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Doxycycline is an oral antibiotic that works by fighting bacteria in the body, including in the skin, and also reduces inflammation. It should...

Doxycycline is an oral antibiotic that works by fighting bacteria in the body, including in the skin, and also reduces inflammation. It should be used only short term (max. 3 months).

It is usually prescribed at a dose of 50 to 100 mg once or twice per day.

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May 31, 2007

Pros:

My dermatologist has had me on this medication for over a year and it was working. 100 mg every 12 hrs.

Cons:

Made me sick to my stomach, made back and chest acne worse.

I don't like this antibiotic. Wish and wanting him(my doctor) to take me off of it but refuses to, says I have to keep takin it in order for it to work..get a clue, its been over a year and the acne and scars are gettin worse. Thumbs down! Don't use it.
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May 30, 2007

Pros:

It works well for about a year, clearing skin completely!

Cons:

Alas it doesn't last and things get worse.

Effective for the first year: even coming off them for a further half year with no return. However, into the following year without taking any medication, the acne returns a little worse. I am now going to go to my doctor to try Retin-A, which my siter and mum had years ago and they have no problems with their skin at all! Fingers crossed! Good luck everyone!
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May 29, 2007

Pros:

it works, but took a while. prob about 2 1/2 months to start clearing up, now i just get the odd one.

Cons:

red face and sometimes i get really bad stabbing pains in my stomach that last a whole day and night..very sore!

it works and i would go on it again! its betta than accutane (for side effects etc) but i just hope my skin stays this way...
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May 28, 2007

Pros:

No noticable side-effecs.

Cons:

Made my acne worse! I've been using this stuff for about 25 days and my acne has gotten about twice as bad. My chin is a war zone and I have gotten large/deep zits on my forehead. Before I used this, I never broke out on my forehead.

Don't use this stuff. I had hope of being clear for my Birthday, and I was given the opposite.
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May 25, 2007

Pros:

None really. Just make sure to eat a little something like a piece of bread or will get nauseous.

Cons:

Sensitivity to the sun! Wonder how summer is guna turn out....

I had never had acne until about age 24-25 and it just got progressively worse. I'm 27 now and always had to use makeup to cover and that also just aggravated it! Finally, at a physical I suggested it to my primary care provider and she gave me doxycycline to try and it slowly has been working. It has been about a month and I hardly ever get a pimple. If I do, it is like just one and that I can live with! I think I had bad cystic acne before around my jaw line and my cheek/side burn area. They were very deep and under the skin so you could not really do anything about them. I am looking so much better now. Very cleared up! Now I just need some time for the hyperpigmentation scars to fade. I just am not looking forward to the day when my body becomes resistant to it as I have heard it does :(
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May 19, 2007

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

Didnt work at all

These tablets are crap!! I have moderate acne and this did absolutely nothing, my doctor put my on it for 1year and I have seen no improvements. It may work for mild acne what isn't that bad, but for anything worse I advise you not to waste your money!!
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May 18, 2007

Pros:

only made me feel sick first 2 days, Its been 2 weeks.. still waiting

Cons:

Initial breakout, I broke out after 1 week on it..but i was told to give it a month so..

Well I have mild/moderate acne...and I think a case of BDD.. I am very depressed when I breakout and stay in and dont go out with friends. I just started Doxycycline exactly 2 weeks ago... I got an initial breakout.. so i am SUPER depressed right now..only been leaving home to go to work. I plan on giving it a month.. Is this normal to have an initial breakout?? Because my skin has never been this broken out before..and im just hoping if i stick with it it will clear..?? Thanks for any advice..:( !
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May 14, 2007

Pros:

The drug worked

Cons:

I didn't know that it was extremly corrosive and one night I took it without enough wather and it dissolved in my esophagus. I went to the hospital and they found the burn. I was on a liquid diet for three weeks and the pain was horrible.

I do not recommend this drug....at all.
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May 14, 2007

Pros:

Cleared up acne on my face very quickly; noticeable difference

Cons:

I had to get off this medication because of sun burning; dosage schedule didn't always fit my schedule (can't eat for "x" amount of time during digestion); stomach aches (very rarely) sometimes to the point of vomiting

I just recently came off of this medicine after 7 and a half months of use. It seemed to work great, but the one problem I had was that it makes all of my skin susceptible to the cold and sun. I started noticing this last winter that the cold weather really irritated my hands (of all things). My knuckles chapped, peeled, and opened and didn't get any better until it became warmer. I thought nothing of it until this spring. I'm outside constantly for baseball right now and the sun is absolutely killing me. Everything burns! My hands, chin, nose, ears, cheeks, and neck burned. I don't always have time to put sunscreen on and this was a major problem for how much I am outside. Looking back, this product still helped. I do have fair skin to begin with so this may not be a problem for you. Now that I'm off of it though, I am worried that my acne will come back because this has basically covered me, and I only got occasional pimples.
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May 13, 2007

Pros:

Slightly helps, but the bacteria P. acnes is growing more and more resistant to tetracycline antibiotics, which doxycycline is.

Cons:

Must be taken 1 hour before eating or two hours after, often causes stomach pain, must be taken with 8 or more ounces of water, you can't lay down for 30 minutes after taking it, it makes you sunburn more easily, and it doesn't really work well.

This isn't worth the trouble. Find an alternative to tetracycline antibiotics.
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