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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 6, 2012

Pros:

Works fast
easy to manage
effective

Cons:

minor headaches

My doctor prescribed this to me a couple weeks ago. She said that it takes 2 weeks for me to see improvements, however I already see my face clearing up. It is awesome because no pimples are popping. Usually I would get a pimple every week, but ever since I was taking this medication these pimple occurrences has not been happening. I definitely recommend this to others. The other con is that I got a lot of headaches, but other that than its great.
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March 20, 2012

Pros:

I have been taking mino for a month now and I can defiantly tell there is a major improvement in my skin. I 19 years and had clear skin until about 9 months ago when i began to suffer from moderate to severe acne with 4-5 cystic acne formed every month or so. I have tried multiple products through out my struggle and this seems to be helping me the best!

Cons:

Expensive
Makes stomach more sensitive
Hassle having to take two pills a day

I have seen drastic results in the past month, with two more prescriptions left i hope it only improves more. I would recomend this product to those who are willing to take an antibiotic to treat their acne.Good luck to those suffering with acne!
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February 5, 2012

Pros:

Moderately stops acne

Cons:

DIZZY!!!! I was just always dizzy, lightheaded and had nausea.

I've been on 200mg a day for a month and it's cleared all my whiteheads. Still get normal acne of just bumps though. My doctor said I could upgrade 50 mg a day but there's just no way I could with all the constant dizziness I have now....
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December 15, 2011

Pros:

Powerful stuff. It knocked out my acne within a month.

Cons:

It is a temporary fix. It didn't cure the acne.
My derm seemed worried about keeping me on this stuff for a long time.

Powerful alternative to doxy.
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March 10, 2011

Pros:

-I did not have any pros while using the medication...I guess it never caused me to get sick or anything like some other people...

Cons:

-Did not seem to make acne better or worse while taking it.
-I suffered a horrible rebound breakout when I went off of the medication.

I got really bad acne all over my face, neck, chest, and back when I stopped using the product. I never got neck or chest acne prior to using minocycline. It took a good 3-4 months to get my acne back under control. Because of this I do not recommend this product or at least I suggest talking to your doctor about the possible acne rebound effect.
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February 19, 2011

Pros:

-Acne improves while on it but not completely..
-Loses efficacy

Cons:

-DONT TAKE IT FOR TOO LONG
-causes yellowing of the teeth!! really horrible side effect!
-drink with plenty of water!!! (once it got stuck in my throat and was super painful! could hardly breathe! scary)

If you have mild to moderate acne dont bother! antibiotics are not good for you and not a permanent solution! I was on it for just over a year and it caused a lot of yellowing of the teeth, looked as if i had been a heavy smoker for 15 years. NOT WORTH IT.
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February 6, 2011

Pros:

Hidden Redness.

Cons:

Pointless
Didnt help at all
Dissapointing.

Dont bother their not strong enough! Get on the BP Regime!!
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September 28, 2010

Pros:

None

Cons:

Hyperpigmentation and darkening of scars in black skin, bluish lips,nausea, drunk feeling,cracked lips, worsening of acne, increase in appetite, moodiness

I started taking this 3 weeks ago along with ziana at night and benzaclin in the morning, both of which I have used before. I still have blackheads on my chin and I now have scarring on my cheeks from where the acne was. I have never had any bad scarring like this before. Hopefully, once this drug leaves my system the scars will too. Ziana and benzaclin have worked for me before. I will never use this again. It's not worth it! I gave one star because you can't leave the stars blank!
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August 15, 2010

Pros:

While I was on it it worked 100% effective against my cystic acne on the inside of my thighs, and on my face, shoulders, and back. It even helped against ingrown hairs developing sore spots on my arms.

Cons:

I had an upset stomach from it once during the first week I took it, without food. I heard that taking food with it reduces the nausea but also reduces effectiveness.

Use it. It's cheap, and not used to treat many other syptoms. This drug is really mostly just for acne. It difficult to become resistant to it, and while I was on it, I never had one sore throat, flu, cold, etc. even when everyone else in the house were coughing all over me. I was like Private from Sydney, Austrailia. Nothing worked for me, but this did.
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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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