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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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August 5, 2009

Pros:

Cleared my acne. No side effects. Reduced redness and inflammation.

Cons:

None

Amazing drugs!! I gave been using Minocycline for 8 weeks now and it has really cleared my skin. I take one every night. I'm also using Dermol 500 cream which is great if you have acne but also have dry skin rather then oily. It prevents bacterial growth and really hydrates your skin rather then stripping it which many acne products do.
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August 4, 2009

Pros:

clears up your skin after a while.

Cons:

YEAST INFECTIONS!!!!!

It's best to take this on an empty stomache.. Your stomache may get a little upset, but no to much. I recieved so many compliments after a while of using this. Only thing is...you have to wait a while. Change is not really immediate. I took it two years ago, stopped and now I have started again.
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August 4, 2009

Pros:

I've been using it for 2 months now. At first my acne started to clear up slowly and I was very hopful.

Cons:

Suddenly about 2 weeks ago (no change in diet or cleansing regime) acne started coming back and now just as a zit is about to go away it flares up again! New ones keep coming every few days and they're not going away.

I have an appointment in 2 weeks to see my dermatologist. I'm going to beg him to put me on Accutane (or the generic brand). I was on Accutane once before and it cleared my skin up and it was beautiful for over 10 years! I didn't experience any of the side effects with Accutane the last time so hopefully I'll tolerate it well again.
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August 3, 2009

Pros:

Cleared up acne great on face and body, reduced redness of acne,

Cons:

Was clear for about 3 months but then acne came back 100x worse than i've ever had before.

I took 50 mg twice a day and after about 6 weeks i started seeing results. After 3 months my face was really clear but then it stopped working and now i have SEVERE acne when i only started out with mild acne. I recently stopped minocycline completely and am going on accutane. Be careful with taking this antibiotic. There are some food restrictions and your acne might come back much worse than before!
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August 1, 2009

Pros:

It does work, keeps the acne under control.

Cons:

Side effects can be horrible!

I have taken this before, once a day, and it worked for my acne. I started to feel funky, but I was also taking a B vitamin and the funky feeling went away. Didn't think much of it. I ran out of minocycline went back to the doctor and she perscribed me to take it twice a day. After a couple of days this funky feeling came back. It was so hard to explain how I felt. I started doing a little research and went back to the doctor. I had developed depersonalization. Its is almost like the worst feeling in the world. As soon as I stopped taking it...it was gone. So the bottom line is...this does work but pay attention to how you feel on it.
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July 31, 2009

Pros:

Not really any. clears up for a little while?

Cons:

makes yo very sunsensitive and it just doesnt really work

I have used it for 3 months and i noticed a differnece in about a week but then after a couple of weeks it went back to normal. :(
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July 29, 2009

Pros:

It virtually cleared up the all the persistant modorate acne on my face. Began working quite quickly. No side effects

Cons:

After approx. 6 months acne slowly began to return. Now, after 8 months of taking minocycline, it has stopped working completely and I'm back where I started :(

It worked really well for a while until I built a resistance to it.
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July 29, 2009

Pros:

It works for my rash that I have and clears it up, but you have to take every drop.

Cons:

It makes me extremely sick. It makes my head hurt and my arms numb, it caused me to have a cat scan because i thought it was migranes and come to find out it was this medicine. It really makes me sick and im not taking it no more.

It works but makes you feel crappy.
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July 27, 2009

Pros:

i'v been on this for about six months, and my skin has been flawless! i dont even need spot treatments, and my skin care regimen only consists of a mild cleanser, its all i need.

Cons:

i have a sensitive stomach and lately the side effects have been pretty bad. nausea is the worst, but its worth it because my skin is perfect

good as long as side effects are manageable
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July 23, 2009

Pros:

gets rid of the inflamitory redness of zits

Cons:

does what it says:

this product is not supposed to get rid of acne, it takes the redness/color out of existing acne. it does not prevent or treat the acne. thats what my dermo told me it was supposed to do. it works well.
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