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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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March 20, 2012

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

ACNE GETTING CYSTIC AND WORSE. ACNE ON CHEST AND BACK. RASH NAUSEA. KIDNEY PROBLEMS.

UGH I HATE THIS STUFF!!
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October 28, 2011

Pros:

Slightly Cleared

Cons:

On and off Breakouts/clearing
Nausea (depends on factors)
Skin rash/spots/burns (read more)

I'm currently on 100MG taking it twice daily. I'm not 100% sure if it's working, but I would rather take this over accutane. You can puke if you don't eat a decent meal with the pill. I like to tan, to try and help my skin out.. But I can hardly do 4 minutes in the bed. I will rash and get white spots on my chest. It's starting to get better the more I do it.
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July 19, 2012

Pros:

-Clears Quickly (I have non-cystic breakouts)
-No initial breakout ^^
-No Side Effects while on it
-No drowsiness

Cons:

-Loses its effectiveness
-Gave me side effects off of it
-Breakouts are Really likely to come back
-Doesn't work 100% after all

Okay so I'm a 14 year old girl that's been having problems with breakouts for over 2 years. They were never Cystic or really huge, but I would get 4 or 5 pimples on my cheeks and they weren't exactly ever acne but more less the problematic breakout. I always thought it was hormonal (i also have oily skin). When I started using this instantly my face cleared up in just a week. Really no new spots after I started taking it. (One tablet a day). I'm now on my 11th day and the product is already losing its effectiveness. I found a new spot this morning on my cheek. As for the side effects I got none while i'm on it. But i forgot to take my pill earlier this week and I had nausea and bad stomach pain while off it. I took the pill later that night though. And I pretty much knew that once I got off it that my problems would return... I don't recommend this pill. Even if your breakouts aren't severe or cystic it doesn't initially solve any of your problems in the long run. Just kind of gets your hopes up for a couple weeks. I was iffy about using it in the first place because I read a lot of reviews on this and they all were about the same. Helps some, or clears you up but after you stop the use of it your problems come back worse.
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September 7, 2009

Pros:

Didn't do a whole lot at first but reduced the amount of acne by a little. I was hoping for a more drastic change, but it did help a little.

Cons:

Don't ever take it on an empty stomach.

It works for some people, but it doesn't completely clear away acne.
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April 29, 2009

Pros:

Havent seen much i guess. Ive been on it only for two weeks so im still waiting for results. I take it with food and water. On the bottle it says to take WITH food.

Cons:

for the first week had tummy aches and needed to go to the bathroom often. Now that im used to it its calming down

Ive had acne since 13. Its moderate, i have a few big red pimples but mostly small bumps which have increased since ive started the medication. I use it with differen which is 0.1% which i was given by a doctor. Idk if the differen gave it to me or not. The results i get with differen is that when i put it on a pimple one night the next day it wont have a yellow head but will still be there, i think differen slows it down and stops it while its growing, however the red bump is still there and painful. Im taking one tablet a day 100mg and im on it for 3months. hopefully il get results or i'll go onto roaccutane yay :)
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September 29, 2012

Pros:

* My scars look better
* Slightly smaller pores
*Fewer whiteheads

Cons:

* Super dry lips ( I have to apply Vaseline like 10 times a day, because my normal Chapstick isn't moisturizing enough)
* Still bad breakouts ( only been using it for 4 days though)
* My face is red all the time

I've tried like 6 or 7 over the counter products, & my acne still looked horrible. So I head to a derm & she gives me doxy, cetaphil, atralin, & alcohol pads. I haven't seen a big improvement, but it hasn't been very long. The pill is shaped oddly & was slightly hard to shallow ( or is that just me?).
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February 22, 2011

Pros:

-I had clear skin for a couple of months
- Controled my oily skin

Cons:

- made me want to throw up if I took on an empty stomach
- Stopped working after awhile

I have never had clearer skin than when I was on Doxycycline, however, after about a year it stopped working for me because I became immune to it. :(
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December 7, 2009

Pros:

Really cleared up acne.

Cons:

Depression is BAD.

I like feeling happy and the bottom line is that I would rather have a few breakouts than feel like i want to kill myself. Doxy made me very very depressed. Hope to feel like myself again.
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September 26, 2009

Pros:

Not sure

Cons:

Not sure

I am 13 and i got 2 acne on my cheeks and some small ones at my forehead and a few bumps on my cheeks too. I went to the doctor today and she prescribed doxycycline for me and said it works best for teens with moderate acne. Today i took my first pill and expierienced nothing at all. No stomaches and whatsoever. Hoped that helped my acne. Meanwhile for acne sufferers out there, its good to eat at least a fruit everyday and more veggies instead of meat. Drink PLENTY of water as that helps for me! My pimples aon my forehead are not as sore as before (: Just have to work on that cheeks part.... ):
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January 29, 2009

Pros:

Started clearing up my face a little now. But slowly.
Cheap!

Cons:

Takes a lot of time. I'm on it for 3 weeks now and very little improvement so far. My Dr told me it will take about 2 months to kick in.
Big breakout in the first week. (Still suffering from this one)

I dont know what people do wrong. The package clearly states to take it with/after a meal and the dr AND the chemist also told me to do so. I never had an upset stomach because of it. My acne went from light acne to moderate severe acne after taking it for a week. Now it's about to be light moderate acne. I see improvement day by day. I hope there will be some more improvement in the coming weeks.
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