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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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March 24, 2011

Pros:

Can be effective for many people

Cons:

Didn't work for me, many people are resistent to the antibiotics
Side effects caused me nausea and digestive problems

Antibiotics are usually the first line of prescriptions given by GPs to acne sufferers - I got put on about half a dozen, including Doxycycline, Mynocycline, Trimothoprim, etc. Doxycycline was no better or worse than those; it just didn't work. I think about 50% of people are resistent to these antibiotics. If you have mild/moderate acne, Doxycycline is worth a go - but in my opinion, even if it worked for me the intenstinal problems caused by the antibiotics mean it isn't worth it. A much better bet is to go on Dan's regimen, it has a much better success rate than antibiotics.
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March 23, 2011

Pros:

-worked a little with inflammation

Cons:

- took forever to work
-hurt my stomach ALOT
-did not clear up anything

This was a waste of time. My doctor told me to be patient, but even after 2 months it did not work. Accutane was the only thing that worked. It has been a year since accutane, but now the acne is coming back. I am going to try cephalexin next with retin-A.
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February 26, 2011

Pros:

absolutely nothing .. maybe less oil

Cons:

rectal bleeding at almost 2 months

everybody is differ .. for me no go ..
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December 16, 2010

Pros:

none =(

Cons:

extreme nausea
(it definitely helps if you take it with dinner and drink a full glass of water with it--just DO NOT take it on an empty stomach!!!)

So, this pill didn't work for me. I've been breaking out a lot ever since I started taking ortho tri-cyclen lo, so I finally made a dermatologist appointment and this was the first pill he had me try. I took 100mg a day for a month and basically nothing happened. It didn't make my acne WORSE, which was good, but since it didn't help my skin, he started me on Minocyclen, which has so far been helping. Everyone reacts differently and there's no way to tell if an antibiotic will work until you try it, so although it didn't work for me, I'd still recommend trying it to see if it works for you. You can also usually get a free 2 week supply at Publix after you get the prescription, so that should save you some money =)
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December 15, 2010

Pros:

None for me.

Cons:

-Didn't fix acne
-Thrush

This didn't work for me at all. It seems to work for some people, but I guess it depends on your body. I've tried it a few times with no success, and each time I started it again I would get an attack of thrush within 48 hours.
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December 10, 2010

Pros:

Kept Me Clear for about 4 Months

Cons:

Natural resistance after a period of time, and then acne came back worse than EVER

I began taking this August of 2009. By September, my light/moderate acne was clearing up. During October, my skin was a dream for the most part, minus one or two persistant blemishes. November, fine again. Then December rolls around. I notice my skin forming small break-out "areas." Not worrying, I kept taking my Doxycycline religiously. It all went downhill from there. I either needed to up my dosage because my acne bacteria had "morphed" and conquered this particular anti-biotic or I had to switch to something stronger. It wasn't until March, after my skin was now covered in SEVERE acne that I stopped taking it, and out of desparation, went to go see a dermatologist and a gynocologist. It has taken me one full year to get my skin back to clarity. I will never treat my acne with antibiotics again.
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October 18, 2010

Pros:

none

Cons:

extreme dry skin!

i thought this would work but it just made my skin super dry. i stopped using it after 4 months due to absolutely no results. my skin is still dry bcuz of doxy after being off it for 5 months :( also got sunburnt bad in weird places like feet and hands. not for me could work for other people though.,.
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September 3, 2010

Pros:

None

Cons:

Did nothing for me

I used this for two months, and this product did absolutely nothing for me. My dermatologist at the time told me that I should continue using this for a few months so that it can take effect, but I did not follow that "advice", which turned out to be for my benefit. I then went to Minocin, which worked wonders! I'm sure however, that this product works well for others.
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August 6, 2010

Pros:

Thus far, nothing.

Cons:

It doesn't work.

I've only been using this for about a week now in conjuction with Ziana and honestly, my skin has been getting WORSE. I have horrible breakouts now that I have been put on this regimen and after reading these reviews I am seriously nervous about continuing my regimen.
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June 26, 2010

Pros:

1. Cheap
2. Kind of cleared up acne.

Cons:

1. I lost weight (I'm talking double digits here).
2. Sensitive skin.

I used it in conjunction with retin-a and the topical does wonders, however, the anti-biotic made me lose weight weekly and on top of all of the throwing up, I was previously diagnosed with gastritis. I would take caution while taking this medication. (I used omoxyciclin which is my favotite, and I just finished with Ampicilin.)
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