Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews

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Common brand names: Minocin

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Anonymous, CALIFORNIA
Mar 3rd, 2005
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AFTER BEING ON THE MEDICATION FOR A MONTH I SAW SOME RESULTS, IM NOT SURE IF ITS THE PILLS OR THE COMBO OF RETIN-A MICRO AND THE BENZOMYCIN CREAMS I PUT ON MY FACE. THE ONLY MAJOR SIDE EFFECT I HAD WAS MAJOR HEART PULPITATIONS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH, I HAD THEM 24/7 AND IM ONLY 24YRS OLD. IT SCARED ME SO I TOLD MY DOCOTOR AND AS SOON AS I GOT OFF THE MEDS 5 DAYS LATER I STOPPED HAVING THE SYMPTOMS.MY ANCNE IS STILL CLEARING UP, SO IT MUST BE THE OTHER CREAMS.
THE BENZOMYCIN IS GREAT FEELS GOOD ON YOUR SKIN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL IT CLEAN OUT YOUR POURS.

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Andrew, Ireland
Feb 22nd, 2005
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i have used this for two years and i still have acne, your wasting your time using this product!!!

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Anonymous, Sydney
Feb 21st, 2005
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my doctor told me my acne would get worse before it gets better. it did the getting worse bit alright.... its just the getting better bit that this medication struggles with... and, really, that is the thing you are actually taking the drug for :O

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Ollie, Reading, UK
Feb 19th, 2005
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as everyone else says, works BRILLIANTLY for a couple of months (and i mean i could eat anything, smoke anything and pretty much do whatever without fear of a single spot) but surprise, surpirse it stopped working and i had litte choice but welcome back my acne with open arms

this [censored] also makes you go bald, im not a slaphead (yet) but i did notice hairs falling out of my head at regular intervals whilst taking this.

reading the other side-effects this drug has had on these other poor people i recommend anyone thinking about taking it to enjoy the 'honeymoon' months of Minocycline then find another solution (and a wig)

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Happy and miss it, atlanta, GA
Feb 15th, 2005
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I loved it, I used it with Differin gel and it helped me sooooooooo much. My acne was really really bad, especially after using neutrogena pore refining and pricking,but it cleared me up, and now i can actually go out without makeup.

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Drew, Tempe, AZ
Feb 12th, 2005
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For three months, I stuck with this regimen and I saw such reults. I broke out in terrible hives and even though it was quite a nuisance, I stuck with it anyway, hoping to see results. I guess it wasn't such a good idea as it's been a month since I stopped and I still have the occaisonal hive. But my dermatologis put me on Retin-A and doxycycline, so hopefully we'll see something from that combo. He wanted to try accutane but I reconsidered after seeing the side-effects.

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David, Collegeville, MN
Feb 9th, 2005
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Had no results.

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Anonymous, Canada
Feb 5th, 2005
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it gave me yeast infections and stopped working within a few months!!! not worth it

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Anonymous, Melbourne, Australia
Jan 30th, 2005
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i had been taking doxycycline for about 2 months and saw improvement but not as much as expected so my doctor put me on minocycline ive been on it for about 2-3 months. my face has cleared up but still not as quickly as i'd hoped

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Justin, Midlothian, Virginia
Jan 29th, 2005
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I got Minocycline around winter 2003-2004, and it's VERY AFFORDABLE if you have insurance,and after about a week I started noticing amazing results, and my acne became very managable with using Minocycline and ProActive. But, when my face became completely clear, I slacked on taking the pill, and eventually didn't take it for 4 months...BIG MISTAKE! It took a couple weeks for the zits to start coming back, but now my face is TWICE as WORSE as it was before... and I have HORRIBLE DISCOLORATION left by the zits that do actually go away... I even HAVE TO WEAR TINTED ACNE TREATMENT/MAKE-UP TO COVER UP the SEVERE REDNESS ALL OVER MY FACE... BUT, I have just started taking it again...no results yet, I just hope that I'm not immune to it now!

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