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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 13, 2007

Pros:

so far nothing. my acne is spreading down my face..my chin is horrible. i can't look in the mirror without crying. my acne has never been this horrible.

Cons:

makes my acne worse. i don't have any symptoms.

so far..it hasn't worked on my. i've been on it for 5 weeks and my what used to be occasional acne breakouts are now 100% of the time.
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July 3, 2007

Pros:

No side effects

Cons:

No improvements

Too expensive and it worth it
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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.
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May 31, 2007

Pros:

none

Cons:

made acne worse

I have moderate acne on my face, chest, shoulders and back and was prescribed minocyline. I took it for a little over eight weeks... i didn't have any side effects but it did make my acne worse, although they were small pimples added to my already existin acne they were annoying all the same.
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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.
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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.
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April 8, 2007

Pros:

I didn't see any pros.

Cons:

Expensive (with my insurance), gave me yeast infections the entire time I was on it.

I was on 90mg of Solodyn once a day and using Ziana gel at night. While it did help the nodules go down some and the redness go away a little bit, it did not work much than that. I was only on it for a month, so that's probably why. The entire time I was on both of these I had yeast infections, so I was glad when I got off of it. Am now on 30mg of Sotret twice a day and glad!
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April 7, 2007

Pros:

None that I could see in 4 weeks.

Cons:

Broke out in hives after 4 weeks. I was compelled to post this after I read about someone having the same problem in Arizona. I was in agony.My eyes swelled and I had painful swelling in my hands and wrists.It was horrible.

As I can see from other"s posts it works for some people, but remember you are taking a huge risk when you start taking this medecine. I wish I never had.
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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
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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.
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