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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 21, 2006

Pros:

clears up your skin short-term

Cons:

acne will return. not a long-term solution. also, it's unhealthy to take antibiotics all of the time on a regular basis.

after 2-3 months of being on this medicine, my skin was almost perfectly clear. i had moderate acne and it cleared up. after about 4-5 months, the acne slowly started to return. eventually i was back to the way i was before. this wasn't a good long term solution in my case.
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December 19, 2006

Pros:

It does keep a lot of break-outs at bay, but my face is not entirely clear.

Cons:

I have tried to go off of it a couple of times and I got bad break-outs both times. To clear those break-outs, I ended up back on it.

It can help, but I don't think it is a cure-all. It should be a last resort.
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December 16, 2006

Pros:

It manages acne great! I rarely break out now!

Cons:

I don't like taking medicines... their really bad for you and your liver, which ultimately makes your acne worse in the long run.

It's a great antibiotic to take for a few months, but it's not a cure.
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December 4, 2006

Pros:

cleared up my face quickly, still get a few minor outbreaks.

Cons:

at first made me a little dizzy, felt sick. went away after 2 weeks. not being able to drink milk is a F***er. when drinking you can get drunk a lot faster (not really a con) but be careful, do not get pass out drunk.

afraid about comming off it and having acne come back even worse
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November 20, 2006

Pros:

Clears skin, reduces redness of pimples

Cons:

Gives me horrible yeast infections that are difficult to treat!

I took the generic of Minocycline (200 mg daily) for four years and ended up getting recurrent yeast infections every other month. My dr. made me stop taking it and my skin was fine for a few months, then broke out horribly. I went back on the generic of Minocycline (100 mg) after Solodyn (50 mg) for 2 months had no change in my skin. The generic worked great (took almost a month to start working) but gave me a horrible yeast infection again. My skin is clear now and I am never taking anti-biotics again, no matter how bad my skin gets. It's not worth it!
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November 8, 2006

Pros:

It cleared my skin up

Cons:

I get killer headaches and it makes me feel dizzy and naseaus

It works but I feel like crap
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October 30, 2006

Pros:

My doctor prescribed 100 MG of minocycline two times a day. It took about a month to kick in but once it did it cleared up my face greatly. I haven’t experienced side effects. So far I have been on it for four months and skin has cleared up greatly

Great for big under the skin pimples. But not as effective for the minor pimples.
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October 29, 2006

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I am on mino with differin cream and within the first few days, all of my big pimples have subsided.

Cons:

I am getting all these little white heads, my face feels rough and painful and it looks a little redder than usual. Is this normal?

I haven't been on it long enough to tell
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October 28, 2006
I started this med about 4 days ago i notcie im getting really bad headaches and i still have my existing pimples i just want them to go away! i hope it works for me
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October 21, 2006

Pros:

Cleared up my acne almost instantly. I saw immediate results.

Cons:

The first few days, I was dizzy and sick to my stomach. After a while, that stopped. Then maybe two weeks later, I started to get really intense heartburn. Soon after, I started getting red patches all over my body that were INTENSELY itchy.

It works very well on acne, but the adverse reactions are intolerable. It made me realize that I'd rather be comfortable than beautiful, so I guess I'm cured.
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