects on Accutane, they are very rare and are the same severity as antibiotics. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Diana has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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