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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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April 21, 2008

Pros:

None

Cons:

#1. Made my fair skin extremely sensitive to sun, heat, excessive emotion.
#2. Although the redness eventually went away, after coming off mino, my acne returned worse than before in places in which I was previously clear.

Wish I had never gone on it.
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April 6, 2008

Pros:

my skin cleared a bit!

Cons:

i felt tired,very light headed, got a weird looking itchy round rash on my left hand, i bruise easily, and im starting to have black spots on my tongue!!!!!

i've had more cons than pros. I wanted to stop this drug but im afraid that i might have a relapse. i have read a lot about people having bad breakouts when they stopped taking this antibiotic. i should've never started taking it.
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November 16, 2007

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

RASH, HIVES, WORSE ACNE

My son is 14 & was put on Miocycline for body acne. After the first week he was complaining that the acne was getting worse & I told him to just wait it out & that sometimes it will get worse before it gets better. Boy was I wrong! He has now been on this for 3 weeks & I got a call today from the school nurse to come pick him up because he has a terrible rash all over him. I couldn't believe what I saw. He has welts all over his back & arms. It itches him too, & these things have formed over top of everywhere he had a pimple. If he even touches his skin one will form. They are white raised welts with a red rash around them. When I spoke to the doctors office they said it sounds like an allergic reaction to the medicine. So 3 weeks on this stuff & this is the result. I feel terrible for him because something that was suppose to help his acne actually made it 10 times worse! Do some research before getting on this medication.
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November 3, 2007

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

It made my skin much worse.

I had such high hopes for this medication as it was the first time I had gone to the dermatologist and been prescribed something. Before this I had always tried over the counter stuff. I was taking 100 mg dosage and it made my skin horrible. I went from having bad skin to the worst skin I have ever had. The pimples that formed were HUGE and I still have scars. I was on it for two months, hoping it would get better, but it only got worse, until finally I stopped the medication.
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October 22, 2007

Cons:

THROAT HURT!

my throat hurt ssooo much when I was on this. I accidentally forgot them one time when I ended up sleeping over at a friends house so I missed my regular dosage...long story short, by mid-afternoon the next day my throat didn't hurt.
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September 25, 2007

Pros:

None.

Cons:

Not a good product if you are wanting to clear up your acne in a short period of time. Many side effects without hardly any good results.

I have taken this medication for about a week and a half along with Differin gel and I have not noticed any improvement whatsoever with my acne. If this product works, it surely must take a long time! Considering that I have only small whiteheads. The side effects are annoying. Since taking the product, I feel very warm regarding that no one else around does. My head feels like its on fire and I have been getting headaches daily. I have been having bloating, stomach cramps, and diarhea on a regular basis since taking it. Also I feel sluggish and woozy. Not to mention lightheaded and my allergies has acted up. Overall, I feel awful. It would be worth feeling the side effects if it actually was effective on my acne. I highly do not recommend the use of this product. Its results are not worth the side effects.
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August 25, 2007

Pros:

it will kill acne causing bacteria

Cons:

causes ulcers, liver damage, lupus, etc, etc, etc. anyone who takes this poison is an absolute idiot, i'm sorry and i pray for your longterm health. you might as well be on crystal meth, but as long as your face is clear i spose it's ok right?

i tried one 100mg pill 5 minutes before looking at these reviews. seeing all the terrible side effects and long term damage this drug causes i immediately regreted putting into my body. i was dizzy and had blurred vision within a half hour and at about the 7th hour i had joint pain, a head-ache, swollen lips and eyelids, and my lips were beginning to chap. i will never ever try this again nor will i recomend it to anyone, ever!
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August 24, 2007

Pros:

a week into it has gotten worse

should i stick with it
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August 18, 2007
EXCERCISE,DRINK LOTS OF WATER--NO DRUG CAN PERMENANTLY ELIMINATE ACNE (EXCEPT ACUTAINE BUT THAT HAS TOO MANY SIDE EFFECTS).DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY
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July 19, 2007

Pros:

I took this for 3 months and after a month nearly all of my spots were gone.

Cons:

After three months i started to get severe joint pain (cant hardly walk), tierdness, lack of appetite and liver malfunction. I have now been diagnosed with the auto immune disease Lupus. Caused by taking Minocycline.

DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! I would not recommend this medication to anyone. The side affects are too risky and my docter did not tell me anything about the side affects when she prescribed it to me. Lupus is a serious disease and I would much prefer to have acne. The Lupus symptoms can take up to a year to go after stopping taking the Minocycline. SO BEWARE its not worth it.
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