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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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June 13, 2007

Pros:

I take Dynacin. My skin looks amazing, clear and acne free!

Cons:

I get nauseous, fatigued, get headaches and joint and muscle pain, blurred vision…
I can’t tan. Its expensive, $50 deductible with my health insurance. If you don’t have health insurance, it will cost you about $600.

Price wise, you get what you pay for. You will feel like'well, you get the idea. But take heart! Lol you will look amazing! And that's the honest truth you friends, but lately I've been having some difficulty breathing and that's beginning to scare me' I think I will be having some serious discussion with my dermatologist in the near future and that is the reason I am doing some research on long term affects of all types of acne medication. Make sure you know what you are putting in your body. I will most def. consider using Retin A cream alone, herbal remedy, healthy diet, stress management, exercise, taking care of my body and skin, vitamins, supplements
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May 30, 2007

Cons:

This made me very dizzy from the beginning but you can kind of ignore it.

I was only Minox for a week when I started getting an allergic reaction to it so I had to come off it but I didn't notice any improvement to my skin because I obviously wasn't on it long enough.
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April 11, 2007

Pros:

got rid of acne while i was taking it.

Cons:

acne seems to be coming back now that i've stopped taking it.

i would like to try something else considering the fact you must avoid sun exposure while on it.
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April 10, 2007

Pros:

None it didn't work for me.

Cons:

It didn't work

It didn't work. In fact acne got worse however i don't know if it is due to this or the fact that i started using pro active. either way my skin looks like crap.
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April 9, 2007

Pros:

Yet None

Cons:

Dizzy,light headache

Hi,today is the second week im taking this drug.I broke out the last days now my face looks even worse than it was before ??? Is this normal? I read that is takes at least 6-8 weeks to start working ..but will it continue breaking out because i was worried about my mild acne now its even worse..PLEASE if someone has been through the same..let me know ..is this normal or should i stop taking it?? in the beginning i felt dizzy but u get used to the drug after a week the dizziness is gone..
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April 5, 2007

Pros:

Cleared up my moderate acne. I had PERFECT skin for a couple months (this was probably more because of the SUN of summertime and CLINDOXYL).

Cons:

Your body gets used to it. When you stop it comes back worse. Makes you feel lazy/dizzy.

I have been taking Minocin for about 1 year. I have now decided that my PERFECT SKIN all last summer (and many months after summer) was NOT because of Minocin but mainly because of CLINDOXYL!! and Sunlight. I understand that sunlight does long-term damage to your skin but I think it gave me PERFECT skin for a couple months!! The BOTTOM LINE w. ANTIBIOTICS such as this is that you keep having to up the dosages, and you cannot stop taking it. This is not healthy for you. I want to stop taking this before I get too deep into this unhealthy self-perpetuating cycle. I'm 18, hopefully my acne will clear up w. time. For now, SUNLIGHT is AMAZING and CLINDOXYL is the best treatment of all. I may take a year off school and go South. The winter makes my skin terrible.
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March 25, 2007

Pros:

Clears up persistent body acne within about a month.

Cons:

Antibiotic resistance can develop with on/off use; predisposes your skin to phototoxic rash from sunlight exposure.

Minocycline is a bacterioSTATIC drug; it does not kill the bacteria responsible for acne, it only keeps the populations at bay. Once you go off this drug, your skin will get worse again. Use BP in conjunction with Minocycline to kill the bacteria as well. The effectiveness of mino has all but diminished for me, so I don't take it anymore.
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March 22, 2007

Pros:

It really hasn't worked for me yet in 21 days have been on Minocycline for 21 days and my skin worsened w/ a bad breakout 7 days after starting. Now, I am waiting for my acne to disappear.

Cons:

I get upset an upset stomach if I drink milk accidentally w/out a 2 hour nterval

I am giving it a try. If I get no results at the end of my 2 month period, I will ask my dermatologist for Accutane. I read Vilante has less side effects.I do modeling and need quick results.
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March 13, 2007

Pros:

Clears up your face for a couple of weeks and then its back to the same old ish. It would be clear for one week, then the next week I would have pimples and I was combining this with Differin.

Cons:

I never saw any changes and I was on it for about 4 months. I dont even think it did jack, because my face was still breaking out. I ran out of this medicine and was only using differin and my face cleared right up.

Its dissapointing but my doc put me on Doxycycline and Ive been on that for about a week. Acne is a real pain in the ass and I wish I never inherited the stupid disease. It makes me feel self-conscious and it makes me angry to think that anybody may be judging me. I hate acne and everything to do with it. I hope the kids that i have dont ever have to go through this.
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February 23, 2007

Pros:

Works well and is easy to use. Side effects are minimum. Not too expensive.

Cons:

Took a while for it to really kick in. My acne gradually got better. Although results are expected within 6 weeks my case took about 10.

The bottom line is Minocycline is a great product. If it doesn't work at first stick with it for a while. Results may come slowly.
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