Solodyn : Oral Antibiotic

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Active Ingredient:
Minocycline hydrochloride.

Inactive Ingredients:
Lactose monohydrate NF, hypromellose type 2910 USP, magnesium stearate NF, colloidal silicon dioxide NF, and carnauba wax NF.

The 45 mg tablets also contain:
Lactose monohydrate NF, hypromellose type 2910 USP, titanium dioxide USP, triacetin USP, and iron oxide black JPE. The 65 mg tablets also contain Opadry II Blue which contains: hypromellose type 2910 USP, lactose monohydrate NF, FD&C Blue #1, polyethylene glycol 3350 NF, FD&C Blue #2, titanium dioxide USP, triacetin USP, and D&C Yellow #10.

90 mg tablets also contain:
Hypromellose type 2910 USP, lactose monohydrate NF, titanium dioxide USP, iron oxide yellow NF, polyethylene glycol 3350 NF, and triacetin USP.

115 mg tablets also contain:
Hypromellose type 2910 USP, lactose monohydrate NF, D&C Yellow #10, triacetin USP, FD&C Blue #1, titanium dioxide USP, and FD&C Blue #2.

135 mg tablets also contain:
Hypromellose type 2910 USP, lactose monohydrate NF, titanium dioxide USP, polyethylene glycol 3350 NF, iron oxide red NF, and triacetin USP.

The list of ingredients above is provided for informational purposes only. Always check the actual product label in your possession for the most accurate ingredient information due to product changes or upgrades that may not yet be reflected on our web site.

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January 22, 2008

Pros:

Works pretty well, no bad side effects as of yet.

Cons:

Expensive! I hope you have insurance or your derm gives you one of the card/coupon things.

I'm currently starting my second go around of this medication. The first time I think had a lesser dosage, now I'm on the 90mg a day capsules. It seems to be working. I haven't had any bad breakouts since I started taking it. A couple pimples here and there, but nothing crazy. The first time I got prescribed this the derm gave me a coupon for 50 off which was nice, this time around they were out and even with insurance I paid 90. The pharmacist told me that without insurance it's right around 500. I'm not totally sure it's worth that price.
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January 3, 2008

Pros:

No new breakouts.

Cons:

none

I was actually surprised that it reduced my acne. I was actually clear for a short while, cause I ran out. I remember looking in the mirror and noticing I look better and no new acne marks.
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October 12, 2007

Pros:

I've yet to find any pros.

Cons:

It's just not working. I've been on it 2 months. My skin wasn't that bad to begin with--I probably shouldn't have taken pills.

BE VERY CAREFUL before you agree to take pills. I'm about at my wits end. I've been using it 2 months, but after my first script, I was out of town and went a day or so without refill. BAD IDEA. DO NOT SKIP DOSE OR YOUR FACE WILL EXPLODE. It took me a few weeks to recover from that, now all the sudden my face has exploded again for no reason. I don't know what to do. If this stuff doesn't start working in the next month, I'm getting on accutane.
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September 14, 2007

Pros:

My skin got a little clearer

Cons:

non really

I've only been on solodyn 90 mg for a month and a week or so and my skin has cleared up, but not totally. I'm HOPING that after 2 months that my skin will be completely clear :). The Derm said that i wouldnt see the results untill after I was on it for 2 months, so who knows!! I'm also on Duac topical gel which is probably helping some 2
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October 24, 2013
Question about Solodyn

Pros:

clears skin

Cons:

possibly counteracts birth control

Solodyn works great for my skin and I take it along with my birth control but there is a possibility that it can counteract my birth control I was wondering on here if anyone has had that experience? I'm not sure if continuing solodyn would be for me if i knew there was an increased possibility of getting pregnant while using this product
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August 6, 2012

Pros:

Acne gets better

Cons:

At first, acne gets worse
Must take with food

I have only been taking this for like 2 weeks, but I think I like it. It made my acne worse at first, but I think it's just speeding up my existing acne. It is clearing now though. the first day I took it I got a stomach ache, but I realized you should take it half way through dinner. The pill will be surrounded by food. I also use Veltin Gel. I have been using it for 7 months and it recently stopped working, not that it did much anyway.
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January 4, 2012

Pros:

Cleared my hormonal cysts on my chin within one week.

Cons:

I felt sick - nausea and tired
It is very expensive if you don't have the savings voucher or health insurance.

I had very light acne.. I had hormonal cysts on my chin area. I was prescribed 80mg of Solodyn and a topical called Aczone (which is awesome!). I had previously been using Retin-A but in order to clear the hormonal cystic acne it was recommended that I take an antibiotic. I was very hesitant at first because when I was 14 years old I was prescribed Minocylin and it made me feel really sick to my stomach and yellowed my teeth. I am 23 years old now and I didn't feel that bad but I was left feeling slightly off - like the feeling you get when you don't eat for a while and tired. Overall I had very noticeable results within a day. The cysts started to respond within 1 day. So far I've been on Solodyn for 7 days. I'm thinking about stopping it and going with the topical because of how nauseated and tired I've felt though.
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June 30, 2011

Pros:

None really.

Cons:

-gave me terrible allergic reaction
-did absolutely nothing to help acne

Did nothing for my acne after using it for 11 days. After using it for 11 days, I woke up one morning mysteriously very itchy. I had huge hives and welps all over my body. Allergic reaction much? Yeah. So basically uh its not worth your money. DON'T USE IT. My skin is very sensitive. But yeah I went back to the dermatologist and got Doryx and Aczone and something else...haha good luck with this.
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May 1, 2010
My derm prescribed this to me and I tried it out for four days, until I couldn't bear the migraines anymore. Migraines and lethargy were the two negative side effects I experienced from using this drug - and they were bad enough that I threw the pills out after four days. My acne has since gotten dramatically worse. This was just my personal experience, so I can't in good faith recommend it.
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October 22, 2009

Pros:

Did clear up stubborn, large red lesions that had resisted other treatment

Cons:

Major severe lupus-like side effects that I am still dealing with 4 months after stopping the drug. Lupus = extreme fatigue, joint pain, light sensitivity, anxiety. Also have had "iritis" twice -inflammation of the iris in your eye - hurts badly!

I would NOT recommend this drug to anyone. I am a mess and worried that some of these issues could be permanent. I was very normal and healthy before - no issues other than the acne and I'll take that any day over this. The rheumatologist I am seeing says she has seen minocycline drugs do this to people "too many times" and she would never take one herself or have her children take one. That should tell us all something. I only wish I'd known that ahead of time so I could avoid this nightmare.
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