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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 28, 2008

Pros:

did clear up some spots and my skin seemed less greasy

Cons:

dont know if it was the minocycline or not but i got skin discolouration on the back of my neck but it wasnt terribeley noticeable

if it hadnt been for the discolouration i would have continued using it as i think with longer use it could have worked quite well as it cleared up some larger spots
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July 25, 2008

Pros:

Did nothing bad.

Cons:

Did nothing good, either. Felt like taking sugar pills--I didn't have any side effects but I also didn't see any difference in my skin at all. That was a pretty big disappointment.

Other people seem to have miraculous results, but Minocycline did absolutely nothing for me!
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July 19, 2008

Pros:

The first three months it did appear to clear the acne around my jawline.

Cons:

After maybe four months, however, it's potency seemed to wear off and breakouts became bad again.
I didn't suffer any side-effects that I'm aware of.

It is somewhat effective, and I'm sure for some people it could work quite well.
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July 11, 2008

Pros:

Cleared my skin, few pimples but not as bad as before

Cons:

I got a yeast infection, but got information online and bought monistat in the pharmacy, and in less then a week i was back to normal again.

I only used mino for a month, but stopped because didnt want to stay for too long. then months later pimples would come, so i decided to get birth control pills, which made me breakout terribly and got very depressed, so stopped those pills after 3 weeks, and going back to mino, for a month or two, then i'll try to use just topical creams and facials every three weeks, i'm trying to change my diet too......maybe i'm allergic to something
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July 8, 2008

Pros:

The acne on my back has improved SIGNIFICANTLY...my face has gotten better, just a few scars.

Cons:

Yeast infection. It's painful. But monistat combo pack makes that clear within 24 hours.

For the acne on my body, it worked very well. Not as well as my face, but it's worked and it's really helped me overall.
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July 6, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up acne within one week

Cons:

Major, Major side effects...fever, muscle and joint aches, headaches, neck pain, dizzy, lightheadedness, and a rash. I was homebound for 7 days...on the couch, felt as it I had a horrible flu virus!!!

worked great, but not worth the side effects...stopped taking it after 7 days, it then took 7 days to feel better...started taking it again, took one 100mg dose and began having side effects just as bad as taking it the first time for seven days...didn't know the first reaction was from the minocycline, I thought I had a virus the doc said...doctors say it wasn't the med, but it had to have been...felt fine before taking it.
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June 25, 2008

Pros:

I don't feel nausious, (I drank a lot of water with it) and no headaches. I've only been on it for a day, so I'll see what happens. My skin isn't drying out.

Cons:

None so far.

I'm just going to see how it works. I've read a lot and people said it works, but I'm also using other topical medications with it, so maybe it will work a little differently.
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June 25, 2008

Pros:

Worked for a few weeks. The acne came back after a month or so, but not as severe as before.

Cons:

I didn't get any significant side effect... other than occasional nausea and appetite loss.

I've tried EVERYTHING... but still looking.
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June 22, 2008

Pros:

It generally cleared up my facial acne.

Cons:

My crouchal region and penis developed a painfull rash which has caused it to scar quite severly. It is quite embarrasing and it has made me very affraid to talk to women.

Although it helped with my acne, the hyperpigmentation and scaring on my penis is a long term side affect, and it has not cleared up after more than a year, which has me quite worried.
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May 31, 2008

Pros:

it did work well on my moderate to severe acne. Now I'm mostly clear. the pores are still big, it just worked on the cystic and pimple/whitehead acne.

Cons:

I think it caused my extreme facial redness and sun sensitivity on my face (I looked like I was sunburned all the time) and then it also caused semi-permanent but faint blue areas on my shins, which look somewhat like bruises.

I had used this for about 5 years straight, and I was methodically taking this, even past when my acne was bad because I was afraid it would come back. About a week ago I read an article detailing the possible side effects of long term use which included, among other alarming things, blue discolorations on your teeth and skin and basically your entire body. As I had blue discolorations, I immediately stopped taking minocycline and called my dermatologist. I'm hoping that the facial redness which I believe was caused by minocycline will disappear within the next year. In this past week of NOT taking minocycline my skin hasn't broken out really, I just got a little more acne and one cyst under my skin which only lasted about a day. so I'm glad I'm off minocycline Bottom line: take it for a couple years if you have no side affects and it's clearing your acne, and then get off it. so I'd recommend it so long as you look for any possible and dangerous side affects!
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