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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 27, 2008

Pros:

I can't realy tell, had just 2 pills

Cons:

side effect

I had really bad side effect - pain in stomach and upper stomach, going to my back, so stopped taking after second pill so can't really write review on it. Just if someone else have the same side effect - after 3 days of pain and no sleep I read on internet that APPLE juice helps - so run to shop, bought the freshest apple juice possible and that's all I drunk for the rest of the day - and it HELPED!!! NO food, just apple juice until the pain goes. I will try to take it again in two or three weeks after I sort out my stomach, the problem might be that I ate it with sandwich and loads of vegetable, so I would say you have to take it with something more substantial - massive jacket potato, steak, lasagne, something that fills your stomach.
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February 27, 2008

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iv been on doxy for just over 2 weeks. and hasnt made any improvment as yet.. im not sure how well it works just yet, if it starts clearin up my acne in a few more weeks, 2 more weeks of worser acne isnt that bad, since iv suffrered from it for years

Cons:

my acne has gotton worse since being on it, hasnt cleared up at all. im hoping its just getting worse before it gets better...

i have a 6 month subscription to this stuff,even though its just making it worse atm, i think if i stay on it if it will ultimatly clear in a few more weeks.. well thats what im hoping for..and i havent had any side effects..
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February 26, 2008

Pros:

Definitely decreased acne while I was using it.

Cons:

Very upset stomach if taken without food. As soon as my prescription ran out my acne came back.

It works while you're on it, but make sure you eat immediately!
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February 25, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up alot in less than a week, made scars much lighter.

Cons:

Make sure to drink lots of water and eat something when you take it, I woke up and took it right away and it gave me a stomach ache and diarria

It works alot and you should at least try it... Dont give up it you get a lil sick...
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February 19, 2008

Pros:

Cheap and does kind of work

Cons:

gave me more spots, like severe severe acne! but then started to clear up

i have been taking it for about 3 months it hasn't done that much, it made it really bad, then started to clear itself up, not sure if i would recommend it, arrrrrr might as well
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February 17, 2008

Pros:

It Only Took About 2 Days To Clear Up Most Of My Face

Cons:

not any

I Used It For About 4 Days and The First Day After Using It I Had Noticeably Less Pimples and On The Fourth Day I Only Had About Two Pimples Left.
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February 16, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

I was on it for two months and it made my acne worse than before. I went from light acne to moderate acne within a week

It sucks
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February 16, 2008

Pros:

Cleared my ENTIRE face up and I had Severe Acne

Cons:

Weird stomach feeling if you dont eat anything, which is easy to fix if you EAT...

I'm a 16 year old male and I had severe acne until i got on doxy, it took 2 months to clear my whole face and i saw a difference every single day! now all i have is unnoticeable marks where the acne bumps were, and they're healing so fast and you cant really see them unless im under fluorescent lights. If you havent tried this please do and dont waste your time with retnoids... who wants to get worse before better when they can just get BETTER. And it was covered by my health insurance.
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February 14, 2008

Pros:

It seems to work...

Cons:

I seem to get really tired every time I take it. I think I'm going to stop and tell me doctor to give me something else.

might work for you, didn't for me tho, seems kinda risky with all these side effects and all
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February 14, 2008

Pros:

It has noticeably reduced the redness in my breakouts and has almost completely cleared up my face. The number of breakouts I've experienced have been far fewer after starting this and each time they are less and less severe.

Cons:

It can make you slightly sick to your stomach. It has only happened twice for me. Both times were when I was rushing to class and only had time to take it with some water. I recommend taking this with at least a small meal and something to drink.

This is a fantastic medicine. It has done wonders for my skin in less than 6 weeks. I am unbelievably impressed by Doxycycline and would recommend it to anyone who wants to stop their ongoing acne problems but would rather not try Accutane just yet. Remember to let it do its job and be patient. It takes time. But with time came great results for me.
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