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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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May 3, 2010

Pros:

Works fairly well after a couple weeks. Was easy to take one daily, no stomach problems as some noted.

Cons:

Made my skin very light sensative, much more so than other oral antibiotics had in the past (tetracyclin, omoxycillin, etc.). Skin was also very sensative on my neck and my shirt/collar would give me alot of discomfort/rash. Other areas of the body that have friction (inner thighs, armpit/side area) were irritated.

Skin irritation made me stop taking this and look for a different oral antibiotic. The results weren't quite good enough to deal with the day to day irritation. My girlfriend said my skin looked much healthier after about a week of being off this. I had a couple pimples but it was better than the redness/blotchiness from irritation.
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March 7, 2010

Pros:

No sign of vomiting, sore stomache etc.
No severe breakouts

Cons:

Over time loses its effectiveness

Was really looking forward using first oral treatment Four months now and it really isn't making much difference May give accutane a go
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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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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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December 19, 2009

Pros:

None

Cons:

Didn't work and made me very sensitive to sunlight, got sunburnt heaps easier.

Not worth it. Instead I am using vitamins at the moment. Vitamin B Complex and Zinc. And buying extra Vitamin B5 pills (theres not enough of B5 in the complex). And I'm waiting on my cleanser, moisturiser and mask from SkinB5.
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November 29, 2009

Pros:

doesn't make skin worse

Cons:

but it doesn't do anything to clear it up either

my dermatologist put me on this for a year and nothing happened. my skin stayed exactly the same as it always had been, which was bad, because i have terrible acne and redness. it's not worth it.
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October 16, 2009

Pros:

Once a day

Cons:

Doesn't work as well as Cephalexin

Tried Doxy, upset my stomach to the pint of bleeding. It didn't work as well as Cephalexin.
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October 2, 2009

Pros:

Personally, I got no stomach aches. It is easy to take.

Cons:

It did not clear me up at all!

I took this for about almost 4 months and nothing has happened at all. I do not recommend
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September 30, 2009

Pros:

Its cheap. I have caremark insurance only cost me 4.50

Cons:

It made me vomit when taken on an empty stomach.

This is the same drug they give to people to keep them from getting malaria! This drug makes me terribly nausea. I cant say for sure if it would help me or not but it just makes me tooo sick to be able to find out. Perhaps i may give it one more shot with food, however the instructions say to take on an empty stomach and wait an hour before eating or take 2-3 hours after eating and that you cant lay down after taking it! I dont know but that sounds like a bit much to me!
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September 26, 2009

Pros:

Not sure

Cons:

Not sure

I am 13 and i got 2 acne on my cheeks and some small ones at my forehead and a few bumps on my cheeks too. I went to the doctor today and she prescribed doxycycline for me and said it works best for teens with moderate acne. Today i took my first pill and expierienced nothing at all. No stomaches and whatsoever. Hoped that helped my acne. Meanwhile for acne sufferers out there, its good to eat at least a fruit everyday and more veggies instead of meat. Drink PLENTY of water as that helps for me! My pimples aon my forehead are not as sore as before (: Just have to work on that cheeks part.... ):
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