Minocycline
Oral Antibiotic
Reviews
3.2
1953 Reviews
Minocycline
Oral Antibiotic
Efficacy
54%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
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Note: Should never be used on its own and for a maximum of 3 months.
Minocycline
Oral Antibiotic
Side Effects
High
Minocycline
Oral Antibiotic
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Antibiotics should be used for a maximum of 3 months, provide only moderate benefit and only to some people, and may lead to side effects and strains of resistant bacteria. Studies do show they can reduce severe acne in the short term, but approach with caution and stay your own advocate.
Minocycline
Oral Antibiotic
How to Get It
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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

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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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October 11, 2006

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Not yet

Cons:

Dizziness w/ high dose

You said it is making you dizzy- same thing happened to me the 1st day 100mg 2x a day. Spoke w/ my doc and he knocked it down to 50mg X1 a day. I take it at night (not laying down for at least 30 min. after taking the pill)and am not dizzy the nxt day. Its only been a few days- no improvment on the skin yet - but dizziness is gone! Good Luck!
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October 5, 2006
I started minocycline after using Proactiv for moderate acne. I liked the fact that minocycline did not dry out my skin (obviously) as the BP in proactiv did. Unfortunately, three weeks into the treatment, i began to have an extremely itchy rash on my arms legs and torso. I was happy with the results of the antibiotic on my face, but it seemed to do little for the back and chest acne. If you're not allergic to it, it will work fairly well. No headaches or anything like that either
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