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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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January 2, 2012

Pros:

Cleare skin

Cons:

Extreme allergic reaction

After taking this drug for several years, I suddenly began to have debilitating joint pain and extremely high fevers (104 and higher). See Mara from Chicago, below). After weeks of scary testing with possible prognoses of things like cancer, lupus, and hepatitis; doctors finally figured out it was the minocycline causing it. Of course this doesn't happen to everyone, or even most people, but like other reviewers, I'd advise people to be wary of side effects when using this drug.
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December 28, 2011

Pros:

Seemed to work

Cons:

Price. I had insurance and a savings card, but retail was $986.00!! ALLERGIC REACTION- SEVERE

I am 34 and have never had any type of allergic reaction to any medication. Because of this, I wanted to warn others. After 10 days, my entire body broke out into 1 giant INTENSE, HORRIBLE itching hive. From top of head to bottom of feet. Unable to walk, blacked out twice due to extremely low blood pressure. Ended up in ICU for 3 days. If you take this medication, PLEASE watch out for any allergic reaction.
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December 18, 2011

Pros:

-cleared redness of my acne
-lessened the size of my pimples
-reduced majority of the acne on my cheeks

Cons:

-SIDE EFFECTS: nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, mood swings/emotional (in my case), etc. These side effects continued for a couple of days in my situation.
-leaves hyperpigmentation (I have asian skin)
-takes time to notice results
-You have to take it on an empty stomach D:<
-made my acne worse for the first two weeks
-can be pricey without insurance
-barely helped with my chest/back acne

I'm 15 and I have moderate acne (mostly on my cheek area) My doctor recommended minocycline for my acne. He initially prescribed me 100mg to be taken 2 times daily, but I couldn't handle the side effects! I was very nauseas for the first two days and I was very emotional. I cried for no reason when my mom asked me what I wanted to eat! LOL, so I called my doctor and he said that 100mg once a day was fine. It took a while to get used to because I had to adjust to my eating schedule and I love to eat at different hours of the day. It took a while to see results which bummed me out because my acne got worse for the first two weeks and my doctor said my acne will improve in 10 days (WHAT A LIE). I've been on this medication for about a month now and my ance is getting better, but it's not completely cleared. My doctor didn't prescribe me any topicals so I'm on the regimen (I didn't buy the acne.org products, I just used alternatives) so I think that also helped with my acne. I recommend this if you don't mind the side effects and the change of your diet, but I think there are better products out there. Once I'm finished with this medication, I'm going to ask my doctor about Azelex (azelaic acid) because I read good reviews on it, it's a topical and there are less side effects :)
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August 26, 2011

Pros:

i don't break out anymore
noticed skin is more even

Cons:

- doesn't stop chin acne aka hormonal spots
- first few days i experienced a little bit of itching
-my stomach hurts real bad sometimes and i have diarrhea
- slight tooth discoloration

this does help skin feel less greasy and i get no more breakouts except the week before my TOM (time of month ) the itching wasn't that serious it was something that i just noticed when i started and it was a little annoying but lately i'm getting soooooooo much cramping and my derm said that it was normal and it was my body flushing out all the bacteria and she warned me about the diarrhea :/ but i hate my teeth alot right now so i'm brushing them like 4 times a day to get them whiter again soo thats really annoying so bottom line the less breakouts i have the happier i am so i like this antibiotic
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June 5, 2011

Pros:

- none

Cons:

- could not drink alcohol, would get wasted from one drink
- skin broke out in places never before
- yeast infections
- skin got much worse

Was on this for four months and saw zero results, my light acne turned into moderate acne, now I'm going to try accutane. Do not try this antibiotic it is not a solution, but a waste of time
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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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August 12, 2010

Pros:

None personally for me.

Cons:

I got cystic acne like never before on it. Stomach issues. Nausea. Headaches. BLOODY STOOL. stomach pains.

This medicine cause me to have a bad overall experience.
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June 17, 2010

Pros:

Cleared skin mostly, minor minor little red clogged pores (I think they are surfacing though - like clearing themselves out)

Cons:

- Skin doesn't heal that well.
- When I do have a small pimple or I pick at my face (stupid, as it is pretty much clear), the spot won't heal for ages....and leaves marks.
- BLOATING! SO annoying. I think I've gained a tiny bit of weight too but my stomach is huuuuge. My jeans are too tight, it's so annoying.

Cleared skin pretty well but some annoying side effects to take into account.
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February 27, 2010

Pros:

it clears skin somewhat

Cons:

if you take it for a long periods of time you can get bad side affects

i started taking minocycline about 3 years ago and i keep taking it cuz it was keeping my skin a little clear, but after a while i noticed that my joints in my hands and feet were in terrible pain in the mornings especially. I had never had it before and didnt know what was causing it, but after about a month or two after stopping the pill my joints started to hurt less but four months later I still have some of the pain still left. so all in all i would not recommend this product it is not worth!!!
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February 26, 2010

Pros:

cleared up my acne quick

Cons:

i do get a little dizzy and i cant eat when taking it

it worked for me. i would advise you to try it. the cons are nothing compared to the end result
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