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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 12, 2011

Pros:

-Cleared my skin

Cons:

-Sensitive to the sun

I had only moderate acne and bad scaring and this pill definitely cleared my skin up. It looks amazing now compared to how it used to. I've only been taking it since April and it took maybe 2 months to get my face completely clear. I have never gotten sick from taking this medicine. I got my prescription from my pediatrician not my dermatologist and my pediatrician told me to take it once a night after I eat and drink it with a full glass of water and to watch out for dairy products. I followed her rules for the first month but now I just take it at night with whatever and on an empty stomach and I'm still fine. The only bad thing I have to say about doxycycline is that I can't get lay out for hours and hours anymore without literally turning bright red. I love it other than that!!
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July 10, 2011

Pros:

Clears acne
Convenient pill form
Inexpensive generic medication

Cons:

Hard on stomach lining
Nausea

This was the most effective and cheapest acne solution I've found, but it's not worth it. I'm tired of feeling sick all the time. My dermatologist warned that this can be hard on the stomach, and is not recommended as a long-term solution. I totally get that now.
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July 8, 2011

Pros:

- Removed cysts
- Reduced inflammation, pain, swelling, etc.
- Reduced number of regular "zits"

Cons:

- Nausea if taken on an empty stomach
- Complete cure for my cysts, but not for all other acne lesions

- I took 100 mg in the morning, and 100 mg at night. - I also washed my face twice a day with 2.5% BP wash, then followed with 5 or 10% BP gel and a moisturizer if needed. If you have acne characterized by large, painful cysts, I highly suggest taking this medicine (or another antibiotic). Persistent picking caused an infection in both of my cheeks, and numerous cysts under the skin. This medicine cleared it up without fail. Before this, my acne was always sore and bleeding, and would open up at very awful moments, like in public or when I was sleeping. I haven't had anything awful -- no large painful bumps or terrible red bleeding messes -- since taking this medicine. While it definitely cleared my cysts it also cleared some of my regular zits, but not all. I still have a few zits left, but these are slowly going away. They aren't NEARLY as bad as my cysts! Overall I'm thankful, and the doxy did a wonderful job but didn't clear me 100%, so it gets a 4/5. Overall: If you have BAD acne, take this or another antibiotic! You'll be happy you did. (Notes: Some people experience a reduction in gut flora when taking this long-term, resulting in intestinal issues. I haven't had this problem. Others also experience yeast infections. I also did not have this problem.)
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July 6, 2011

Pros:

clear skin

Cons:

can cause allergic reaction; not a long-term solution for acne.

i was on this for about 6 months. it worked really well and cleared up my acne. however, 6 months into it, i began to get really itchy bumps on my limbs that were huge. at first i thought it was an insect bite or bed bug, but i took some clarityn and the lumps and itchiness disappeared. that made me realise that i had become allergic to it. i also noticed from photographs that my skin had this yellow-jaundiced tint indicative of liver damage. once i came off it, my body returned to normal!! acne came back. bottom line - being on antibiotics is NOT a long term solution for acne!! acne will come back once u stop taking it and in the process u may cause a lot of internal damage!
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July 6, 2011

Pros:

none

Cons:

it didn't have any effect on my acne

I've been on doxycycline for a month, and my skin is still breaking out. I took it everyday, used a benzoyl peroxide wash and a moisturizer, and still NOTHING. I really wanted it to work, but sadly it didn't.
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July 5, 2011

Pros:

-Cleared up acne pretty quickly
-Easy to swallow

Cons:

-Nausea (If not taken with food, you can eventually end up vomiting)
-Extreme sun sensitivity
-Tiredness
-Mild depression (Not sure if this was the meds)
-Tingling in the hands and feet

It's a pretty good antibiotic due to the fact that it works pretty quickly and effectively. The only major problem i only had with it was that it caused pretty bad skin reactions and sensitivity. But all in all, it works pretty good.
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June 30, 2011

Pros:

Cheap

Cons:

Didn't clear up acne/blemishes
Pill is HUGE, almost choked on it
Made me sensitive to sun, gave me nausea

I wouldn't recommend this product, I was and still am kind of scared of accutane side effects, so my dermatologist gave me this, wasn't helpful at all
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June 29, 2011

Pros:

I was on it for about 3 months and it cleared up my acne fully.
It prevents new acne from forming because it kills bacteria.

Cons:

Only works for so long, can get a really bad sunburn.

It works.
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June 28, 2011

Pros:

cleared my acne although slowly

Cons:

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pretty good but it must be taken regularly and after eating. i took it with topical benzoyl peroxide-clindamycin for 2 weeks and my acne really started to clear in 10 days.
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June 26, 2011

Pros:

-Cleared up acne
-Used for staph infection on left cheek

Cons:

-The worst cysts you will have for the rest of your life
-Cysts = scarring
-puss filled pimples

I was actually acne free for the past two years consistently. Suddenly though I ended up getting a staph infection on my left cheek. It looked like a nickle-sized hickey, but infected and gross looking. I am a 23/m, so not sure if my hormones level started to taper off causing me to be acne free; which is a lot of times the reason for acne. The doctor prescribed me Doxy-100mg for 10 days, 2 times a day, for the staph infection. This all happened about, mid-May-2011. 2 months later... Major cysts. Before I had maybe 1 or 2 small cysts every other month or so.... but now... cysts are like the new breakout pimple. Never had puss filled pimples in a long time, probably back in highschool when I was 17...18.. now though, it's back. Really bad puss filled pimples then turns into cysts. sucks. Not sure what to do. I have a pretty clean diet, drinks a lot of water for hydration and normal detox. so... not sure, don't take doxy. Yeah you get the results WHILE you're taking it... but After?! You'll hate your face. Not joking.
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