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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 5, 2008

Pros:

Since acne is partially created by bacteria, it cleans from the inside. It's a daily pill which requires no creams or washes.

Cons:

Made me feel extremely nauseous, so so results, long period needed to see results, and need to stay of it to keep results.

Personally the nauseousness and constant cycles of taking these pills stopped me from taking them again. The pill does help acne but must be taking for a constant and sustained period of time.
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June 4, 2008

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does clear up acne, would recommend it

Cons:

take them after something to eat or just before. i took once on empty stomach and was nearly sick and went really light headed

dont let bad reviews put you off, it does work
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June 4, 2008

Pros:

helped reduce redness and help me get rid of acne i still hae a long way to go ive been on it for 3 months

Cons:

Yeah u throw up alot but who the f**k cares if it gets rid of acne Its GREAT>

I like it i wish they had a more expensive version that works alot better. It sucks today im meeting a girl and i diddint take it by the way im in 9th grade.
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June 2, 2008

Pros:

Helped to reduce redness and tough dry skin. made the skin feel softer and helped it look better.

Cons:

Was extremely sensitive to the sun so I had to avoid getting sunburned even if I was out in the sun for 20mins. After 1hr of taking the pill I felt realy sick for at least 10-15mins maybe more.

Had to take 2 pills a day for 3 months because I had really bad acne. I was going to go on it for another 3 months but because it kept making me feel sick of the last 2 months that I had to take it I had to stop tkaing the pills. It is very afordable and works quite well but do take in to mind the side effects. Also as soon as I stoped taking the pills almost all the side effects stoped besides being sensitive to the sun but that only lasted about a week after I had stop taking the pills.
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May 28, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

Upsets your stomach no matter what you eat or when you take the pill. Seemed to have the adverse effect with me and actually turned my mild-moderate acne to a full flair up that took Retin-A to zap up.

I was prescribed this by my dermatologist and why I dont know. I explained to her that I have sensitivity to antibiotics. This product made me sooooooo sick. I could not even eat because I was so naseated. The product caused more acne for me and now I have more scars from the breakouts this caused to prove it.
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May 26, 2008

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Nothing really, did very little to help my acne.

Cons:

headaches. stomache aches.make sure you take it with food. sometimes i took it food and i still got some of the worst stomache aches of my life, I even vomited.

Gave me problems and didnt help my acne at all.
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May 25, 2008

Pros:

Has helped with little acne on my face

Cons:

you get a little sick if! u dont drink water with it & eat a little to

ive only been on doxy for a lil more then a month and so far i think its working its not geting worse so im sure its geting better, i dont have bad acne but i do get a few zits on both sides of my face in the same area so im hopeing in a few more weeks they will be gone
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May 24, 2008

Pros:

Easy to take

Cons:

Can really upset your stomach (I experienced terrible heartburn, even taking it with food). DO NOT lie down after you take this drug (wait at least 2 hours)!

I would not recommend this. I ended up stopping after a few weeks because it upset my stomach so badly - and I ate a small meal before I took it (I also tried taking it wiht a bigger meal, with no change). I didn't see any difference in those few weeks, but I wasn't on very long.
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May 20, 2008

Pros:

Cleared my cystic acne within a month, even on my back.

Cons:

Made me feel sick to my stomach. No Iron or dairy within two hours of taking it. After seven or eight months of taking it stopped working.

At first it was great. It cleared me up in a month like my Dr. said. I took it at night before bed with crackers or it would make me feel really nauseous but worth it for the results. However after taking it for awhile my acne started coming back. At first just a little bit and after an other couple of months it was as bad as ever. Not only got my cystic acne back but also all these small bumps around neck and my hairline which I didn't have before. I have stopped taking it. now I'm on Ortho Tri-Cyclen and have started to clear up again.
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May 19, 2008

Pros:

Easy to use, convenient, thats about it

Cons:

Often made my stomach upset if I did not eat, didn't help with my acne, made my face red, and extremely sensitive to sunlight.

I used this with Differin .3% for like 2 months for my mild to moderate acne; and it did nothing. One day I had a soccer game for like an hour and an half, and I came home with like third degree burns on my face. This sunburn took like a week to heal (with aloe and ice). Despite the good results I've heard from this product, it did absolutely nothing for me, and I would not recommend it to a teenage boy with annoying acne.
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