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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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June 2, 2009

Pros:

Definitely cleared up my persistent clogged pores and whiteheads within 2 weeks

Cons:

Made me lightheaded the first couple of times I took it, turned the edges of my gums purple!

I loved this stuff cause it worked and it's not a total pain to take like doxycycline. Too bad about the pigmentation side effects -- I had to get off it. I hear this side-effect is uncommon so I guess I'm just unlucky. Pretty cheap if you can get the generic.
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May 26, 2009

Pros:

It cleared up the small zits I would get all over my forehead

Cons:

Now Since I have been on it I have gotton huge knot bumps. They don't get white heads, it's just bumps that swell up like knots.

I like that it clared up my small bumps I have on my face, but I hate that I am getting huge cyst looking bumps. I believe I am going to be taken off and try something else. I have been on it for about to weeks, and I am not relly impressed.
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May 21, 2009

Pros:

Semi stops new acne from forming.

Cons:

-Have to schedule around eating.
-Makes you think you will get amazing results
-I have been MAD tired every since I have been using it.

I dont have like severe acne, it is just VERY consistent, but with Minocyline I still have been breaking out with new pimples. But not as many pimples. Although I only been using it for two weeks. And I am on a 50mg once a day, and I dont think thats enough. So today Im going to derm. for a higher MG.
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May 19, 2009

Pros:

It works while you're on it.

Cons:

Conditions come back as soon as you come off the pills.

-Doctors and Derms hand out antibiotics like candy. -Try other methods preferably natural remedies before trying antibiotics. -Only take oral drugs if the case is life threatning. -Take care of your body. Change your diet, exercise daily, and stay away from drugs.
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May 13, 2009

Pros:

cleared up my acne by 75%

Cons:

its expensive if you don't have insurance.
it makes u drowsy and depressed.
some ppl suffer really bad side effects

it cleared me up. i noticed improvements after about a week, but i've been using it for 2 months now and my face still isnt clear like it used to be. abt 2 months ago my face broke out like mad for the first time in my life, and the mino really helped calm it down and reduce the breakout BUT even after 2 whole months, my skin is nowhere near clearr. i really think my acne would have healed the same amout with time and patience...it wasn't really necessary to go on the antibiotic. i was hoping for a miracle cure, this IS NOT a miracle cure...it doesn't even keep away ALL the pimples...i havent has a major breakout but i still get pimples and around my time of month it gets pretty bad again. also, antibiotics are NOT good for you because once you stop taking them your ance can come back OR you could develope candini...minocycline did not work well enough for me. HOWEVER, it is different for everyone...it could work wonders for you. i did clear me up, mostly, but it took time.
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May 12, 2009

Pros:

It cleared me up almost completely for about a month- month and a half.

Cons:

It then stopped working! I thought I had found my answer to acne. Oh well, back to the drawing board

It may work better for you, who knows..
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May 8, 2009

Pros:

Clears up acne a bit

Cons:

Short term, a bit harsh on the body

It cleared up my acne quite abit while I was on it , but the antibiotics were a bit harsh and I chose to stop taking them after a couple of months due to it giving me a girlie problem... ya know. Anyways as soon I was off it my skin just went crazy again. Not something to try if you're looking for a permanent fix.
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April 22, 2009

Pros:

cleared up scne within a week

Cons:

drug induced lupus and auto-immune hepatitis

Cleared up my skin but I had muscle and joint pain that sent me to my GP multiple times for pain medication, X-rays, blood work etc... Luckily I am a pharmacist and put 2 and 2 together after a month of taking it and being on pain meds for about as long and discontinue taking the medication. It took 3 more months for my liver enzymes to return to normal and my joint/muscle pain to disappear. Use with caution. Look at the case studies.
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April 10, 2009

Pros:

Cleared up my acne for a little while.

Cons:

I began getting regular headaches as well as migraines which I hadn't suffered from in years. Very sensitive to sunlight.

My acne was completely gone after 6 weeks of taking this, which gave my skin a little time to heal but now, 6 months down the line, the drugs have stopped working and my acne has returned. Possibly even worse than before I am still waiting to find out. Minocycline is ok as a short term solution but it does nothing to solve the real problem, and acne will return after you either stop taking it or the bacteria becomes immune to it. You're perhaps better not to take it at all as the mental repercussions of having clear skin and then returning to being an acne sufferer are probably greater than spending time trying to come to terms with it and cure it yourself naturally!
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April 7, 2009

Pros:

I did start to see improvement almost immediately; the cystic acne became less painful and less swollen. It all seemed to be going down from severe to moderate.

Cons:

I started with the headaches but I dealt with it and just took Excedrin. However, after about a week, I was one of those lucky few (about one in a hundred) who had an adverse allergic reaction. Side effects can include a sudden itchy rash...

I have to completely cease use anyway because right now I am miserable. Also, if you are one of the "lucky few" who get the adverse allergic reaction you should know nothing helps, benadryl, etc. you just have to wait for it to leave your system. Honestly, I wish I would have just started on Accutane instead of trying this first. I know that has it's side effects too but at least in the end it's a much more positive result. This, honestly, wasn't worth the trouble at all.
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