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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 25, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up alot in less than a week, made scars much lighter.

Cons:

Make sure to drink lots of water and eat something when you take it, I woke up and took it right away and it gave me a stomach ache and diarria

It works alot and you should at least try it... Dont give up it you get a lil sick...
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February 19, 2008

Pros:

Cheap and does kind of work

Cons:

gave me more spots, like severe severe acne! but then started to clear up

i have been taking it for about 3 months it hasn't done that much, it made it really bad, then started to clear itself up, not sure if i would recommend it, arrrrrr might as well
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February 17, 2008

Pros:

It Only Took About 2 Days To Clear Up Most Of My Face

Cons:

not any

I Used It For About 4 Days and The First Day After Using It I Had Noticeably Less Pimples and On The Fourth Day I Only Had About Two Pimples Left.
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February 9, 2008

Pros:

It's very cheap.

Cons:

Makes you sick on empty stomach... hard to remember to take (though that's the same with every medicine)

It hasn't seemed to do anything for me, and I've been using it almost religiously for the last 25 days. I have been taking it every morning with cereal and milk, and just found out dairy is bad for it, so I'm going to stop taking it with milk. I also have gotten sick with it, once throwing up, twice now in the past month. It is sharp pains in the stomach and nausea... definitely bearable, though, if it means clearer acne!
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February 8, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up my acne when i was in high school after a few months. Inexpensive.

Cons:

-It takes a while to work.
-Best way to take it is eat a good sized meal, and then wait about 2 minutes and then have a water bottle handy, otherwise it may cause nausea.
-Drys out skin if not using a moisterizer

I have tried it all, and this seemed to be the best so far. As long as you follow the directions and understand the precautions, there should be no reason it wont work for you.
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February 6, 2008

Pros:

Worked incredibly well with my moderate to severe acne. After a few months on it (with the right cleanser and moisturizer also), my entire face has cleared up. Nothing left but some scars.

Cons:

You will get sick if you take this on an empty stomach or consume a lot of caffeine. Black tea and doxy were a terble combo for me.

Give it a chance. It's cheap. Your face will probably get REALLY bad after the first week or so, but it's only because the medicine is bringing it all out. It'll clear up in time!
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February 5, 2008

Pros:

skin looks healthy and vibrant!

Cons:

didn't clear all acne, however the pimples i did get weren't as red...
Also dries out skin, and chaps lips
Be sure to take with a snack, or you will get sick!

overall, though it did not clear all my acne, my skin looks great. Not as oily as before. Recommended to rejuvenate skin's appearance
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February 3, 2008

Pros:

Clears up acne great! I'm 36 and still suffer from moderate acne. This is the only thing that has worked for me.

Cons:

I've thrown up when taking it with just coffee in the morning...and I get really bad stomach pains after a couple weeks. It may have caused an ulcer:(

Works great on my acne...but I cannot take it for more than a month...due to SEVERE stomach pain! Give it a couple weeks to work, too.
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January 28, 2008

Pros:

I think when you continue to drink water regularly you see a bigger difference faster..but drinking water helps your skin all the time.

Cons:

In the beginning my face broke up pretty badly
and do not take the medicine on an empty stomach or you WILL throw up!

I really want this medicine to work because I seriously have tried everything haha I sound like those people on those commercials.
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January 20, 2008

Pros:

This antibiotic worked very well for me for about 3 years. But the effects gradually began to wear off and my acne got bad again. My skin looked gorgeous for a while, but I eventually developed resistance.

Cons:

effects wear off and acne gets worse

It's worth using but don't expect it to work forever.
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