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Oral Antibiotic
Efficacy
54%
Based on All Available Studies
Strength of Evidence
Note: Should never be used on its own and for a maximum of 3 months.
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.
Oral Antibiotic
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this medication. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one.
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April 26, 2008
Cons:
stopped working after a few months.
i don't respond well to antibiotics but for people who do this would be great. little side effects.
April 17, 2008
Product used: Solodyn (Oral Antibiotic)
Pros:
IT WORKS!!! Within a few weeks my severe cystic acne started clearing up!
Cons:
ITS SO EXPENSIVE! This drug costs over $400 and insurance dosent cover most of it. It also makes your skin very sensitive to the sun.
This drug really works. It takes a few weeks to start helping, but when it starts working its like a miracle. It costs ridiculous too much, but if you can afford it, its totally worth it. You have to refill the product all 3 times to get full effect.
April 11, 2008
Product used: Solodyn (Oral Antibiotic)
Pros:
This was the miracle cure for my acne. I don't need to even worry about it anymore. No peeling, no dry skin, no irritation or redness. No annoying cream! Works quickly.
Cons:
Expensive.
I used to get large cystic pimples and standard whiteheads. On average, about two new white heads would pop up a day. I'd maybe get a cystic pimple every month. I had used Proactiv, Ziana, and Benzaclin, each for months at a time with no results. I was washing my face to the point where my skin was always dried out. I decided to see a dermatologist and he gave me Solodyn. Solodyn has pretty much completely cleared up my acne. My skin tone is evening out because the acne scars are fading and it's finally stopped peeling (Ziana did a number on it). I noticed results within the first week. After a month of usage the change has been dramatic.
April 3, 2008
Pros:
It has worked really well for me i have been on it for 3 weeks and i have noticed a vast difference. I has on Doxy for the longest time and it just stopped working so i then i went to minocycline.
Cons:
I would say the dry lips, but i am also in iraq so that could be another reason. If you drink lots of water like you should be with any antibiotic you will be fine.
I am a in the army and overseas so my acne had gotten worst then ever the bottom line is this worked better then doxy and me being a medic i prescribed it to me and it was free.
March 26, 2008
Product used: Solodyn (Oral Antibiotic)
Pros:
cleared up small zits
Cons:
makes me very thirsty, is extremely expensive
I've been using this product for about a year and a half now. When I first started using it, my skin improved so MUCH. My face used to be covered in tiny, under the skin zits, with the occassional big, red nasty ones. While the small ones are gone, I still get the big ones. Also, I found that whenever I went off the medication for a week or a few days I would break out really terribly, which makes me afraid to go off it completely at some point in my life.
March 21, 2008
Pros:
skin cleared up
Cons:
YEAST INFECTION
skin cleared up, but i got a yeast infection. it's hard to decide which is worse - embarrassing acne or weird itchy vaginal discharge.
March 6, 2008
Pros:
stopped my cycle of breakouts, clearer skin
Cons:
lightheaded, nausea, having to plan it around my meals(& vice versa), muscle pains
started it a couple weeks ago, and have noticed much improvement in my skin. i haven't had any breakouts since, only a couple pimples at a time but my complexion is still horrible. the side effects are horrible but not so bad since i decreased my intake to half a week ago.
February 26, 2008
Pros:
Noticed some difference - not significant as of yet. This is my 4th week.
Cons:
Serious side effects - extreme nausea, dizzy, my world is spinning, lifeless, exhausted and tingly.
Cons = NOT WORTH IT! After starting this only four weeks ago, my own hell started two weeks ago and has affected my ability to function on a daily basis (e.g. sleeping all weekend, taking sick days off work, too tired to see friends, etc). Since dealing with acne since I was 12 years old and trying many different meds, these side effects are definitely not worth it!
January 10, 2008
Pros:
Taking pills is easier than putting on a cream
Cons:
Didn't see any acne improvement, made me incredibly dizzy and light headed, also made my neck muscles spasm randomly. Symptoms stopped a day or two after I stopped taking it.
I didn't see any difference in my acne while on this medicine, so I can't give it a good review. It made me super dizzy such that driving and working was disorienting.
December 30, 2007
Pros:
This stuff works really well i get breakouts mainly on my shoulders,back and face.I took this for about 4 months I could take my shirt off with out being embarressed.I would truly take this for the rest of my life if i could.:)
Cons:
It came back and now its rare that i take my shirt off sometimes.I wish i could take something that will permanently get rid of this damn acne.:(
"minocycline" it really works while i was taking it but now its been about 4months since i last took my pill,and its back again I honestly i dont know what else 2 do.maybe i can try a stronger dosage next time but i tried everything in the book and nothing worked like "minocycline".I would definitely recommend this pill 4 any 1 whith acne no matter how mild or severe...oh yeah one more thing every one is different so the sideaffects can differ from 1 person to the next.But 2 be very honest i had no sideaffects.well 2 all the people out their struggling with mild or severe acne good luck and dont give up.:)
Pros:
worked well for a long time! barely ever got a cyst..