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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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December 28, 2009

Pros:

dries big acnes

Cons:

can't stop..acne pops out:(

i have been taking this antibiotic for past 2 months..it has been helpful on drying up my acnes..Last week i cud'nt take it for 4 days due to emergency situation..and i noticed right away that my skin is breaking out terribly. i realized that i should be very punctual on taking it everyday until my skin clears up well(hopefully)...i will still stick with IT and see how well it works on 3rd month...
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December 16, 2009

Pros:

Helped clear my skin some what. I have back, chest, and face acne. (Sucks but oh well). Anyways this antibiotic helped clear it up in the time I took it.

Cons:

I got really really sick from it. I could not eat because I was so nauseous.

I took it for 2 weeks but could not take the nauseousness anymore. After I stopped taking it it took 3 days to feel like myself again. But it did do what it was supposed to do it cleared my skin as much as it could in those two weeks. If it did not make me so sick I would totally keep taking it! Also it cleared up my chest and back acne which NOTHING has ever done that!
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November 16, 2009

Pros:

Ive used it since Oct 29th and my nodular acne is completely gone!!

Cons:

I take a 50 mg tablet every 12 hours, sometimes i forget. The waiting to eat rule always gets to me...

I've had nodular and pustular bumps on my face for the last year and some change. In the little time I've used this product, I've been completely impressed. My Acne is completely gone. My regimen consists of a few easy steps. I wash with dove cleansing cloths to exfoliate and cleanse,followed by erythromicin benzoylperoxide gel (prescribed by my doctor), and I finish by moisturizing with bio oil...The bumps are completely gone and the scars have faded to almost nothing...Today, I have control over my acne!
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June 25, 2009

Pros:

Didnt do anything bad..

Cons:

Doesn't really do much..

Didnt really do anything.
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May 26, 2009

Pros:

It cleared up the small zits I would get all over my forehead

Cons:

Now Since I have been on it I have gotton huge knot bumps. They don't get white heads, it's just bumps that swell up like knots.

I like that it clared up my small bumps I have on my face, but I hate that I am getting huge cyst looking bumps. I believe I am going to be taken off and try something else. I have been on it for about to weeks, and I am not relly impressed.
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May 8, 2009

Pros:

Clears up acne a bit

Cons:

Short term, a bit harsh on the body

It cleared up my acne quite abit while I was on it , but the antibiotics were a bit harsh and I chose to stop taking them after a couple of months due to it giving me a girlie problem... ya know. Anyways as soon I was off it my skin just went crazy again. Not something to try if you're looking for a permanent fix.
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March 30, 2009

Pros:

Worked fast and cleared up acne within a few days. Didn't seem to have any noticeable side effects.

Cons:

Only lasted a few weeks, pimples came back afterwards.

It really felt great to be rid of the acne, but I stopped and started 3 times. I want to know what cures this thing.
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March 19, 2009

Pros:

Don't know.

Cons:

F**ks you up.

I didn't really feel good after taking the pills, but I gave it a shot. But, after 9 days of using it, something went wrong. Instant fever, weird ligtheaded feeling, heart beating like crazy (about 160 bpm), shaking as hell. Ambulance even got here. Believe me, rather have pimples than experiance that.
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February 26, 2009

Pros:

face stayed about the same - didn't improve, but didn't get worse either...free with my insurance

Cons:

body acne is worse, didn't help my face... pain to take 2 hours after eating or 1 hour before, and can't lay down for half hour after taking

I really don't think this antibiotic was worth my time and effort. It could have been unrelated but I'm pretty sure this caused a pulsing sound in my ears, which concerned me.
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February 6, 2009

Pros:

NONE. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE CONTINUING YOUR PRESCRIPTION

Cons:

IF YOU ARE TAKING THIS AND A TEENAGE GIRL STOP. I too took minocycline and developed severe drug-induced lupus. Lupus is where your body attacks its own cells like they were foreign bodies. Minocycline is no longer prescribed to teenage girls

in the UK because of the evidence that it can cause drug-induced lupus way too much. I now have permanent damage in the joints/connective tissues of my hands. DRUG INDUCED LUPUS FROM MINOCYCLINE HAS KILLED SOMEONE. If you are taking this and experience any sort of joint pain or fever, stop immeadiately. My doctor didn't tell me ANY of this. I took the medication for around 3 months total, had fevers 5 day or more a week, severe joint pain, hives, and other lupus symptoms. PLEASE consult your physician before continuing this medicine. If I could go back, I wouldn't have taken minocycline and saved myself months of pain and sickness. There are many other medications with significantly less risk.
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