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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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April 6, 2007

Pros:

I have taken doxycyline for almost 3 months and I am just starting to see a slight improvement.

Cons:

I have had the nausea. One night I puked for hours b/c I took it on an empty stomach. It kinda makes me sleepy too. I havent seen much improvement.

Its been almost 3 months of taking doxy. 100mg 2x day and using RetinA micro at night. I am still peeling/dry/redness. Not much improvment. I really thought that after 3 months my skin would look great, but not the case. When I take my makeup off, my family is like "oh my gosh what happend to your face?? that medicine must not be working!!" Im like, yeah no kidding!! This sucks. I go back to the Derm. in 2 weeks. We'll see what he has to say.
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March 22, 2007

Pros:

I only suffered slight upset stomach, no other side effects

Cons:

Made my acne worse than ever!! unless it was pure coincidence, as i had changed nothing else in my life...

Anti-biotics work differently for everyone, if something isn't working after 8 weeks. then drop it and try something else...
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March 12, 2007

Pros:

Works for a little while...

Cons:

Can't take without food, can't take with dairy, have to take twice a day, can't tan

I had been on Doxy since Dec. (around 3 months), in conjunction with micro derm. After about 6 weeks it was working great, and now my face is worse it seems (having stopped the micro after about 5 or 6 treatments). So, now the only thing I'm using is Benz. Perox. 10%. I guess I built up an immunity to the doxy I'm not sure. All I know is zits suck!! It's so stressful!
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March 5, 2007

Pros:

None for me

Cons:

unless taken with food you will experience nausea. Can't take with dairy products. Dried out my eyes.

I have been on doxy 100mg twice a day for a month now. My face has never broke out this bad. It seems like more and more each day. I went to the doctor because I get the occasional bump and sometimes in cycles. She prescribed me doxy and said give it some time. All it did was make everything worse. When I look in the mirror I get depressed. Hopefully I can start accutane and see if that works. I wish I never would have gone to see a dermatologist because all she did was screw up my face. I would be much happier without taking this medicine. Now I have to try something else to stop what has just recently come up. Now I know how people feel that have severe acne.
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February 22, 2007

Pros:

none?

Cons:

-horrible stomach ache unless taken with food
-easy immunity
-doesn't work

Um...don't bother. Affordable, yes, worth the money, no.
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February 18, 2007

Pros:

No queasiness (except for first time) or side effects.

Cons:

I still have acne all over my face. This product may have calmed it down a bit, but I haven't seen any results.

I supposed it just didn't work for me. My dermatologist said that Doxycycline has barely any effect on my type of acne (comedone).
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January 30, 2007

Pros:

It seems to have worked a little, but doctor said it would take about a month to start working, trust me, I'm so excited to see what happens then! I'm almost there!

Cons:

A little crampy, stomach bug has been going around here anyway, so not sure if the upset stomach is from it or the med. like everyone else says causes it. Just a pain to take 2 a day every day, but hopefully it will be worth it.

I have had bad acne since about 13 and I am 27 now. I hate being a mother at 27 and also having to deal with acne! I think I have a really good doctor who knows what is going to work for me, and so I hope that it does! I've tried the proactive and it helped like wonders for about 50 days and then BOOM, allergic reaction to it that caused a horrible red itchy, patchy rash all over my face. Hopefully this doesn't do the same. I've tried many other things and I am just tired of trying things and so I really hope I have found my life saver this time! Good luck to the rest of you! I know how horrible a feeling acne can be! Just remember, you ARE beautiful inside and OUT!
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January 17, 2007

Pros:

Taking it for perioral dermatitis and seems to already be working after just 3 days. My skin seems less red and inflamed.

Cons:

Nausea, vomiting and headache. Don't like the dairy restrictions.

If you tend to have a weak stomach as I do, this will likely upset yours--I took a pill 2 hours after I ate and was so nauseous I had to vomit.
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January 17, 2007

Pros:

worked pretty well after the first month until about the 4th month.

Cons:

After i had been on it for about 4 months it just stopped working. Now my acne is almost the worst it has ever been. It always made me really nauseous when i didn't take it right after eating. Never take it in the morning before you eat breakfast.

I really liked it for the first 4 months but after that it didn't really do much for me. I wouldn't recommend anyone to go on it unless you only need it for a few months. If your acne is really bad and you are serious about fixing it, i completely recommend Accutane. It is a lot of work (mostly for girls) but it is totally worth it.
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January 3, 2007

Pros:

Teeeeny reduce in redness

Cons:

Acne didn't budge

I am on Adoxa 75 mg twice a day. I've been on it for almost a month, and seen absolutely no improvement. If anything, my acne has spread to new locations on my cheeks and forehead. At first, there was a very small reduce in the redness, but quickly after it fired up again. On a scale of 1-10 (1 being perfect skin), I'm at about a 6.
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