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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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June 25, 2011

Pros:

-Clears acne well
-(When I was one 2 a day) cleared facial redness

Cons:

-Hard to remember to take sometimes/timing after I eat is sometimes awkward
-Not being consistant can cause a very minor relapse (maybe 1 or 2 zits)

I take one 100mg once daily (a half hour after dinner). Although it is recommended to be taken 2hrs after you eat, my dermatologist said a half hour is ok for me (and I never get nauseous this way). I've been taking it for over a year, and I have close-to clear skin. At one time I might have 1-3 active pimples, but most of the time they are hormone related or caused from my hair products around the sides of my face. I would say my skin in pretty clear. I was taking it twice a day, but I was uncomfortable with the amount of antibiotics this meant, and I saw that one was just enough to control my acne. After about a year, I wouldn't say it has decreased in effectiveness. It seems to do its job if I regularily take it.
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June 25, 2011

Pros:

OControls acne
Fewer zits

Cons:

Works really slow

I derm prescribed this a week ago 100mg twice a day with a meal for 3 months . I really like this because I haven't had a new zit in a couple of days ....yes
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June 24, 2011

Pros:

Cant believe it acctually helped...

Cons:

none really sometimes feel sick
stay out of sun for long periods of time!!! got a really really bad sunburn lol! :)

I had tried so many diffrent things. tetracycline, bp, retin a, and some other topicals, proativ, even took diffrent vitimans and nothing ever worked or even helped. I was proscribed this about 1 1/2 months ago. started with about 30+ pimples, some cysts that hurt like a bitch. now i have about 5 pimples none cystic, none hurt at all. just have alot of scaring :P i would really recomend this!!!
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June 19, 2011

Pros:

Did wonders for my skin for about 8 months and slowly started to stop working.

Cons:

You have to be very careful about when you take it.

I loved this antibiotic. It worked amazingly at first, I just wish it could have lasted longer ):
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June 15, 2011

Pros:

cleared up for a while

Cons:

nausea!!
reaction from being in the sun
not good to take for long periods
permanent stained teeth

got a BAD reaction from being in the sun. now i have blistered hands that are bright red. it did help for a little. only took it to keep my face calm before Accutane
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June 14, 2011

Pros:

-completely cleared up my skin the first month and a half I took it!!

Cons:

-stopped working 2 months in!!! :(

I didn't get the neausea others are talking about... I took it at night and just fall asleep.. The first month: acne started clearing up! A month and a half: acne completely gone! beautiful skin!! 2 months: acne explosion! 20+ pimples! It all came back!!! :(
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June 9, 2011

Pros:

-Helped clear up skin
-Easy to take

Cons:

-Only works for so long
-MUST TAKE WITH FOOD + WATER TO AVOID NAUSESA. If you take on empty stomach you will feel like your going to puke.

Was on doxy for good 3 months. Helped skin clear up in some areas. Seemed to only work for so long then it started to have no effect on me. Acne that was once gone possibly came back. Prescribed once a day.
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June 8, 2011

Pros:

it really does clear up acne
clears of body acne

Cons:

causes vomiting
takes a while to work
if you stop using acne will come back

Bottom line, this stuff really work... it may make you feel sick and even make you throw up, but if you make sure you drink plenty of water and eat before taking it won't make you sick.
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June 6, 2011

Pros:

none so far

Cons:

-made acne worse
-didn't cause me to vomit, but did bother my stomach somewhat every day
-DRY SKIN
-itchy skin

I was prescribed this for acne (100mg once a day for 30 days), I have four days left and I have seen no improvements in my skin. It seemed to make my acne worse (and cystic acne at that, which I have NEVER had before). I thought it was just a coincidence, but after looking up the side affects and reading other's reviews I realized I am not the only one with these problems. The skin on my eyelids and other patches on my face has also become very dry to the point where no matter how much lotion I apply, it does NOTHING and I have big flakes around my eyes. This might have been caused my sun exposure, but I haven't been doing any outdoor activities. It did make me nauseous the first few days I took it, but I never threw up. This seems to happen to a lot of people, and my dermatologist warned me of it when I started taking it. I have read to take it WITH food, and WITHOUT food, so i am not sure what to follow. I have taken many many acne medications (including being on ammoxicillin for a few years) and I've never had side affects that made me sick or made my acne worse, except with THIS medication.
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June 3, 2011

Pros:

Clears Moderate achne

Cons:

I've been throwing up or the past 3 hours.
Nausea

I i knew this was going to happen i would have not taken it
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