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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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February 3, 2009

Pros:

Cheap and should bring positive results.

Cons:

Takes for ever to work, at least in my case, it has not been effective to say the least.

First of all, the puking seems to be myth. I dont feel any symptoms of puking nor nausea. The problems is that it has not work for me. My dermatologist took me off after two months and gave me a drug from the penicillin family. That didnt work either, now the head of the dermatologist office i attend, started me again on Doxy. He said that Doxy works on 99% of his clients, probably exaggerated but seems to comfortable with the drug for putting me back on it after his son took me out from using it. I assume it is long, long process before i actually see result, though i am getting very frustrated!
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February 2, 2009

Pros:

i have never gotten nausious from it, it works fairly well,

Cons:

takes FOREVER to start working

well the first 2 weeks i was on it, it cleared my acne up really good, then this week (the third week) i got breakouts EVERYWHERE again, but your supposed to be on it for 6-8 weeks for real results to show up so, thats what i am hoping for, otherwise, i am going on accutane.
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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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January 27, 2009

Pros:

Cleared up mild-moderate acne in about a month, no untolerable side effects, can eat with food.

Cons:

First few weeks it gave me an upset stomach, no dairy within 1 hour of taking med.

Worked great while I was on it however, as soon as I discontinued it my acne returned. Been on and off doxy for about 3 yrs. and have just switched to tetracycline.
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January 27, 2009

Pros:

cleared beautifully for a while

Cons:

felt like i was going to die if not taken w food, gave horrible yeast infections that cause me to stop use. thus return of the acne

if youre a dude take it
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January 19, 2009

Pros:

It is cheap and seems to be working already.

Cons:

Gives me an upset stomach.

If I can see a difference after only a week then I am hopeful that it continues to deliver good results.
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January 16, 2009

Pros:

Doesn't make me sick and may have slightly improved my acne. I have taken for 5 weeks and don't see much improvement. I actually stopped taking it for a day but read this site about the six week mark which is doc. did say at least 6 weeks to 3 mo.

Cons:

Disappointing results for 5 weeks of taking. I took another antibiotic for two weeks for a urinary tract infection which did work.

I'm not sure this works. Dossage 100 mg twice a day.
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January 8, 2009

Pros:

Cheap, easy to take

Cons:

Must take with food

Have not seen much of a difference yet but it's cheap so I stay on it hopefully something will change soon!
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December 31, 2008

Pros:

I'm sure if you are patient it will work.

Cons:

I've been taking it for about 2 weeks I've seen a very slight change not drastic. I think its working but I had another massive spot apper the other day on an area that I don't usually get spots on. I wouldn't hold my breath with this product

I wouldn't hold your breath. I was told by my doctor that I would see the difference in few days but there has not been that much of a difference. Its slowly getting better.
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December 29, 2008

Pros:

Seems to be working (hopefully).. it has been almost on month. I am really hoping that by six weeks I will be clear. I eat it with oatmeal in the morning (no milk) and have not had any side effects.

Cons:

Takes a long time to work.
BIG break out in the first few weeks.

We will see. It is cheap with health insurance. It is convienent to take one pill every morning.
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