Minocycline (Antibiotic) Reviews

Makes me dizzy

I am surprised at how many people have had bad experiences with minocycline. I love it. I was taking doxycycline for a few months and never saw much improvement and my derm decided to try minocycline as a last resort before accutane. I can't believe the difference. Within a couple of weeks I noticed a marked improvement.I also use Tazorac a little bit, but I stopped after a few weeks because I got tired of being red and raw.

Was prescribed Minocycline 100mg 2x per day for perio-oral dermatitis. After a few days I started to really breakout on my face, neck and chest. Then I developed severe vertigo for the 1st few hours of the day I was taking it and I was very nauseous. I stopped taking the drug (on advice of my dermatologist). The nausea and vertigo has stopped, but I am still breaking out. Apparently, it takes awhile for Minocycline to dissipate from your tissues. Great . . . since I am turning 40 in one week. Acne AND wrinkles. What a lucky gal.

A year ago I was put on Minocycline (150g) with Retina A Mirco. It worked wonderfully and for the first time in my life i was completely acne free. 6 months later when I saw my doctor I asked him to put me on 100g so I could try to wean my way off the drug. 3 months after decreasing my dosage, i started to notice alot of my scaring came back. I switched off and finnished my other 150 g prescription and then when that ran out I went back on the 100g, and the same thing happened again with the reoccuring scaring. Now that I have moved, and my prescription is almost out, I have to find a new dermatologist, but I'm wondering what to do - if i should continue with minocylcine and how much - because it seems like its not a good idea to continue with it for long... but i dont know what to switch to, and i cant bear having my acne come back... so if anyone has any suggestions lemme know.

I have cystic acne on my chin that is really really stubborn. My derm prescribed minocyn to be taken three times a day for three days, then two a day for 3 days, and then down to one a day for...indefinite amt of time i guess. BUT i developed severe dizziness and really bad stomacheaches after just one dose. So i went off it, my brother and sis both used it and found it worked great for a while, but the symptoms came back as soon as they went off....

my daughter was on this medication for long time & it didn't help her...

, As a teenager I never had a problem with acne, it was only after turning 40 that this problem arose, Minotab Worked well for me, acne never came back for months so stopped taking (Minocycline 50 mg) tablets. Acne mostly under control now, only get breakouts if I eat junk food now.....

I had a severe reaction to Minicin (form of Minocycline). I'd taken Tetracyclin throughout High School and College, but it didn't do much. The derm put me on minicin and told me it was like super tetracyclin. I took the medicine for less than one week and developed severe hives. We're talking welted places the size of your thigh and 1/2 inch high. My head swelled so much that my ears looked like they were inside my head and I couldn't open my eyes. I ended up having to get epinephrine shots for several days. It took 6 weeks for all the hives to go completely away. Because of using tetracyclin for years to fight acne, I developed allergies to this classification of medicines and now have many problems with allergies to antibiotics. Use caution with this stuff! It can really screw up your body.

Minocycline 100 Mg worked remarkably well for my skin condition, but after 3 weeks of taking it, I developed a very bad rash all over my body. The rash was red, very itchy and welted! I couldn't sleep at night, and I scratched all day. Finally, I went to the emergency room, was given prednisone, and a prescription to relieve the itching. The ER doctor recommended that I stop taking Minocycline, and I did. My rash went away within 2 days.

made skin worse after 3 months....got acne in spots i never did before....got weird bruises on legs and pounding headaches.