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Oral Antibiotic
Efficacy
56%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Note: Should never be used on its own and for a maximum of 3 months.
Oral Antibiotic
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Antibiotics should be used for a maximum of 3 months, provide only moderate benefit and only to some people, and may lead to side effects and strains of resistant bacteria. Studies do show doxycycline can reduce severe acne in the short term, and as far as oral antibiotics are concerned, it’s usually the go-to, but approach with caution and stay your own advocate.
Oral Antibiotic
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this medication. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one.
Used Doxycycline? Rate It:
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September 25, 2007
Cons:
None, that stuff about stomach pain etc is all BS. Just take it with 2 full glasses of water after dinner and youll be fine.
Ive been on it for 4 weeks now and ive kept track of how many pimples ive gotten. I was amazed. I now havent gotten any new pimples for a week.
But hey you never know maybe itll come back and i just have 4 lucky weeks.
Btw im using this in combination with Tretinoin, try it, worked best for me so far.
September 15, 2007
Pros:
Have been taking it for about 12 weeks now and have had no new pimples in the past two weeks. Has cleared all my acne, just scaring left now. Absolute godsend.
Cons:
Seems to have caused some acne scaring - feels like all the acne that I had when I started taking it have frozen and scared. But at least my skin is now smooth and not bumpy
Try it! My doctor didn't think this would work as I had already tried a couple of antibiodics in the same family which had 0 impact on my skin (other than making all my skin feel really dry and stretched). But it has worked!!
July 8, 2007
Pros:
None
Cons:
Condition worse than before, and vaginal yeast infection
I took this medication for a week, broke out like a 13 year old girl on day 8, and developed a yeast infection...
June 27, 2007
Pros:
Clears Back up real well. (I recommend for back acne not face acne.)
Cons:
Doesn't do much for your face.
Since I was 12 I've been trying to clear up my acne - 4 years. Back then it was my face would have some random breakouts, not consistant just random. The following year I thought I'd cut my hair short thinking it would help. It didn't. My Acne flaired up, spread to my back and got really fierce, I couldn't sleep and when my friends patted me on the back "OMFG" - I refused to tell them because Bacne is embarrasing. So finnaly I decided to treat it, I used Benzagel 5, Acne Masks, Creams, Cloths but NOT pills. So, after 4 years I convinced my dad to buy me something. The following day I went to the doctor's and she prescribed some doxycycline pills. So now, I'm using it regularly and I'm glad with it but it's doing jack for my face. Now I have some convincing to do, see if I can't get some more expensive creams or something.
Too anyone whose been in the same situation as me, in a worse, or just needs some cheering : -Keep fighting, 1 objective in life, Crack the anvil not the h
May 29, 2007
Pros:
it works, but took a while. prob about 2 1/2 months to start clearing up, now i just get the odd one.
Cons:
red face and sometimes i get really bad stabbing pains in my stomach that last a whole day and night..very sore!
it works and i would go on it again! its betta than accutane (for side effects etc) but i just hope my skin stays this way...
May 13, 2007
Pros:
Slightly helps, but the bacteria P. acnes is growing more and more resistant to tetracycline antibiotics, which doxycycline is.
Cons:
Must be taken 1 hour before eating or two hours after, often causes stomach pain, must be taken with 8 or more ounces of water, you can't lay down for 30 minutes after taking it, it makes you sunburn more easily, and it doesn't really work well.
This isn't worth the trouble. Find an alternative to tetracycline antibiotics.
May 12, 2007
Pros:
Easy to use every day, works really well at controlling big acne, not so much on the everyday stuff but it really does work
Cons:
Can't see any, i get no sickness or any other side effects. As regards sun-sensitivity, it makes me tan unbelievably dark, not burnt.
Only thing is I swear I sometimes get memory loss after drinking on it! No, its not just the booze!!
Would recommend to anyone what have u got to lose, its so easy to use! Used inconsistently over 5 years, when i came off it its not that great a shock. Back on it again now
April 14, 2007
Pros:
I just started developing cystic acne at age 44. Things improved after 1 week i.e. the inflamed cysts I had started shrinking away instead of getting increasing inflamed for weeks.
Cons:
you can't take antibiotics indefinitely.
i'veied benzoyle peroxide, salicylic acid, sulfur, tretinoin, azelaic acid, but only the antibiotics have worked and it is relatively inexpensive.
March 19, 2007
Pros:
Works very well. Once you find out what time you should take it. Take it at that time exactly and keep it in your system.
Cons:
Makes skin very burn sensitive even long time after quitting. MAKE SURE TO DRINK WITH WATER. WASH IT DOWN. YOU CAN GET AN ULCER!
Clears acne but youll get burns. I dont know...
February 22, 2007
Pros:
The only good thing about this medicine is that it works for a few months
Cons:
I have been on doxy for almost a year now, it worked for me for about 5 months and my acne is starting to come back. I read that once you stop taking doxy or become immune, that there is a high chance your acne will come back worse than before.
It is nice to have clear skin for a while, but it is definitely not worth taking due to the fact that once you stop taking this medication, you have to deal with the pain all over again. I would not recommend this product to anyone unless they have tried everything with no results, and if you do decide to take doxy, I really hope that everything works out okay. I have never missed a dose and have alway tried to take it the same time every day. I started with 100mg twice a day now I am trying to wein myself off of it because my acne started coming back, now I am taking 50mg twice a day.
Pros:
Starts working fast
No side-effects
Not time-consuming