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I've been struggling with acne for about 15 years now. I' ve gone through just about every antibiotic; minocycline, doxycycline, tetracycline, and Septra DS sulfur pills. I stopped using those and my Dr. switched me to a topical Tazorac cream and a topical sodium sulfacetamide foam.
That seemed to work quite well. Then they switched me to a sodium sulfacetamide face wash, Epiduo forte topical gel, and 90mg minocycline. My skin has not been this bad in a long time. I always had little Whiteheads with the occasional cystic type pimple, but now, I wake up with 4 or 5 huge knot-like pimples on either side of my face. I have small ones above my eyebrows and, throughout the day, more seem to just pop up. Just over my eyes is bad and then along my cheeks and jaw line and temples beside my eyes.
Has as anyone else experienced this even after taking these medicines? I'm particularly skeptical of the minocycline. I was having a little breakout so the doctor gave me that to clear it up but I'm 6 weeks in me my skin is so embarrassing.
Anyone else delt with this or know what might help?
I had a similar reaction where Doxycycline flared me badly, and never stopped. (I took Minocycline years before that, and it helped clear my hormonal acne right away - so thisdefinitely wasn't normal.) The Doxy-induced zits throbbed and stabbed and sometimes kept me awake. Maybe you're having a similar allergic reaction.
Unfortunately, no antibiotic is good for your gut - it causes candida overgrowth, leaky gut, and a lot of other problems that ironically enough may lead to more acne or health issues later down the road. Some studies I've read have even linked PCOS to leaky gut and candida, for example. There's also a clear connection between leaky gut and autoimmune disease. When I took antibiotics, my thyroid issuebecame much worse afterward.
Accutane may seem scary, but for most people when taken with a balanceddiet/proper water intake/daily exercise leads to a huge improvement in acne, oftentimes permanently. I recommend you look into it because you've suffered for so long without any results.