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Oral Antibiotic
Efficacy
54%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Note: Should never be used on its own and for a maximum of 3 months.
Oral Antibiotic
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Antibiotics should be used for a maximum of 3 months, provide only moderate benefit and only to some people, and may lead to side effects and strains of resistant bacteria. Studies do show they can reduce severe acne in the short term, but approach with caution and stay your own advocate.
Oral Antibiotic
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this medication. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one.
Used Minocycline? Rate It:
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August 23, 2007
Cons:
Never take this pill on an empty stomach, it will make you sick. Occasionally my eyes ache when I am out in the sun.
This drug actually worked for me after I have tried a handful of other antibiotics. Take the pill for 2 weeks regularly and see what happens. I was very skeptical at first because I had tried other antibiotics with no real effect but I believe that this pill is different.
July 19, 2007
Pros:
I took this for 3 months and after a month nearly all of my spots were gone.
Cons:
After three months i started to get severe joint pain (cant hardly walk), tierdness, lack of appetite and liver malfunction. I have now been diagnosed with the auto immune disease Lupus. Caused by taking Minocycline.
DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! I would not recommend this medication to anyone. The side affects are too risky and my docter did not tell me anything about the side affects when she prescribed it to me. Lupus is a serious disease and I would much prefer to have acne. The Lupus symptoms can take up to a year to go after stopping taking the Minocycline. SO BEWARE its not worth it.
June 30, 2007
Pros:
worked well in the beginning.
Cons:
it took about 6 weeks til it started working, then after six months maybe, it didnt work anymore. when i stopped taking it, my acne was still bad, but no worse.
works til you get used to it.
oh yeah, and it only worked when it made me throw up every morning. as soon as it stopped bothering my stomach, it was no longer helping. some people it seems to help more long term though, so give it a try.
June 29, 2007
Pros:
skin very soft, acne almost all gone just lots of small marks left.
Cons:
even though ive only got mild acne, i still get one or two spots at least once a week. They are only small and go away in three days but still annoying.
Ive been on this for about 6 weeks and for the first few weeks nothing happened which really upset me. I didn't realise i'd have to be patient because i'd read other reviews that said acne had cleared up in days. Its now really clear with just marks left but i really hope it will continue to work until my face is completely clear.
May 23, 2007
Pros:
Kept face semi clear of acne.
Cons:
Severe Dizziness.
Nausea.
Vertigo. Fatigued Feeling. Sun Sensitivty
Seems to work okay, but I had a horrible experience twice. The first time was when my doctor told me to double the dose I was taking. After I did the next day I seemed to get very dizzy followed by vomiting. This lasted for 2 days.
A year later I tried to go back on the "mino" and the same thing happend.
May 14, 2007
Pros:
i was on minocycline for almost a year. after the first two months my face was totally clear, and stayed that way. i thought it was a miracle!
Cons:
two months afteri went off the drug my skin looked worse than it ever had before. it was the first time i had ever gotten cystic acne. i'm now undergoing my second round of treatment with it, been on it for two months with no real results.
don't take it unless you want to be on antibiotics for the rest of your life.
April 3, 2007
Pros:
None at all..
Cons:
I didnt do anything for me I took about refills and it seemed to make it worse.
I eat extremely healthy everyday no junk food and not much alcohol. I also hit the steam room everyday and take a show immediatly after and my back still broke out with Minocycline.
I am now tryin Doxycyline to see if any changes
March 20, 2007
Pros:
My skin seems to be slowly clearing up.
Cons:
I get super dizzy, and light headed. I feel like I am in a fog.
I'm not sure about this at all, I think i might go off it. I think having a healthy body and feeling well is more important than a my acne. Perhaps a hormone level check with my doctor is what is need.
February 28, 2007
Pros:
None. Do not use this Drug. Its not worth it.
Cons:
Avoid this Drug at all costs. I took this product for only a few days when My body broke out in Hives! I have Red, Extremely itchy, and swollen areas all over my body. My feet and wrists are very swollen. The itching is unbarable.
On day one my left eye swelled up to the point that my eye was only half open. And on Day 2 my left eye was almost all better but then my Right eye swelled up. Having acne all over is better then having Hives. I promise its just not worth it.
February 21, 2007
Pros:
none
Cons:
daughter had severe reaction 3 doctors and a pharmacist didn't know what was causing it MINOCYCLINE is very dangerous
why are the drug companies not being made to label this drug correctly a warning could have saved us 9 months of terror and on going still trouble i know there is more reactions then being reported please have your doc report any side effects
Pros:
Really helped to clear up mild-modertae acne within 1 month. Began working within 2 weeks and is quite effective so far.