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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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July 28, 2009

Pros:

Works well, easy to use.

Cons:

None

Use it! I had a very sudden breakout have never having acne, I took it for 6 months and was totally clear when I stopped taking it. I did taper off slowly over a month.
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July 26, 2009

Pros:

Cleared up acne within one week, no new breakouts!

Cons:

Sun sensitivity

My acne wasn't really bad but this cleared it up within one week of starting the medication. I haven't had one new breakout since I started taking it. I have noticed that it makes me more sun sensitive so I just make sure to wear sunscreen, no big deal. Other people have talked about nausea but I haven't had any of that, even at a 150mg dose. But overall, I would definitely give this a try it has worked wonders for me!
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July 17, 2009

Pros:

Cleared up my acne (100mg 1 once a day) with no side effects.

Cons:

none so far

Get the 100mg for 14 days and just keep refilling it because then your pharmacy will give it to you for free!
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July 15, 2009

Pros:

the only solution to my acne that has ever even remotely worked.

Cons:

being on an antibiotic semipermanantly

when i first started taking this about 3 years ago, it did upset my stomach. i soon realized that not taking it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach was a good idea. i recently decided to stop taking it because i do not want to permanently be on an antibiotic (and i'm 28! i thought maybe my skin would naturally be improved by this point). 2 weeks later, my face actually hurts from the acne. i now remember why i love doxycycline so much. highly recommended. i am back on it as of today.
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July 9, 2009

Pros:

It works well and i havent seemed to get a zit since ive been using it and for a little i was going through a stage where i was getting a zit a day. Here's my combo for treating my acne. 1. take a doxycycline. 2.moisturize. 3. benzoyl peroxide.5.slee

Cons:

uhhm people say you ge stomach ache's, but i havent really had any.

i would get it persribed to you by your doctor or derm. it seems to be working for me so far, not right a away this is my second day so obviously not right away especially since i use benzoyl peroxide, it dries up my skin, but the pharmacist says it takes 7-10 days to work and i have a 3 month supply, so imma be taking it until my forehead acne goes away its the worst in my opinion because i hate those little bumps on my forhead and is noticeable. so for all my forhead acne getters hang in there im 16 and just experiencing and its changing my life, i really dont want to do anything out dorrs anymore. have hope, drink a lot of water and take doxycycline i guess is my advice.
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June 27, 2009

Pros:

cleared my skin

Cons:

after 11 month i immunized to it and i had a breakout. My back looked 4 times worse than at the beggining.

didn't work for me but my bacne was realy severe,
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June 23, 2009

Pros:

Skin is looking much clearer and healthier.

Cons:

Took quite a while until I saw results. Horrible breakout within the first few weeks. Started scalp acne.

To be honest, within the first few weeks I started crying in school because I felt horrible; my skin looked worse and I had 3 huge cysts on my forehead that people kept on looking at. But I wasn't prepared to give up. All because I read a review on here that said you should be patient with it, so I have. I've been using this antibiotic for almost 7 weeks now and I can finally see the results. My skin looks much clearer and healthier but it is frustrating having to wait so long until I can be completely happy with my appearance. Doxycycline did give me scalp acne, however, and sometimes the acne which formed on my scalp was painful to sleep on. Fortunately, I haven't experienced stomach pains even when I do not take it on a full stomach. But anyway, I would say only take Doxycycline if you're willing to wait for results and you don't mind an initial breakout.
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June 23, 2009

Pros:

Works effectively within 7 days, co-ordinates well with a daily moisturiser.

Cons:

If I stop taking them, acne returns within a week or so.

Great antibiotic if they agree with you, no point taking them if you don't get results or if they are causing you other discomforts, i.e. nausea.
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June 17, 2009

Pros:

Take it for acne of the scalp. Takes a little while t work, then pretty much keeps it under control. Still have an occasional bout of scalp acne, but not nearly as bad as when I not taking it!

Cons:

none

With the broad range of antibiotics available for other infections, I certainly wouldn't worry about developing "resistance" to the bacteria causing my scalp acne.
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June 15, 2009

Pros:

Has improved my acne dramatically.

Cons:

Still have minimal, minor zits

I still have minor spots but am much clearer, and has stopped the giant painful zits from appearing totally. I have just been prescribed Retin A to use also. Hopefully this stuff works well too.
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