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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 15, 2010

Pros:

None

Cons:

Yeast infections, acne-like rash on my chest that does not respond to ANY acne treatment!

I have a long history with acne since age 12, and I've tried just about everything, including 2 rounds of Accutane. Accutane helped tremendously, but only lasted about 1 year. Now I'm 23 and I've had moderate acne since age 17 when I stopped the Accutane. I've been treating with over the counter benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid cleansers with some control. I recently went to a new dermatologist to see what new advances there may have been since I stopped going 6 years ago. He put me on Doryx (doxycycline that supposedly doesn't cause stomach irritation) and Epiduo (differin + 2.5% benzoyl peroxide). The Epiduo is working great, but after 2 weeks of doxy, I got a yeast infection (which was one of my fears with long-term antibiotics) and this bumpy rash appeared on my chest - almost looks like tiny red pimples, but looks nothing like any type of acne I've had before, and I don't have body acne. So I went back to the derm with my yeast infection and mysterious rash, and he said it was only chest acne and that he would switch me to bactrim (which I'm not excited about given my propensity to yeast inf). I had lots of questions about why my chest broke out, but my barely-english-speaking doctor just couldn't answer them. I'm sticking with the Epiduo for now, and nixing any long-term antibiotics that will continue to wreak havoc on my immune system!
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February 13, 2010

Pros:

Works well on my face?

Cons:

doesnt really help with back, chest acne

I've been taking this for like pshhh...2 and a half weeks so far and i think it works awesome on my face...even though my face wasnt horrible to begin with, but i dont think its working that well on anything else, im going to start putting benzaclin on my back along with alpha hydrox 10% AHA gel, im changing my diet..NO MORE POP, plenty of water, and im going to start using selsun blue shampoo, and use borax powder for a body wash, I just wont give up til this nastty crap is gone! So for all of youu people out there with bacne, chest acne, keeepp fighting! Im not going to waste my life hiding my skin..and neither should you, If you have back acne use Doxycycline,benzaclin,and alpha hydrox 10% AHA Gel! :) Im trying this next week..so ill keep you posted on how its working!
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February 9, 2010

Pros:

it's cheap and it may be the answer to acne problems.

Cons:

i'm impatient and i want my acne to disappear quickly.

I've been taking 1 capsule(100 MG) of Doxycycline every day for 11 days now and my skin feels virtually the same. I'm going to give it a full month and a half before I say it's not working for me but I have my heart set on trying Accutane so of course I'm thinking it's not really working. I generally have oily/dry skin and break out mainly around my mouth, particularly on the chin, and so far I've gotten 1 new cystic pimple in the 11 days I've been taking this. I think we can all relate to the feeling of just wanting it to be GONE already. :/ I'm going to post again as soon as it's been 1 month of taking this drug and let you know if it's worked for me. Goodluck everybody!
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February 7, 2010

Pros:

Works over time. olny medication that completely cleared my skin. not hard to swallow. No stomach issues.

Cons:

Takes time to work. (like a month )

Okay so this is my second time on this medication. the first time i took the 100mg once a day know my new derm is making me take 75mg twice a day.I just stared last night so i am hoping it works as good the second time. The first time i took it i swear it was AMAZING. the olny reason my acne came back was beacuse i stoped all meds cause my skin was 100% clear.
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January 30, 2010

Pros:

None yet

Cons:

I threw up only like once...no other big problems

I' ve only been taking it for a week, only one pill....im think about taking two..but i dont know if thats gonna make it worse or better? But anyways..i havent seen anyy real change,,,,i hope it works cause pshhhh acne just sucksss big time. i have it on my face, chest, back,arms...everyyywheree! and not bragging but i am reallly pretty....and if i didnt have acne...i would just be soo happpyyyyy!!! i hope this works!
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January 22, 2010

Pros:

Working very well, Started seeing very good improvements after one month, No side effects

Cons:

Nothing

coming up the 8th week (using differen at night to) 80-90% of my acne has cleared up, only alot of scarring left over which is clearing to... Being about 2 weeks since a noticeble breakout (which means it must be working i used to break out every few days) Only the odd new head here and there, still a little bit of cystic acne under the jawline
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January 12, 2010

Pros:

worked very quickly, no side effects

Cons:

nothing

i got this two weeks ago from my dermatologist. I have really bad cystic acne on my cheeks and this has so far helped to start clearing it up. It isn't painful anymore and it is going down. I'm also using tretinoid as well. I would recommend drinking a full glass of water when you take this and while you are eating or else it can cause you painful stomach problems. So far, this has solved most of my problems and the acne on my chest has dissapeared completely.
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January 3, 2010

Pros:

None, I did not react to this antibiotic well. See "Bottom Line" for details.

Cons:

Within the 3rd day my skin was so dry it felt like sandpaper and was so damn itchy it seemed like no amount of lotion (Neutrogena oil free moisturizer) helped. My skin was peeling like crazy, my stomach hurt and made such loud noises at night I couldn’t sleep. Made the mistake of taking it on an empty stomach the 1st day, don’t do this or else you’ll be severely nauseous, eat a couple of crackers, pop the pill and then eat a few more crackers and make sure to wash it down with plenty of wa

Not everyone reacts the same to doxy, mino or tetracycline. I was put on doxy for moderate acne that was caused after I stopped taking an antidepressant called effexor that I had been on for 10 years. I had taken tetracycline before and my body reacted well to it however my primary doctor felt I should give doxycycline a try. Since it's part of the tetra family I thought I would react fine to it. . .boy was I wrong. I finally realized my symptoms were an allergic reaction and the drug was not responding well with me. I think it's a bunch of bulls*** when people say, stick it through when you're having bad symptoms from an antibiotic. Stop taking it if you react badly, its common sense but some people are so desperate when it comes to acne that they feel like it's their last resort. Bottom line, was on it for 5 days stopped b/c I was obviously allergic to it and I was put on Tetracycline instead.
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January 1, 2010

Pros:

It started to somewhat clear up my acne. (but I'm thinking that was placebo)

Cons:

It never totally cleared up my acne, just slightly improved it for a month or two. Then I was back to normal. And then about 4 months after starting, I started to get massive breakouts on my chest and back.

I wish my dermatologist had never prescribed this. I don't know if it was the cause of my body acne (it could just be the crazy hormones as I get into the worst years of being a teenager), but it definitely didn't help anything. Now I'm trying a bunch of topicals to clear it up and my dermatologist and parents are trying to put my Accutane which is frustrating. This medication was a waste of time and money.
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December 22, 2009

Pros:

i guess it kind of works...

Cons:

it doesnt work that well and everytime one spot goes another comes up.

nah, dont use it unless you have light acne
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