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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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June 25, 2008

Pros:

n/a

Cons:

Made me nauseous, dizzy, and slow. Vomited twice within a week.

Eat something with this...just not dairy or iron
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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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May 28, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

Upsets your stomach no matter what you eat or when you take the pill. Seemed to have the adverse effect with me and actually turned my mild-moderate acne to a full flair up that took Retin-A to zap up.

I was prescribed this by my dermatologist and why I dont know. I explained to her that I have sensitivity to antibiotics. This product made me sooooooo sick. I could not even eat because I was so naseated. The product caused more acne for me and now I have more scars from the breakouts this caused to prove it.
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May 26, 2008

Pros:

Nothing really, did very little to help my acne.

Cons:

headaches. stomache aches.make sure you take it with food. sometimes i took it food and i still got some of the worst stomache aches of my life, I even vomited.

Gave me problems and didnt help my acne at all.
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May 11, 2008

Pros:

First two weeks you'll notice a slight decrease in acne

Cons:

treatment eventually plateaued, doesnt agree with empty stomachs, sometimes you'll burp up powder?, more small blackheads

high school student+doxycycline=waste of time
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March 28, 2008

Pros:

Gets rid of big pimples...

Cons:

Does not clear up acne....only the bigger pimples....Using an antibiotic pill may make your immune system weak. ( Your imune system may rely on the antibiotic to attack dangerous viruses, instead of attacking them itself.)

I have used this stuff in a 100mg dosage every single night for many years. It DOES NOT work.I have used it for almost a decade. My acne has not improved. My face was never clear since the day I turned 12. (I am now 20) I tried out 2 grams of Pantothenic Acid (B5) per day. And It worked...
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March 17, 2008

Pros:

None :(

Cons:

Didn't work at all. Gave my stomach aches.

I faithfully took 200 MG of doxy a day for about 6 months... Once I quit my skin was EXACTLY the same as it was when I was on doxycycline. Of course I broke out a few days after I quit, but that's to be expected. Really a waste of money for me. If you're expecting to try this stuff my derm said to expect full results in 2 months. If your skin is the same after 2 months, I'd suggest you quit because it's not going to work any better after that. Hope I could be of some help! P.S. If you want to avoid stomach aches take this stuff with food, but avoid milk as some people say it interferes with absorption.
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March 11, 2008

Pros:

I took Dorxy and cleared me up in two weeks. This is a generic i think but should do the same. Only been on this pill for two days.

Cons:

Never take on an empty stomach. And apple juice does not help. I took this pill on an empty stomach with some appl juice. 20mins later i felt really queasy. 45mins later i was vomiting everywhere.

The instructions say this medicine is most effective on an empty stomach but will make you really sick. This product is kinda confusing. I did feel better after i barfed and it made me really sleepy, Bonus! I have insomnia.
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February 16, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

I was on it for two months and it made my acne worse than before. I went from light acne to moderate acne within a week

It sucks
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February 10, 2008

Pros:

Cheap. It cost me $4.

Cons:

I have been using this antibiotic since June of 2007 and it has made no difference in my skin. Does nothing to stop hormonal acne and existing acne doesn't clear up faster. Makes my stomach upset even with food.

Waste of time.
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