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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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January 3, 2010

Pros:

Cost $1 with insurance.
Easy to get a prescription for.

Cons:

This made me break out with cystic acne!! Worse acne than I ever had my entire life! I started getting blotches of acne(like 6 pimples in one spot) on my back, face, shoulders. I threw it away!

This stuff is definitely not for everyone.
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December 31, 2009

Pros:

clear face

Cons:

SEVERE PAIN!!!!

OK so im 16 ive been on this for 3 years and keeps my acne away but...what most people dont know is after a few year is has MAJOR SIDE EFFECT....ive been haveing pain so bad i can move without takeng pain killer and ive had many test witch has cost my parent thousands of dollars...the doctors were gonna test me for arthritis!!! just look up this medicne on wikipeadia to see how bad it is!!!!
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December 23, 2009

Pros:

Easy to take (can eat with meals, just not dairy)

Cons:

I think it made my red marks more prominent, did not work at all to help my acne

I took Minocycline for about 5 months, and it did not improve my skin within that time period at all. On the contrary, my skin worsened to the point where I had to take Accutane. I'm not sure if Minocycline is the reason for this, or if it was just bound to happen anyway. The 5 months I had taken Minocycline were the worst 5 months of my life, because my skin was so terrible. I'm sure it will work for people with less severe acne than me. I know many people that have taken oral antibiotics with much success, however it did not work for me. I wish I had taken Accutane instead of Minocycline, it was much more effective.
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December 19, 2009

Pros:

None...

Cons:

No improvement, waste of time and money

I took minocycline for three weeks, and was very optimistic because it was the first prescription acne treatment I had ever tried. I was in the state of mind "Well if a DOCTOR prescribed it to me, it's gonna work!" So I started taking pictures of my face everyday to watch the improvement. I didn't see any. Then one night about three weeks in I had a few strange little rough bumps on my chest. I woke up that night in a severe itch on my stomach and scalp. I thought maybe I had gotten bit by a bug, because that is what the marks looked like. That is until they spread over my entire body. It was the most painful experience of my life. I had to go to the emergency room because I was having an allergic reaction & my lips swelled up like a duck! The reaction took over three weeks to go away. It was horrible! AND NOW I HAVE A $1,000 ER BILL!!!!!
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November 25, 2009

Pros:

NONE whatsoever

Cons:

I had pretty bad acne before taking the medication. all my acne was on my cheeks. after i started taking this medication i became:

1. very dizzy, my acne got SO SO much worse. Like i'm getting a new pimple every single day now

i had mild acne before . now it severe. this medication SUCKS. honestly i've tried proactive which completely fcked up my face, stievamycin, clindamycin, tetracycline, and finally minocycline. out of all i feel that clindamycin worked the ULTIMATE best.
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November 6, 2009

Pros:

one pill a day...But what i dont understand it it has more cons then pros.. I mean eveyone is different.

Cons:

.....havent used it yet but now iam afraid to use it seeing all the cons.

I have used everything for my acne..I have no control over my face anymore... i get them all around my chin and everyday there is a new break out.. its almost unreal... does anyone suffer like this.. willl this ever go away...I have just gotten the pill from my doctor and i dont really know if i should take it seeing all the cons... i mean what do i have to lose but if its going to make my pimples worse i dont even recommend this...I just dont know what to do anymore... i have lost hope and suffer of depression becuz of this if there is anyone out there suffering like me and has a better idea on what to take for my ance please write back...
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October 15, 2009

Pros:

did not see any improvement

Cons:

no improvement to my daughter's skin, caused her severe stomach pain

This did not help my daughter at all. I was not thrilled about her taking this since antibiotics are not good to take long term! After 6 months of use,we stopped due to no improvement and stomach pain. There are too many antibiotic resistant illnesses in population due to overuse of antibiotics.
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July 10, 2009

Pros:

None in my opinion.

Cons:

I've been using this for a little over a month and a half with the Clean and Clear acne kit- no difference whatsoever. It doesn't really help with my blemishes(my main problem). It also made me dizzy and have headaches.

Try some other pill(or any other treatment) before trying this. I asked my dermatologist about whether it helps with oily skin, and he said that this pill doesn't help at all, so if you have oily skin and want something that'll help with that and acne, minocycline won't help you in that department. Definetly not worth all the headaches and dizzy spells.
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May 19, 2009

Pros:

NONE. Does not clear acne, blemishes, zits, etc.

Cons:

Makes you hella tired, false hope, makes you feel SICK, dellusional and depressed, INCONVENIENT (must eat 2-3 hours after or 1 hour before taking), detrimental body effects overall...WASTE OF TIME

False hope. Tried tetracycline first. Neither worked. Minocycline made me sick, I had to schedule my eating times around it just so I could get the optimum results (which were none). WORSE PART is they made the sclera of my eye look pigmented/yellowish/not normal, made me break out in hives on my legs after a few months, and were a WASTE of TIME. I stopped taking them a while ago but I don't kno if it will help my eyes since taking any antibiotics for a prolonged period is never heatlhy. But I was desperate....
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May 17, 2009

Pros:

umm makes u think its gonna work. cuz its a pill

Cons:

doesnt work.

jus get accutane this stuff wasted my life
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