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Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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Nicole
June 5, 2011
| Pros | clearer skin after a while...no real negative side affects at all ( at least for me, everyone is different obviously) |
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| Cons | not a miracle...(it takes forever to start working) |
| Bottom line | so after about 5-6 years of dealing with acne i finally was talked into going to a dermatologist...people said "ooohh within a week or 2 your skin will be super clear" well this is not the case at all...i have been takin minocycline for about 3 months and my skin STILL is not clear... its not as bad but its not clear... hopefully my dermatologist will give me accutane...i just want to be done with this acne poop |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anonymous
June 5, 2011
| Pros | Cleared acne somewhat after 3 months Small pills |
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| Cons | Horrible mood swings Broke out in odd new places worked slowly annoying to take due to dairy limitations |
| Bottom line | I have had acne for years and my new dermatologist prescribed me minocyline at three pills a day. I was scared of taking the 3 due to the issues with lupus and other that I heard about. I took two for 3 months. My skin cleared up, but I was irritable all the time and felt a bit foggy. I had a particularly bad breakout and started to take three. Biggest mistake ever. I had the worst mood swings ever, and I was so angry all the time that I scared myself and my friends and family. I would say and do things that were not me. Don't take minocycline. it's not worth your time at ALL. I hate my dermatologist for ever putting me on this horrible medicine. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
champlain from canada
June 5, 2011
| Pros | - none |
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| Cons | - could not drink alcohol, would get wasted from one drink - skin broke out in places never before - yeast infections - skin got much worse |
| Bottom line | Was on this for four months and saw zero results, my light acne turned into moderate acne, now I'm going to try accutane. Do not try this antibiotic it is not a solution, but a waste of time |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | light |
KcNicole from Virginia
June 1, 2011
| Pros | Cleared skin :) |
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| Cons | Clear skin is only temporary -- I threw up a couple times ( Not a big deal to me) -- |
| Bottom line | My doctor prescribed me this, and I started with one pill a day. Within the first week I had clear skin, but it all came back. So over a month after starting it, I upped my dosage to two pills a day. My skin drastically improved within a month and, by the next month I was clear ( except for the occasional cyst thing that didn't take long to go away) My skin was awesome for about 3 months, which totaled me being on the pill for about 6 months, when I noticed my firsts bacne spot come up, and I think I got a couple on my face.. so I assumed that my body was becoming immune, I weaned myself off. My acne never really became severe, I went on birth control, for about 3 months.. well my acne is pretty much severe again at the moment, I'm still on birth control, and I'm on a new antibiotic. I highly recommend this stuff for a temporary clear. Though it may last longer for other people, or even keep them clear :) |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $30.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
mrsodom from Georgia
May 31, 2011
| Pros | temporarily cleared up acne |
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| Cons | Fainting spells Internal Bleeding Blood in Urine Cancer-like-symptoms |
| Bottom line | After taking minocycline for months, my moderate acne began to clear. I started seeing blood in my urine, and the doctors ran hundreds of test. Then I started passing out, and had a huge tumor like bulge in my stomach. After nearly 2 months of tests, 2 hospital visits, visits to every specialist known to man....the doctors finally took me off the medicine and all symptoms went away within 2 months. The medicine is very powerful, and should not be used by everyone. Always use caution, especially when using antibiotics for long periods of time. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Sharlene from Edmonton, AB
May 30, 2011
| Pros | Clears up acne Easy to take No side affects (for me, at least) |
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| Cons | Haven't encountered any |
| Bottom line | My dermatologist put me on this about two weeks ago and I can already see a bit of difference. I take one pill everyday and then I apply Clindoxyl Gel (also recommended by my dermatologist), a topical gel. My skin is smoother and there is less acne. It says that there may be side effects (headaches, dizziness) but I didn't encounter any. I think it's worth a shot. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $45.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
jessikur55 from California
May 28, 2011
| Pros | -Stops me from breaking out so much (But does absolutely nothing when taken with Tretinoin cream) -Break outs are so big |
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| Cons | -Cannot be taken with milk (Worst part of it all!!!) -Does NOTHING with topical creams |
| Bottom line | I hate taking it, but my doctor is forcing me to take it. I hate the fact that I can't take dairy products. Its awful. When taken with Tretinoin, it does absolutely nothing except stop me from drinking milk. Its useless. Honestly. No point in it. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
applepie1
May 27, 2011
| Cons | Our son used Minocycline for 9 months and developed toxic drug induced acute hepatitis and an arthritic like disease. After 6 weeks his liver enzymes are decreasing but his arthritis symptoms are still with him as is his acne. |
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| Bottom line | Not worth the risks |
| Price paid | $50.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
oneredwine
May 27, 2011
| Pros | It did clear my acne the first time I took it |
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| Cons | My acne came back full force when I stopped taking it I started it again, and it didn't work Depersonalization |
| Bottom line | I took it for a few months and it cleared my acne, although I have to admit the sun and sea helped. I stopped taking it and my acne came back as bad as before if not worse. So I started taking it again but this time it didn't seem to be working again. I didn't realize it at the time, but that second time I was taking it I was feeling incredibly spaced out, and not motivated to do anything- everything seemed very vague and unreal. Pity it was during my A-levels. I messed up pretty much everything. I would study really hard and then just not write anything down, not because I didn't know the answers, but just because I was sitting there thinking, 'why should I?' I am trying to cure my acne holistically now. It's only been about three weeks, but I can honestly say that I do not recognize myself back then. I feel so much better in my head. Everything's clearer than it's been in a very long time. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $12.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
EA2012 from Texas
May 24, 2011
| Pros | Not Many It limited my Acne a little Kept my Acne under control |
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| Cons | Even though it limited my acne and kept it under control, I still broke out. Time to take it. Without milk and such. Hated it could not lay down Very expensive. Priced ranges $36-$60 Hardly worked! |
| Bottom line | I was on this pill since December 2009. It did however, kept my acne under control but it never cleared it. I still broke out a lot. My other problem was taking it without milk since I am a cereal person in the mornings. It was hard but I pulled through. My third problem was that it was very expensive. There is no real main price for this. I used Wal-Mart pharmacy for this pill. The highest I had paid for this pill was $60 something dollars. One time, for some reaosn, I got it for like $37 dollars. I don't know why but the price had changed a lot. Once it was $47, $50, $56, $60, $40. I decided to stop taking it since it was making me broke and hardly cleared my skin. It's not very healthy on it. I have been on it for a year and still I kept getting acne like crazy so it never worked and I followed the directions on the label exactly. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $60.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
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