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Minocycline is an oral antibiotic that works by fighting bacteria in the body, including in the skin, and also reduces inflammation. It should...

Minocycline 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 taken once a day with food, at the same time every day.

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July 11, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

Did not really do anything for my face. It did give me chronic yeast infections because it kills the good bacteria in our body.

Being on an anitbiotic for a long period of time is not good for anyone!
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June 19, 2008

Pros:

It initially worked well to clear up my minor acne and reduced the redness of rosacea. It was inexpensive using my insurance ($20 copay).

Cons:

Caused TERRIBLE pains in my knees, hips, fingers, and shoulders. Lost effectiveness after 2 mos. It also made me sweat very easily and I developed a dry cough when I used it, which stopped immediately upon discontinuing the med.

I took minocin for 6 months regularly but I stopped taking the medication because of the serious joint and muscle pains it caused. I've takne other antibiotics for acne before and have never had this sort of reaction, so this was scary. Others may have positive experiences with it, but for me the joint pains and other strange side effects were not worth the moderate job it did at clearing up my acne.
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June 17, 2008

Pros:

It didn't change anything for me.

Cons:

I developed a severe case of hives shortly after taking it, so I wasn't able to take it long enough to know if it would have made a difference.

It might work for some, but apparently I'm allergic. It's in the tetracycline family so if you are allergic to those products, don't take it!
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June 16, 2008

Pros:

it worked great for my back and chest acne!

Cons:

it did nothing for my face

i'm sure it would work for people with very moderate acne, but it didn't work for me.
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June 13, 2008

Pros:

It was very cheap and easy to take a pill once a day.

Cons:

Rash, I tried taking this medication three times and within a few days each time I got a horrible rash all over my chest.

The rash I got was not worth any small effects the medication had. I tried taking allergy medicine and it only lessened the pain from the rash. When I went to the derm they asked if I just sprayed my perfume too close. Uh no it's the medicine every time. It drove me crazy to change my detergent, watch what I ate and stop using any body products just to find that the mino was the problem.
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May 29, 2008

Pros:

none yet

Cons:

its made my acne worse but my derm said it wud happen at first because it gets the bacteria out of ur immune system. i hope itll work.

im not so sure yet?
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May 24, 2008
I've been on this for about a month. I think I have developed hives. I am itching like crazy all over my body. I have broken out in hives from other antibiotics before. Also, the acne on my face has cleared up a bit. But my back is worse than ever. I also gained almost 10 pounds in the month I have been on it. I have no idea if that is a coincidence, or related to the pills. To women, I would recommend the Yasmin birth control pill. That will be my next step. My OB put me on a low dose birth control pill, but I am going to go back to Yasmin. It made my face beautiful. I took it a few years ago.
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March 21, 2008

Pros:

skin cleared up

Cons:

YEAST INFECTION

skin cleared up, but i got a yeast infection. it's hard to decide which is worse - embarrassing acne or weird itchy vaginal discharge.
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March 18, 2008

Pros:

nothing

Cons:

everything

this sh*t, is sh*t! ive been taking it for 3 weeks today and its made me get cystic ACNE!!!! bullsh*t. its done nothing.
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March 2, 2008

Pros:

Cleared some acne after 2 weeks.

Cons:

Horrible side effects. Back pains. Joints felt stiff and crackly. Horrible breakouts after stopping.

Clears some acne, but not nearly enough to give justification for the side effects. Break out worse than ever when you stop. Bottom line: don't ever start this medication.
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