Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews
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3.1/5 |
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Common brand names:
Minocin |
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Peyton, Texas
Jul 30th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Not really any. clears up for a little while? |
| Cons: | makes yo very sunsensitive and it just doesnt really work |
| Bottom Line: | I have used it for 3 months and i noticed a differnece in about a week but then after a couple of weeks it went back to normal. :( |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Peyton has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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LMR, Melbourne, Australia
Jul 28th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | It virtually cleared up the all the persistant modorate acne on my face. Began working quite quickly. No side effects |
| Cons: | After approx. 6 months acne slowly began to return. Now, after 8 months of taking minocycline, it has stopped working completely and I'm back where I started :( |
| Bottom Line: | It worked really well for a while until I built a resistance to it. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | LMR has used this item for about a year. |
| Price Paid: | 5.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Amber, Virginia
Jul 28th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | It works for my rash that I have and clears it up, but you have to take every drop. |
| Cons: | It makes me extremely sick. It makes my head hurt and my arms numb, it caused me to have a cat scan because i thought it was migranes and come to find out it was this medicine. It really makes me sick and im not taking it no more. |
| Bottom Line: | It works but makes you feel crappy. |
| Recommended: | No |
| Usage: | Amber has used this item for about a month. |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Anonymous, ohio
Jul 27th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | i'v been on this for about six months, and my skin has been flawless! i dont even need spot treatments, and my skin care regimen only consists of a mild cleanser, its all i need. |
| Cons: | i have a sensitive stomach and lately the side effects have been pretty bad. nausea is the worst, but its worth it because my skin is perfect |
| Bottom Line: | good as long as side effects are manageable |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Anonymous, Australia
Jul 26th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | been on it for week and a bit. after a couple of days my skin wasn't as red as it use to be. so far, i haven't had any major break outs, which is a good sign. hopefully this will keep up.. |
| Cons: | i haven't experienced any side effects so far.. |
| Bottom Line: | too early to tell. but its cheap :P |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Reviewer has used this item for about a week. |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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emily105, Ohio
Jul 23rd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | gets rid of the inflamitory redness of zits |
| Cons: | does what it says: |
| Bottom Line: | this product is not supposed to get rid of acne, it takes the redness/color out of existing acne. it does not prevent or treat the acne. thats what my dermo told me it was supposed to do. it works well. |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | emily105 has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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Hannah, Atlanta, GA
Jul 22nd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Reduced acne |
| Cons: | Doesn't completely clear it up |
| Bottom Line: | Acne was mild. There were breakouts every now and then. |
| Usage: | Hannah has used this item for a few months. |
| Acne severity: | moderately severe |
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Carly, Reno, NV
Jul 22nd, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Cleared up my acne!!! =D |
| Cons: | Nothing but some flaky skin every once in a while. |
| Bottom Line: | About 3 days after i started taking Minocycline my acne came to surface like crazy!!! I had them all over my forehead for about a week... But then the second week or so my acne started cleared day by day and after about 3-4 weeks of taking only 50 mg my acne was totally by far clear!!! I looked like i was a newborn baby with all that fresh skin!!! =)) lol
I have been using it for two months and of course (cause im a normal teenage GIRL) I will get the ocassinal pmple every week or so and maybe one big pimple a month because of my girl cycle...AMAZING pill and i think its just the same as Accutane but not the bad side effects and not so strong and its not bad for u like Accutane is...
I recomend this to anyone that asks or has acne and just cant handle it anymore!!!
My acne was mild to moderate... But now it is super mild to very mild!!!! Whoo hoo!!!!!!!
:-)
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In the box below that says acne severity i put moderate because thats what it used to be!!!
Whoo thanks |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | Carly has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | moderate |
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1 of 1 visitors found the following comment helpful.
Ronnald, NZ
Jul 21st, 2009 |
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| Pros: | Did great job in clearing and keeping away my acne. |
| Cons: | Didn`t really experience any problems. |
| Bottom Line: | I developed acne as I went through puberty and stayed with me all my life. I am now 38. I tried everything i could get my hands on including massive dietry changes. I finally gave minocin tabs a go and couldn`t believe the results! I was so excited, it was probably one of the best thing that has happened to me.
I was on 100mg to start, taking 50 twice daily after a meal. I was on it for about 5 years but for the last 3 years I dropped my dose to only 50mg daily taken every day without fail after lunch.
I still kept a good diet and avoided the common acne causers like bad oils, fried foods, choclate etc...and never took the drug on an empty stomach.
I don`t know if this helped or what but I never had 1 problem with the drug, and didn`t even keep out of the sun as was recommended.
Finally been off it now for about year and half worried being on a drug 2 long and been taking a more natural approach which is working but not as good and a hell of alot more work! |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Price Paid: | 20.00 |
| Acne severity: | light |
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melissa, minnesota
Jul 20th, 2009 |
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| Pros: | this works, for sure ! |
| Cons: | none |
| Bottom Line: | heres the deal : i started minocycline and within a month it cleared my skin complely ! then after a couple months i became resistant to it and my acne came back.. so beware of that. also if your on minocycline too long it will give you post-acne marks which take awhile to dissapear. GIVE THIS A TRY. just be careful not to stay on it too long and use a benzoil peroxide product with it to maintain your clear skin [: |
| Recommended: | Yes |
| Usage: | melissa has used this item for a few months. |
| Price Paid: | 10.00 |
| Acne severity: | light |
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