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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October 30, 2007

Pros:

Have not had an inflammatory spot since starting Solodyn

Cons:

NONE that I can report.
It is expensive though. 499.00 for a 30 day supply. My insurance covers it. I would at least try it to see if it works and then try to get it covered.

I want to go out every night since my skin has cleared up. I saw results within two days. I still get small blemishes, but they are nothing compared to the inflamed monstrous things that ruin my weekends! I hope it continues to work. Still have to finish the 12 week regimen.
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October 23, 2007

Pros:

None really yet

Cons:

it's much to slow working for how much I paid; cost

I think that I need something stronger. This is working much to slow. I wouldn;t get this if your borderline severe acne. I'm some what moderate and have seen little results.
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January 25, 2012

Pros:

It was free with the coupon.
Easy to take.

Cons:

9 days in and my skin is much worse.
I almost fainted during a recent workout, so I'm assuming that's the lightheadedness people have referred to.

I never had acne until I turned 30. It's gotten significantly worse the last year or so, especially since I went off birth control about 6 months ago. I've tried everything (acupuncture, colonics, herbal remedies, facials, face washes, hormones, etc). I mostly break out on my chin, around mouth and under ears. I've been taking this prescription for 8 days and my skin is so much worse!!! I've read that this can happen, but I'm almost too embarrassed to go out in public, it's that bad! Not only are the regular spots completely broken out, but now my entire jaw line is as well. I'm 32 and single is this is just humiliating. I don't know how much longer I can continue to take this, especially since I'm seeing absolutely no improvement. :-(
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January 12, 2011

Pros:

Not one.

Cons:

Broke out worse then ever before, even after being on it for two months.

I am a 19 year old female who has struggled with acne since my junior year of highschool. My guess is hormones, my skin was perfecton freshman and sophmore year...i don't get it. but my skin has only gotton worse as the years go by! I will admit my diet isn't great. AT ALL. But i am trying to make life changes because i am that fed up with my skin!! suggestions? Anyway, My derm perscribed Solodyn after I have tried just about everything. I have barely noticable blackheads on my nose and around my mouth and on my chin, those don't bother me as much as the large cystic acne I get (on my cheeks mainly and sometimes my forehead and every so often my chin). I started taking Solodyn a little over two months ago, within the first week i got a cluster of large cystic acne on my cheek and right along my jaw line, VERY PAINFUL. it has been two months and the cluster still hasn't gone away all the way yet, they are no longer mountains on my face but flat under my skin and very red, its embarrasing. I stopped taking it two weeks ago and the first week off of it my acne only got worse not just on my cheek, everywhere. but here i am week two, cluster still flat red and painful but everything else seems to be clearing up. I most definatly do not recommend this product to anyone. If your like me and want results ASAP don't go this route. some people say if you stick to it five, six months it will start to get better, some say it doesn't work at all...i don't want to wait to find out though, i don't think im good with the "gets worse before it gets better" idea either haha!! I went to my Derm just this morning and he proscribed Doryx, a face wash and a topical since my face is so badly scarred and inflamed. Fingers Crossed. I will be posting that progress soon!! If anyone has any advice i would be SO happy to hear it! Hope i was of some help!
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June 22, 2010

Pros:

does NOT bother your stomach like regular minocycline. I could take this on a totally empty stomach and it was fine. And I have a sensitive gut.

Cons:

Almost no insurance carrier covers it so I had to deal with their silly coupon cards. It was SUCH a pain to get any refills.

I'm pretty sure it helped keep my acne at a slightly lower level than usual, but truthfully, I didn't notice much of a difference when I went off it.
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May 16, 2010

Pros:

nothing!

Cons:

made me feel:
-sick
-tired
-depressed
-suicidal

before taking solodyn i was on claravis and i felt great and my face and body looked great, however, after getting off claravis my skin started getting bad again so my derm prescribed solodyn for me. ever since i started taking this my acne got worse, i started getting terrible headaches, i've been tired, and i've even had random crying and felt suicidal. i absolutely do not recommend this medication!!!
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October 27, 2009

Pros:

takes a little bite but works well

Cons:

throwing up and, very nasty

i love the pill im on 65mg it just doesnt agrea with me i wish it did cause it works. in the beging it mad me throup but i said to my self mabe im just not feeling well so i let it go then say 2 days later i im feeling like i am nasy and have no patience for anyone. im the nicest person ever mabe to nice and i feel like i can kill some one so i stoped taking and feel so much better i would love to no if anyone feels the same or am i just crazy
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October 1, 2009

Pros:

My daughter's face all cleared up after about one month of taking
Solodyn 90 mg extended tab.

Cons:

She had minor stomach pains that felt more like gas sometimes. We did not realize until this week the pain was so severe we determined it had to be caused by this medication

The medication definitely worked for our daughter. It did not take long to work - only about one month to one and a half months. Her faced looked good, all cleared. I would recommend that you try the lowest dose, for example - 45 mg extended release. Ask the doctor if it is ok to take every other day rather than every day. Definitely do not take more than three months. It is antibiotic. If you take longer than suggested length of time, even if you feel ok now, you will suffer later on in life.
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July 26, 2009

Pros:

I had experienced no side effects. Was given a discount card, so medicine costed under $25 dollars per prescription.

Cons:

After 5 mths. skin never cleared up. My acne became more severe and had extra oily skin. 5 mths. is too long to take antibiotics and not see good results!! Very disappointed.

Did not work for me, but may for you. You should try product for 3 mths only with discount card to see if medicine works for you. If no improvement, discontinue meds. Derm. will encourage you to take it for entire duration; however you know your acne. 3 mths is plenty enough time to see improvement. I used accutane 10 yrs. ago and it worked. I am going to try this once more. Nothing else works. All other antibiotics only worked while taking meds. The effects did not last more than a month.
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May 27, 2009

Pros:

Worked for me great. I saw results in 2-3 days. I'm using it with peroxide cream in the shower once a day and bam! No more pimps. Well a few here and there, but I wrestle and play football.

Cons:

No side effects at all. Take pill at night RIGHT before you go to bed and without any calcium so it doesn't defect the pill. Other than that, works like a champ.

Solodyn helps some people and hurts some people and doesn't do anything for some people. Ask your derm for it. If it's for you, your in luck, if not then of course your going to have to go to a higher dosage or another potent acne destroyer.
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