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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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July 10, 2008

Pros:

Clears up acne in 1-3 months.
Cheap with insurance.

Cons:

Body will become resistant to it.
Acne will come back.

I used this product from September 07 to May 08. The drug cleared my acne near the end of october. I still did get a few pimples, but not very many. I would say out of every two weeks, I would get one small whitehead. The bad news is that your body will become accustomed to the medicine, and it will wear off. It wore off for me in May and I noticed 4 red pimples on my forehead. Now I have started to break out with white heads and in between my eyebrows and neck. Now I'm on doxy and if that doesn't work I will ask about accutane.
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July 9, 2008

Pros:

Taking 100 mg a day seems to be working since day one been about to weeks.

Cons:

acne not completely cleared up, still get breakouts but helps alot.

after u run out?

doc prescribed this with benzyol peroxide 5% and it seems to be working well. I hardly get new pimples now and my old ones are going away, I just hope it stays that way after I run out. Drink plenty of water or you'll get a headache and i would also recommend eating yogurt to keep the good bacteria in your stomach healthy to avoid appetite problems
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July 8, 2008

Pros:

The acne on my back has improved SIGNIFICANTLY...my face has gotten better, just a few scars.

Cons:

Yeast infection. It's painful. But monistat combo pack makes that clear within 24 hours.

For the acne on my body, it worked very well. Not as well as my face, but it's worked and it's really helped me overall.
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July 6, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up acne within one week

Cons:

Major, Major side effects...fever, muscle and joint aches, headaches, neck pain, dizzy, lightheadedness, and a rash. I was homebound for 7 days...on the couch, felt as it I had a horrible flu virus!!!

worked great, but not worth the side effects...stopped taking it after 7 days, it then took 7 days to feel better...started taking it again, took one 100mg dose and began having side effects just as bad as taking it the first time for seven days...didn't know the first reaction was from the minocycline, I thought I had a virus the doc said...doctors say it wasn't the med, but it had to have been...felt fine before taking it.
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July 4, 2008

Pros:

When I was taking Minocin I had clear skin,like before I had acne. my skin wasnt overly dry. This was a miracle working product!

Cons:

If I didnt drink enough water I would have a horrible head ache. that is a very small price to pay. Just drink plenty of water. I can control whether I had a side effect or not.

I wish I had insurance because i would still be taking it. Because of this med my acne has toned down. I hardly get cystic pimples and nodules. but i really wish i had this med, it was the only thing i everfound that actually worked.
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June 27, 2008

Pros:

I was very pleased with the results. My face looks great almost all of the time.

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.
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June 25, 2008

Pros:

I don't feel nausious, (I drank a lot of water with it) and no headaches. I've only been on it for a day, so I'll see what happens. My skin isn't drying out.

Cons:

None so far.

I'm just going to see how it works. I've read a lot and people said it works, but I'm also using other topical medications with it, so maybe it will work a little differently.
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June 25, 2008

Pros:

Worked for a few weeks. The acne came back after a month or so, but not as severe as before.

Cons:

I didn't get any significant side effect... other than occasional nausea and appetite loss.

I've tried EVERYTHING... but still looking.
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June 22, 2008

Pros:

It generally cleared up my facial acne.

Cons:

My crouchal region and penis developed a painfull rash which has caused it to scar quite severly. It is quite embarrasing and it has made me very affraid to talk to women.

Although it helped with my acne, the hyperpigmentation and scaring on my penis is a long term side affect, and it has not cleared up after more than a year, which has me quite worried.
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June 19, 2008

Pros:

It initially worked well to clear up my minor acne and reduced the redness of rosacea. It was inexpensive using my insurance ($20 copay).

Cons:

Caused TERRIBLE pains in my knees, hips, fingers, and shoulders. Lost effectiveness after 2 mos. It also made me sweat very easily and I developed a dry cough when I used it, which stopped immediately upon discontinuing the med.

I took minocin for 6 months regularly but I stopped taking the medication because of the serious joint and muscle pains it caused. I've takne other antibiotics for acne before and have never had this sort of reaction, so this was scary. Others may have positive experiences with it, but for me the joint pains and other strange side effects were not worth the moderate job it did at clearing up my acne.
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