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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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Laura G.

October 17, 2011

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Works well with painful inflamed blemishes

Cons:

Must be taken with food. Otherwise, you'll suffer from fatigue and barf.

need to wear sunscreen.

It did take a month and a half to show any signs of improvement but it really helped me. I was on a crusade to heal my acne holistically but failed so I started on this and im very impressed with the results. I have serious skin issues with a combination of sometimes dry, flaky, oily skin and this calmed everything down. Did not help with scars but definitely ended breakouts. If your concerned about choosing pills to clear up skin vs. holistic methods choose this antibiotic in a low dosage and get your life back.

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Ashley

October 13, 2011

Pros:

clears acne

Cons:

can make you nauseous
takes a few weeks to see results
acne might come back once you stop taking it

i took 100 mg twice a day, and although i kept breaking out the first few weeks and thought it wasn't working, six weeks later there was definite improvement. now 3 months later my dermatologist, family, and friends have all commented on the improvement in my skin. i am very pale but still tanned outside and did not experience and allergic reaction or extreme sensitivity as my doctor said i would. i did throw up once when i decided to experiment and take it first thing in the morning without eating. but most of the time i would take it in the middle of the day, a few hours after eating, and i experienced no nausea doing that. i have heard it is more effective to not take it with food so that is what i did. i was also very careful about not eating dairy two hours before or after i took doxycycline. i think what you eat definitely makes a difference in the effectiveness in the medication. it worked great, and now i am supposed to go down to once a day and hopefully my acne will not come back.

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AnneFrancesFelicity

October 7, 2011

Pros:

Got rid of acne
did it quickly

Cons:

have to take with food or your stomach complains

This is the only antibiotic that's actually had an effect on my skin. I started it with retin-a about 4 months ago and it's fantastic. I'm now weaning off the retin-a and using just the doxy to keep my skin in check.

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aggie19

September 30, 2011

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helped clear cystic acne completely.

Cons:

sensitivity to sun, nausea if not taken with food.

IT WORKS! I had acne once before moderately about 3 years ago, and then my skin was completely clear for about 2 years but just recently my acne had gotten so severe that it hurt for me to even open my mouth wide enough to floss or eat, not to mention it itched all day and night. This has worked complete wonders for me. Even though it does take about 4-8 weeks for it to kick in, it's so worth it. I suffered from an initial breakout for about a month after starting the medication, and it made me breakout not only more on face but on my back as well so it's easy to lose hope but you have to stick with it to get the full results you want. At about week 6 my skin had gradually started calming down and then at week 8, I completely stopped breaking out. I'm currently on month three and it's still working great! My confidence went from 0-10 over the past month, and I couldn't be happier. Patience, patience, patience. That's all it takes.

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will

August 29, 2011

Pros:

works quickly
make skin feel smoother

Cons:

hurts stomach for 10 minutes after taking

Ive been taking this for about a week and a half..its already reducing the redness of my acne and my skin feels much smoother than before..dont take this with dairy or you will throw up. I take it with alot of water and my stomach hurts for just a couple minutes but so far its worth it.

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Jackson

August 23, 2011

Pros:

Works great
Clears acne all over body

Cons:

Esophogitis if used incorrectly

Doryx 150 is great. I haven't experienced any side effects from it. It is easy to take and gets rid of acne everywhere. Just make sure you drink it with a cup of water, and that you stay in a vertical position for at least 15 minutes. I once took this pill and went to sleep immediately after, and I had severe esophogitis and experienced pain while eating for a week.

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collegeguy19

August 22, 2011

Pros:

Cleared up acne

Cons:

Nausea
Stomach Ache

I never really broke out in high school, until my senior year. 2 months after winter break I began to break out (c/o 09) I went from having nothing to moderate-sever acne. I used over the counter products for a year and some seemed to work and then going into my sophomore year of college I decided (Fall 2010) I decided to use pro-active. It worked wonders, but then I decided to stop using it and my skin went from mild acne to moderately sever. My mom took me to a dermatologist, and prescribed doxycycline 100mg and clindamycin topical gel. I recently began in mid June and I've been happy with the results. I feel that doxycycline has worked for me, I finally have hope again! I'm very social again and my acne has gone away. I do that occasional pimple because I do stress out. But It has stopped my breakouts and my scars are fading away. My face looks clear again and I have confidence again. Despite the nausea it causes due to the side-effects. So anyone out there with acne, give it a try it works! It's worth a shot. :)

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Kaceyyy95

August 17, 2011

Pros:

Cleared up my acne after about a month and a half, cleared up my back and chest acne as well.

Cons:

Diarrhea, yeast infection, burn if in sun too long, acne came back after stop of use.

I was also using Epiduo gel with this and after about a month I only had about 5 zits. The Epiduo causes a lot burning and irritation (so painful I almost cried) but after about 2 weeks the symptoms were gone and I was religious about taking this antibiotic twice a day. I was very impressed and so happy that my acne was finally gone. I went back to the dermatologist around April, and since the weather was getting nicer he told me that my skin looked great and I can discontinue the use of this antibiotic, but still use the cream. It is now August, and my acne is now back ): It is not as bad as it was, but still pretty bad on my face, none of my chest like there was before, and a little on my back. I'm wondering if it's just because it is hot out and i'm sweating more. I would still recomemd this product, because I'm sure it just wasn't strong enough for me to kill all the bacteria for it to not come back.

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amover23

August 14, 2011

Pros:

skin appears less oily from first day.
acne scars seems to be fading.
reduces redness and size of pimple were they look like a micro zit =)

Cons:

initiated a bad break out on right temple, but healing up quick. nausea the first time, but fine after. hearing seems to go out every now and then, seeing shadows from nothing causing the shadow (like an acid trip)

I was acne free all through out high school( c/o '08), just the occasional zit every few months. My 1st year (2009) at UNF I started breaking out, wasn't bad but never had this many pimples, I ordered pro active, got it 2-3 days later and the first week it seemed to work, that following day my face was covered with zits/pimples. I quit that, tried Clearasel 30 day kit, got worse, tried Murad, skin was flackey and broke out more, by the end of the year I became anti social. I couldn't make eye contact with anyone cause I would think there just looking at this horrible acne on my face. Summer came ('10) and my parents thought it was a prank.. It was horrible, my mom took me to the dermatologist and I got prescribed minocycline (50mg) 1 morning/1 night with Aczone cream gel. 2 months into it my acne was still bad, started to get hyper pigmentation on both high cheek bones were it looked like I had 2 big bruises, my eye color (dark brown) seemed to be atleast 5 shades lighter, I told my derm and she told me to stop taking it. I was then just hopeless and didn't re enroll that fall cause I just felt horrible. I continued to wash my face just with basic face wash and it was helping a little. After months of hiding my mom took me to the Derm again and she prescribed me Doxycycline 100mg 1morn empty stomach/1night empty stomach. I just started bout a week and a half ago and it has made a HUGE change already, from having bout 30 zits/pimples all over my face, I have maybe 3 tiny ones recovering on my temple. The scaring is drastically going down and all my friends and family have noticed my skin clearing and confidence coming back up, heres my regime CeraVe face wash morning, wait 30 min, Duac Gel/CeraVe moisturizing lotion spf30, night CeraVe face wash, 30 min CeraVe moisturizing cream, Tazorac Gel 0.1%! Everything works different on everyone, worth a shot, just have high hopes and never let acne take control of your life.

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jehan4141

August 7, 2011

Pros:

clears up persistent acne

Cons:

f**ks up your system in the long run, probably the same extent as accutane

try it out. you will purge for a week and half or so but it will clear up. if you don't have the money to go see a derm EVERY DAMN MONTH, go to a travel clinic, tell them you already got all the vaccinations for Nepal, and that you just lost the prescription for malaria pills that the "previous" doctor gave you. tell them you will be gone for half a year. voila. you have a half a year's worth. work the system. otherwise, you'll be paying a sh*t ton if you dont have insurance. its what i do.. :D just got my new prescription last thursday

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