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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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September 6, 2009

Pros:

almost to none

Cons:

many, huge breakouts

I've been writing a review to this drug a few months ago saying it wouldn't do much back then, now that I've been using it for about 6 months I had to stop using it because it kept causing breakouts DAILY. It made everything worse. My skin is covered with spots, scars (mostly from a bad beautician though), and skin irritations. I went to a derm and he put me on Accutane right away, telling me he would have never prescribed Doxycycline. Even though I'm off Doxy for about 2 months now, my skin still looks horrible.
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August 29, 2009

Pros:

Cleared my acne tremendously. I do have minor zits now but its a lot better.

Cons:

MAKES MY SKIN SUPER SENSITIVE TO SUN. I cant get tan any more, i had an allergic reaction to the sun because of this medication.

Love that it cleared my acne, i am a person who likes to get a tan in the summer, but i no longer can because my skin will get burnt to the point some spots turn orange. I am very happy with this product however i wish it didnt ruin the chance of getting tan lol
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October 23, 2008

Pros:

have yet to expierence any

Cons:

where to begin? nauseous every second of every day, if i eat even two hours before taking this med i puke, i can barely concentrate, dizzy spells, back hurts, see no difference in my acne

overall i think this product will do more harm than good which is why i can't wait to see the derma so he can take me off of this med
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September 26, 2011

Pros:

Cleared up my entire face except for blackheads on my nose.
Nice and simple.
Free (in Europe, if you have health insurance).

Cons:

Worked only once.
Yeast infection.
Prescription needed.
You can't drink alcohol.
Sun issues.

Worth a try but only if your family doctor / GP gives you a prescription.
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August 4, 2011

Pros:

Cheap with insurance.

Cons:

Vomiting, nausea and no results.

I wanted Accutane or Spironalacton and instead got this hot mess. I would always vomit or get nausea after I took this dreadful pill and I would not recommend this for someone with moderately severe/severe acne.
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September 10, 2009

Pros:

Clears up all acne

Cons:

I didn't have any serious side effects. The worst was a tingly feeling in my hands and sensitivity to hot and cold things on my hands.

If you're interested in, and determined to have clear skin. This will work despite the side effects, everyone has a different reaction, but the bottom line is that it will clear your skin
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September 4, 2009

Pros:

Cleared up most of my big acne spots
I didn't experience any sensitivity to the sun or nausea when I took it without food

Cons:

Still had small whiteheads and redness
Made my skin MUCH worse during the first 1-1.5 months, leading to bad scarring
Took a while to work

Doryx (150 mg/day) did wonders for my severely infected facial acne, however I did not even begin to see result for about 7 weeks. After that, bam! all of my big breakouts and cysts disappeared within a week. Don't give up on this product if you don't see results within 6 weeks (the standard amount of time that people use to judge the effectiveness of a product). Also, don't give up if you break out like crazy during the first month or so.
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May 1, 2009

Pros:

I ve used it for like 4 days in conjunction with defferin@night and [email protected] few bumps that i ve had dried up.Minimal dryness,no itching or peeling yet,maybe too early..but yeah.. overall good stuff.

Cons:

Given that my problem is mostly hyperpigmentation and dark spots,it has not really improve that for me but again maybe too early.but i think notice more darkining..i dnt knw if its the topical gels or the doxi.

Every skin is different and if u dnt try,u would'nt knw what woks for u..So try it and please give it time...dnt be like me that expect miracles always.
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June 10, 2008

Pros:

cheap

Cons:

After 1 day of taking this antibiotic, I started to get a mild rash all over my body. Not horrible itchy, but lots of little tiny bumps. Plus a more flaky, itchy kind of rash on the tip of my nose (why?)

Not sure why, but my skin reacted poorly to this antibiotic, gave me lots of little bumps all over my body.
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March 19, 2008

Pros:

Its a very good thing to take when eveything else has failed. Even if it takes a while it WILL WORK!!

Cons:

I've taking it twice (A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS EACH TIME) and it only works while you take it. As soon as you stop the acne comes back so that kinda SUCKS!!!

I MEAN THE PILLS DO WORK IF U GIVE THEM A CHANCE THEY MIGHT TAKE A WHILE BUT EVENTUALLY THEY'LL DO THEIR JOB!!EVEN THOUGH MY ACNE CAME BACK SOON AFTER I STOPPED TAKING THEM AT LEAST U KNOW U'LL HAVE A CLEAR FACE WHILE U TAKE THEM!!
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