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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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March 17, 2011

Pros:

helped acne a little bit

Cons:

weird rash on my are
very emotional
moody
ichey

DONT USE
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March 16, 2011

Pros:

worked for awhile
cheap

Cons:

crazy feeling
stopped working
stupid rules

i used this stuff for almost two years and the first two months i barely remember because the mental trips it caused. after that it worked well till my body became immune to it.
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March 13, 2011

Pros:

worked like a charm for three weeks,

Cons:

but then it didn't.
also a minor side effect.

Started minocycline and saw instant results. My active acne dried up and disappeared; new zits, of which I had almost none, were cute little non-cystic things that came and went within a day. And so (other than post-inflammatory pigmentation) my face was clearer than it had been for months. I became happy and extroverted, wasn't ashamed to have Skype conversations, etc. etc. Then one morning there was a weird sensation in my throat. It felt exactly like the pill was stuck in my throat, like it was clinging to my esophagus Spiderman-style. The feeling persisted for the rest of the time I was taking minocycline. Later my doc would tell me that this was a lump in my throat, a side-effect mino can sometimes cause. She prescribed Carafate for my throat and switched me to Bactrim. But not before, about three weeks after starting mino, I had approximately the worst break-out of my life--seriously about 15 gnarly pimples, all on my chin, a lot of them cystic, a lot of them clustered together into mountain ranges of inflamed agony. Truly wondered what I had done to so violently anger the acne gods. My roommate asked who had given me oral herpes. If it works then bully to you. It gave me just three good weeks.
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March 12, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

-Didnt clear my acne
-Wasted my time because it did nothing

I had really bad acne and my doctor put me on this for like 3 months and nothing happened. My acne just continued as normal. After reading other reviews I feel lucky because i recived very little side affects from this drug. I fell like it wasted my time because I ended up going on accutane. I heard very little storys of success with this drug from a few peers and reviews on line. Now my acne is clear from accutane but i feel like this drug helped delay the clearing of my skin.
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March 11, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

Yeast infection
Rheumatoid arthritis
Gas and bloating
Fluid buildup
Skin rash

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL IF YOU PREFER LIFE OVER DEATH! I WENT FROM HAVING MINOR ACNE PROBLEMS TO MULTIPLE MAJOR PROBLEMS. IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
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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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March 6, 2011

Pros:

nothing at all!

Cons:

made me feel sick
didn't even help acne

I used this a few years ago as a teenager and it gave me weird headaches and made me constantly feel like I was going to throw up and after suffering for almost 3 months it didn't even do anything at all for my acne.
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March 3, 2011

Pros:

temporarily cleared some acne

Cons:

side effects - yeast infection and stomach issues
annoying to take (twice a day, avoid dairy within a few hours of taking it, etc)
temporary fix

Cleared some acne which came back as soon as I stopped taking it. Temporary fix, and not really worth the side effects
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February 24, 2011

Pros:

Does get rid of acne...clear beautiful skin 2 months after starting it.

Cons:

Even though it did clear my acne completely and i had gorgeous skin all of my acne came back shortly after stopping it.

It does work, but its only temporary and of course you don't want to be on this medication the rest of your life.
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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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