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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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September 18, 2008

Pros:

Just controlled my acne, didn't make it go away. It has been a year and have seen no improvements since I started.

Cons:

No side effects for me, luckily.

It doesn't work for me
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September 15, 2008

Pros:

id like to think that it is working. my dermotologist started me on this about five days ago. i broke out way too much, i just pray to god it goes away!! please!!

Cons:

major dizziness, it was as if i were drunk walking..lol staguring everywhere...lol jokin but it did get me really dizzy

i pray it works...
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September 15, 2008

Pros:

shows good results and took at least 3 weeks for my skin to show good results

Cons:

once i went off it, all my acne came back

its great while your on it, cleared my skin up totally and all my scars dissapered but once i came off it all of my breakouts came back. depressing really!
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September 14, 2008

Pros:

I have suffered with acute acne to cystic acne almost 35 years. My face looks awesome, no spots or boils. AT ALL. HOwever I am also on Differin .3 and Finacea and Benz Perox wash as well as a glycolic wash plus a mud/vinegar mask

Cons:

I have never had a weight problem in my life but now I have gained 30 pounds. I was always skinny so the weight actually doesn't look bad, but I am still gaining & can not stop without stopping meds.

Everyone reacts differently to medications. For me and my above mentioned cocktail this works. I am not in pain nor horribly embarrassed as has been the case for so very many years
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September 14, 2008

Pros:

I don't know. My body couldn't tolerate it for more than 2 days of use.

Cons:

EXTREME DIZZINESS, loss of appetite, fever, sweating, disorientation, itchy body, the chills, and oh yeah...my throat closed up and I could barely breathe.

I think the question we all have to ask ourselves, "is clear skin really worth all of this?" I was one step away from telling my fiance to take me to the emergency room...I was literally shaking in his arms on the bathroom floor telling him I didn't want to die. I knew something was wrong the first time I took the pill...I couldn't even stand I was so disoriented. I told myself that I would ride out the side effects, but finally at 2AM last night and three 100mg pills later, my body was definitely telling me that I needed to stop. Please listen to your body...I hate having acne, but I think I'd hate to be dead more.
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September 11, 2008

Pros:

no side effects whatsoever, using them after oxytetracycline had no effect
seems to have stop any major breakouts about my jawline where i got them most frequently and has significantly cleared up the acne on my back,

Cons:

im using this with a topical benzoyl peroxide cream which although is trying up my skin a bit, seems to be helping too, i dunno if the benefits are due to the minocycline or the topical cream,

ive only used this for about a week and a half, so in all likleyhood they havn't really done their job yet, so ill just have to wait and see. Free on prescription
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September 10, 2008

Pros:

It worked for me for the first week and I was really happy because finally my acne started to clear up!

Cons:

However, from the second week on I started getting breakouts at places which I never ever got them(eg cheeks) and they came really suddenly. I also had stomach upset for about a week ):

Not worth it because in the end it doesn't do much help
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September 9, 2008

Pros:

I used this for about 2 months and saw significant drops in outbreaks. I used in combination with benzyl Peroxide 8% washing face in morning and night and also using differen at night.

Cons:

Face was and is still red and dryed out. Once I stopped taking this pill 4 days ago now I have breakouts all over my face :( Was hoping I could just stop and maintain the results but apparently not. Also It did make me feel like crap most the time./

Worth a try but with all the noted side effects it comes down to personal opinion and how your body responds
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September 8, 2008

Pros:

none

Cons:

I saw no change in my skin. Worst of all when I went to get my eyebrows waxed the lady told me since I was using mino my skin was very sensitive and after I got waxed my skin was red and i was bleeding because the skin was pulled off :p

If I would of known all the negative side effects I wouldn't have even started using it. Now i'm using the Mario Badescu products to correct the damage done by the mino.
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September 6, 2008

Pros:

When I first started using it, I noticed moderate results. I have not experienced any side effects to date.

Cons:

Results started to taper off after using it for awhile. It never completely cleared my facial acne. Doc lowered dosage - said it's not a med I should be on for a long time - and I think it's completely useless now. I will look for another med.

Got some results in beginning, but because it's not recommended for long-term use, hope that your acne doesn't come back once you're off the med... otherwise it's not worth it.
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