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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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February 17, 2007

Pros:

helped decrease outbreaks significantly

Cons:

minor stomach upset, (helps to take with food/avoid dairy though) and prone to diarrhea while taking it.

Would not recommend long term use, however, if break outs worsen would take again short term. Helps control acne but hard on your body.
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February 17, 2007

Pros:

cleared my face

Cons:

bruises that just wont go away
dizziness

so minocylcine is great for the acne but the side effects suck if you get them. i get dizzy almost every time i get up. also i am also having problems with bruising, i have bruises all over my legs that just wont go away and they've been there for 6 months...i hope im lucky enough to not have thme forever...but then again im not usually a very lucky person
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January 30, 2007

Pros:

Started clearing up skin.

Cons:

Pretty bad headaches for weeks and dizzyness

It started to clear up my skin in the first 2 weeks. But its hard because I sometimes forget to take my pill, dont drink enough liquid when taking it and the whole dairy thing kinda sucks. Its hard not being able to have dairy. I blame myself that I broke out and the pill stopped working. Im gonna ask my doctor to either up my dosage (I take 50mg 2 times a day)or try something else.
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January 24, 2007

Pros:

Seemed to clear up cystic acne.

Cons:

After two weeks I had a horrible allergic reaction, acid-reflux on crack, and was unable to eat or drink for a week. I was taken to the ER for the pain and the doctor took me off of Minocycline. It also interferes with Birth Control pills.

Unsure of longterm effects, but seemed to help clear my skin while I was on it. Not worth a trip to the ER and inability to eat or drink anything.
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January 3, 2007

Pros:

Cleared up my skin within 3 weeks.

Cons:

After 3 weeks I had a severe allergic reaction.

I developed hives after taking this product for three weeks. I had redness, swelling that looks like mosquito bites, extreme itching, and puffy hands. Benedryl helped some but I had to get a cortizone shot, which cleared it right up. Bottom line, worked great for acne but can't take due to allergy.
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December 28, 2006
the first time I used minocycline my thoat got inflamed and it was painful to swallow so I stopped using it. I tried it a second time and it worked fine. I'm still taking it and getting amazing results =)
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December 1, 2006
I started on a 50mg twice daily for four weeks with no results. My Dr. then put me on 100mg twice daily. I'm trying to be optimistic since I've only been on the higher dose for two weeks but so far I'm still breaking out as usual(moderate).
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November 29, 2006

Pros:

Helped Clear up my acne for a few weeks and stopped breaking out so often...

Cons:

Acne came back after third month.

Took about 2-3weeks to see inprovements. Stopped breaking out for a few weeks and calmed down my acne on cheeks. Only problem is it stopped working for me end of my second month, I am still breaking out and hasn't cleared me 100%. Now going on accutane.
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November 24, 2006

Pros:

Cleared up acne quickly and effectively. Only took 2 weeks to see drastic improvements when you with Clyndoxyl Gel.

Cons:

DOESNT LAST LONG ! Body gets used to it. No multivitamins, drinking (alcohol), or any other acne regiments while taking minocycline. Very frustrating when waiting for acne to clear up, especially the first few days that my pores were clearing out

It did clear up my acne, but 3 months after first taking it my acne slowly started coming back. My dermatologist told me to start taking 2 pills a day (100mg). Most of my acne went away again, but same as before, my body got used to it and I had to go off of it for a few weeks to flush it out of my body. I've been on minocycline for 2 1/2 years now and I'm fed up. My acne comes back worse every time that I stop taking the pills and now I'll either need to take accutane (which I would really like to avoid because of the harsh acne that comes with the first months of using) or another method of treatment, I dont recommend this or any other anti bi's.
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November 6, 2006

Pros:

it works the first couple of years

Cons:

it stops working after your body gets use to it. and its bacd for your liver

i want to use accutane but i cant afford it.
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