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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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February 24, 2009

Pros:

My mom says that my face starts to clear up when I'm on it, in combination with topical treatments, but I don't believe it. My favorite pro: now that topical treatments have reduced my acne, I'm not even going to try minocycline again.

Cons:

Always slightly nauseous when I'm on it, and can't help but get carsick/motionsick, headaches. Acne comes back after stopping (even after completely clearing up in a few months) and only seems to work when used with other treatments.

My doctor perscribed 100MG Minocycline twice daily. It was a nice cheap thing ($10 with my mom's insurance) so she didn't mind it. My mom is the oblivious type, however. SHE says that my skin clears up when I'm taking it, so she makes me take it, but she doesn't realize that I only get results when I'm taking Minocycline in conjunction with other topical regimens; I quit taking the minocycline but keep doing the topical regimen and I get the same results. It makes me slightly nauseous at all times and car rides are torturous - nevermind actually driving - and though I am already prone to headaches, they progress to migraines when I'm on the medication. I've settled on exfoliating with baking soda in the morning, wearing spot treatments of Proactiv's refining mask at night, and cleansing twice daily with Cetaphil for normal to oily skin (moisturizing in the morning with Cetaphil as well). It works better AND I don't have to put anything weird in my body.
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February 23, 2009

Pros:

Gets rid of your acne at first, works really well during the first few months and especially if you havent used it before

Cons:

after a few months your body becomes immune to it and your acne starts to come back even worse

If you are going to start taking it, be constistent with every dose and once you start to break out really bad while you are on it, stop taking it, trust me and switch to something else. Miss a few doses and the bacteria become immune to it. My acne has gotten worse ever since that first bad break out. I dont know what to do with it anymore, ive tried everything. Go straight to accutane if you can.
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February 23, 2009

Pros:

works ok in addition to other perscription topical medications

Cons:

not a real solution, acne will come back if you stop

works fairly well when using topicals, not a solution by itself, no drastic effects on acne, just helps a bit. although i didnt have it, apparently it can cause dramatic skin discoloration w/ scarring i do not use it anymore, just wasnt doing enough
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February 20, 2009

Pros:

None at all.

Cons:

More Breakout, Cant eat, cant sleep.

after a week of taking this medication my body smelled like ass, All my co-workers would stay away from me because of the smell, I dont get it I wipe really good, right after I take a shower I smell like ass. :(
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February 8, 2009

Pros:

saw results after 3 days, redness gone away completely.

Cons:

nausea and vomiting like crazy and very expensive. you have to take it with a lot of food to avoid this.

its worth it. i have been taking it for only 2 weeks and it has done wonders to my skin. before i had crystal clear skin, and this is really worth the side effects :)
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February 6, 2009

Pros:

After 6-8 weeks, I did see some slight improvement, but by then I was tired of taking the meds twice a day!

Cons:

Upset my stomach, broke out worse for first 6 weeks, has to be taken twice a day. LADIES: this drug and others like it (tetracycline, doxycycline) make the birth control pill less effective and you must use a backup method. For me it was too costly

There are probably better options out there than this drug. Minocycline, like all drugs in the Tetracycline family, make birth control pills less effective so a backup method must be used. It took a long time for me to see any results and it was frustrating to remember to take this medication twice a day This medication comes with a lot of warnings so make sure to read the information that your pharmacist gives you before taking this medication.
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February 3, 2009

Pros:

it can help clear the skin if you take it as directed by MD but i wonder if dorex works better?

Cons:

It can upset the stomach a bit and I hate having to take it two times a day.

does any one think that Dorex is better than minocycline??? (my insurance costs me 10 with mino and 20 with dorex???? )
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January 20, 2009

Pros:

works well

Cons:

my skin is starting to itch!

I used minocycline years ago and it worked really well with absolutely no side effects. Now I'm 42 and using it again (middle aged acne AND wrinkles -- life is truly unfair). Anyway, I've been taking it for a few weeks and started having weird itching episodes that are random and come and go... Very odd. Not so bad that I'd stop taking the minocycline, but we'll see how it goes...
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January 18, 2009

Pros:

Helped clear up acne for a little bit.

Cons:

Severe nausea, dizziness, vomiting and diarrhea.

NOT WORTH THE SIDE EFFECTS. I ended up back at the doctor to treat the side effects they were so bad. Also, as soon as I quit taking it, the acne came right back. I would rather have bad skin!
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January 16, 2009

Pros:

Works Well

Cons:

Once you start you cant get off Acne comes back worse than before
I would exhaust all resources before using it.

Try topical before antibiotics
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