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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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May 23, 2011

Pros:

Cleared up breakout and existing acne.
Less redness.
Fast working.

Cons:

Scars are still there.

I had a huge breakout on my cheeks, around my mouth and nose. I started freaking out, so I went to my primary doctor and she prescribed me this along with epiduo. In just three days, my face was less red from the acne and the acne itself has gone down. I have not experienced any symptoms maybe because I'm drinking like 8 bottles of water each day.
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May 16, 2011

Pros:

This is not expensive, with insurance mine is only ten dollars.

Mostly cleared up my cystic acne, I only get cystic ones every now and then and they are not as red and swollen, and usually gone within a day or two.

Cons:

I have noticed that I have alot of small bumps all over my forehead which was never a problem area before.

The acne that I get leaves behind worse scars than it did before I was on this medicine.

I have noticed headaches and blurred vision

My scalp was really really dry and flaky. I am constantly itching my scalp now.

I have noticed bright red pimple looking bumps on my neck and collar bone area that I never used to have.

Personally, I would NOT recommend this treatment for acne. Although it has stopped my cystic acne it has given me very bumpy skin all over my forehead and it looks horrible. I have also noticed that I pee so many times a day now, I feel that my bladder has become weaker. I have also noticed bright red bumps on my neck and chest and back. I am going to get off this as soon as possible.
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May 2, 2011

Pros:

Clears skin!
Cheap with my insurance

Cons:

Took about a month to notice results

My acne was severe. I had a very bad flare up that consisted of painful, under the skin, acne. My dermatologist gave me this and it cleared my skin in a month. Now just waiting for red marks to fade.
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April 27, 2011

Pros:

Prevents skin from new breakouts
works almost inmediately

Cons:

Terrible side effects at the begining (dizziness, headache, blurred vision)
but after a couple of weeks they all disappear (at least in my particular case)

It works against acne but does not clear up the previous scars so you'll probably have to use a cream for the scars
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April 22, 2011

Pros:

clears my rosacea acne

Cons:

taking it every day!
Acne usually gets worse before it gets better because it is working from the inside out.

Stick with it as your acne will get worse first. I don't like the idea of staying on an antibiotic but it is the only thing that works for me.
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April 20, 2011

Pros:

cleared up skin

Cons:

takes months to work

try it.
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April 19, 2011

Pros:

-Cleared up my acne almost immediately, im talking I could see a major difference the next morning.
-Easy to use, just a simple pill.
-Prevented future breakouts.

Cons:

- Dizzyness, Blurred Vision.
- I had a weird expirence read the "bottom line" below.

Ok, I am currently 17 years old and a junior in high school. Mid freshmen year is when I started to get moderate acne mostly around my chin and somewhat on my jawline. I used to use creams that didn't work so well so I decided to go to my dermatologist. I originally wanted accutane prescribed to me but they wouldn't give it to me, they wanted me to use minocycline first. I used 100mg(twice a day) for about 3 weeks and basically had no complaints at all. All the sudden, one day I was at a party with my friends after taking one of these pills and felt TERRIBLE. I had to have my friend drive me home and tell my parents my symptoms. Like I was completely MISERABLE. I had to stay in the next two-three days with a SEVERE HEADACHE, blurred vision(that I am still recovering from and it has been two weeks since I took my last pill, and an on and off rapid heartbeat. I just in general did not feel like myself at all, it was terrible. I have also noticed many other people say they now suffer from depression after using this pill. Thankfully now I have found a routine with creams that has successfully stopped my skin from breaking out. The first few weeks on this I was very happy but this does have some very bad long term side effects which is definitely not worth using. Overall, do I recommend this, NO. It worked like a charm for me until I had those terrible random side effects. P.S Don't worry your acne will eventually go away.
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April 14, 2011

Pros:

can't think of any for me

Cons:

made acne worse if anything

i'm not saying this won't work for you, but for me it did nothing at all, actually made my acne worse.
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April 14, 2011

Pros:

-Took away some pimples in 2 weeks
-Cost me nothing

Cons:

-Didn't clear up my face
-No food

This cleared up my chin some, but didn't produce remarkable results. I have been taking this for about a month and a half
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April 14, 2011

Pros:

Easy to take
Worked for the fist 2 weeks

Cons:

Didn't help my acne
Dried out my skin (which I expected)
Sun sensitivity
Just made my acne worse
You have to take it at the same time everyday and no food for 30 minutes or after
SIDE EFFECTS- discharge, headaches, swollen joints

I was expecting minocycline to help my acne since it was a pill which I thought would clear up my skin. It didn't really help my skin at all. It only worked for the fist 2 weeks and then my acne came back and it was almost worse than before. In 30 days I will start accutane
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