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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.
Used Minocycline? Rate It:
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June 27, 2008
Cons:
Back started breaking out and was told to increase to 2 a day. Made me sick. I am going down to one a day.
I have felt bad for sometime now. Never made the connection until I was told to increase to two a day. Not sure I want to continue this treatment, tired of feeling sick. I hate looking like a freak though. Mind you, I am 37 years old and did not have acne as a teen.
June 17, 2008
Pros:
Works great for body acne. Covered by insurance.
Cons:
Took about 2 months for full clear skin. Caused hyperpigmation, yeast infection, and a little nausea.
I have moderate acne mostly on my chest and back. Minocycline worked better than accutane, however, I have hyperpigmation on my face which I believed was caused solely by minocycline. (This is one of the side effects.) My acne returned within the a week or two of stopping. 100mg daily for 6 months. I currently am using a sea salt solution after my showers and that seems to be working fine.
May 6, 2008
Product used: Solodyn (Oral Antibiotic)
Pros:
My face is slowly clearing up
Cons:
I have gained 25 pounds in th 5 weeks I have been on the medication.
I will have to wein myself off the medication so I don't have a horrible break out but I can't afford to gain anymore weight.
April 29, 2008
Pros:
I've been taking it for only a week and have noticed big change in breaking out, it's stopped, except maybe one little pimple I have gotten since I took it.. My face used to be bad,got better, now it freaked out a lil again, so I took this.
Cons:
Side effects suck, So far I have gotten nauesa but that went away, I then got yeast infection. (Since it can cause irritation there) I've only been taking it for a week and this just happened a few days ago. I also think I have a bad kidney as it is.
Bottom line it works, and reduces redness.. but, if you want to suffer the side effects be my guest.. I might see if there's a better option for an antibiotic with not so many risks. Most people can have side affects.. Women who take this, there's high risk of vaginal irritaion because this antibiotic kills bacteria which the bacteria stops yeast infections. Weird I thought I would see someone pointing this out on the first page, maybe didn't want to let it all out.. But hey this is a big risk. I recommend this to people who don't care about side effects.. I might use it till I talk to my doctor about it to see if there is anything else effective that's an antibiotic. Insurence saved me 42.99
April 21, 2008
Pros:
None
Cons:
#1. Made my fair skin extremely sensitive to sun, heat, excessive emotion.
#2. Although the redness eventually went away, after coming off mino, my acne returned worse than before in places in which I was previously clear.
Wish I had never gone on it.
April 13, 2008
Product used: Solodyn (Oral Antibiotic)
Pros:
Seems to FINALLY be working. I have been taking this med for roughly seven weeks. I was worried it wasn't going to work and actually thought about taking something else three weeks in. But, I stuck it out and I'm very thankful I did.
Cons:
Takes time - BE PATIENT!!!
I would highly recommend this medicine. I took this with Metrogel (redness) and it has really started working. I have very good insurance and also received a Rx card from my dermatologist for this medicine - so three months are absolutely free. I had perioral dermatitis (bad case) and this has really done the trick. Just be prepared to wait for results. Good luck! I'll try to write more when I'm done with my treatment (3 months @ 90mg day).
March 27, 2008
Pros:
Scarring acne cleared up from my face and back. Only got the occasional spot when having my period. Did not cause any sickness and took about a month to work
Cons:
Doctors wont let you stay on it!!!!
Been on it a year and a half and have now been told i have to stop. It has been 2 weeks and i look like a lumpy tomato and am no longer leaving the house. Am currently trying to get my gp to re prescribe it and also looking in to an acid tca peel for scarring
March 26, 2008
Pros:
Cheap, not as intense as accutane.
Cons:
Have to take 2 pills at a time. (NOT THAT BAD!!! Come on!)
Doctor gave it to me because he said I'm too old for accutane now (I'm 20). I got a three month bottle through my mail order insurance pharmacy. It's been cutting down on my severe oil (I have to wash my pillowcase about twice a week) but the acne is still there. I'm not getting off of it because it HAS dried me out!
March 14, 2008
Pros:
Cleared my skin in about two months. I went from having a new breakout everyday to maybe once a month if anything. Although scarred from 10 years of acne, my skin is much healthier and with regular use of retinA and a topical antibiotic.
Cons:
If you don't take this with food, you'll feel nauseous. This stinks if you don't have a set meal schedule but its not the end of the world.
I'm grateful for this. I was impatient at first but after four months of regular use I see that this was the best thing I could have done. It think it just takes time for your body to adjust so I would advise someone considering this to be diligent and patient.
February 10, 2008
Pros:
I could see some difference in the amount of pimples i had. Used it for over a month so far.
Cons:
Still get breakouts on the sides of my face, and am now trying retin A combined with it.
It DOES work some, just give it time, and let the old acne scars heal.
Pros:
I was very pleased with the results. My face looks great almost all of the time.