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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 9, 2011

Pros:

cleared up acne a bit but no major effect

Cons:

head ache.
terrible anxiety
worst iv felt my whole freakin life!!!!

so im only 15 and have had bad acne for about 4 years iv tried all the creams lotions you name it! so i decided to go to the doctor he put me on Minocycline 75m/g twice a day! and let me tell you it messed me up hardcore! iv never felt worst i have very bad anxiety i get nervous radomly and very deppressed. some nights i couldnt fall asleep because i would cry for litterly NO REASON! feels like i just lost the lust for life.. i hear the side effects are worst on females and i am fairly small so that might be why. but anyway i would NOOOT reccoment this! i have stopped taking it a few days ago (iv taken it for 2-3 weeks already) and im starting to feel a little better but im hoping it complety goes away because idk how i could live any longer like this.. it seriously is terrible! if you wanna take this go over ever little detail with you doctor. and also once u stop taking it. the ance comes back. :( thanks for reading i hope i helped someone that either experience the same or is planning on trying this,
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June 29, 2011

Pros:

None.

Cons:

Made skin much worse
Hyperpigmentation
Eating is a hassle
Gross

Made my acne worse with cystic pimples. Made skin super bumpy and distrusting. Made my skin REALLY dark without even being in the sun. Minocycline sucks.
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June 27, 2011

Pros:

Inexpensive

Cons:

Horrible Side Effects...

I wish I can recommend monocycline. The second day of taking it, I started feeling extremely dizzy (which was one of the side effects noted) and I thought after a few doses my body would adjust to it. On the third day, I started feeling like I was in a complete zone! It was almost like if I was getting anxiety, and at the same time was experiencing a bit of confusion, which really freaked me out. I am no where close to being depressed or feeling anxious and this medicine gave me a small experience of it. I called both my dermatologist and pharmacist, which both said that I got a rare, but had a reaction to it. It was the capsule that contained 100mg, which was too much for my body at one time. I am now on solodyn 50 mg tablets and so far so good, it's been 3 weeks and no crazy side effect as the previous med, but acne not fully treated yet. My advice is to immediately stop taking minocycline if you experience anything that I experienced!
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June 6, 2011

Pros:

Cleared acne somewhat after 3 months
Small pills

Cons:

Horrible mood swings
Broke out in odd new places
worked slowly
annoying to take due to dairy limitations

I have had acne for years and my new dermatologist prescribed me minocyline at three pills a day. I was scared of taking the 3 due to the issues with lupus and other that I heard about. I took two for 3 months. My skin cleared up, but I was irritable all the time and felt a bit foggy. I had a particularly bad breakout and started to take three. Biggest mistake ever. I had the worst mood swings ever, and I was so angry all the time that I scared myself and my friends and family. I would say and do things that were not me. Don't take minocycline. it's not worth your time at ALL. I hate my dermatologist for ever putting me on this horrible medicine.
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June 5, 2011

Pros:

- none

Cons:

- could not drink alcohol, would get wasted from one drink
- skin broke out in places never before
- yeast infections
- skin got much worse

Was on this for four months and saw zero results, my light acne turned into moderate acne, now I'm going to try accutane. Do not try this antibiotic it is not a solution, but a waste of time
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June 1, 2011

Pros:

temporarily cleared up acne

Cons:

Fainting spells
Internal Bleeding
Blood in Urine
Cancer-like-symptoms

After taking minocycline for months, my moderate acne began to clear. I started seeing blood in my urine, and the doctors ran hundreds of test. Then I started passing out, and had a huge tumor like bulge in my stomach. After nearly 2 months of tests, 2 hospital visits, visits to every specialist known to man....the doctors finally took me off the medicine and all symptoms went away within 2 months. The medicine is very powerful, and should not be used by everyone. Always use caution, especially when using antibiotics for long periods of time.
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May 28, 2011

Cons:

Our son used Minocycline for 9 months and developed toxic drug induced acute hepatitis and an arthritic like disease. After 6 weeks his liver enzymes are decreasing but his arthritis symptoms are still with him as is his acne.

Not worth the risks
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May 25, 2011

Pros:

Not Many
It limited my Acne a little
Kept my Acne under control

Cons:

Even though it limited my acne and kept it under control, I still broke out.

Time to take it. Without milk and such. Hated it

could not lay down

Very expensive. Priced ranges $36-$60

Hardly worked!

I was on this pill since December 2009. It did however, kept my acne under control but it never cleared it. I still broke out a lot. My other problem was taking it without milk since I am a cereal person in the mornings. It was hard but I pulled through. My third problem was that it was very expensive. There is no real main price for this. I used Wal-Mart pharmacy for this pill. The highest I had paid for this pill was $60 something dollars. One time, for some reaosn, I got it for like $37 dollars. I don't know why but the price had changed a lot. Once it was $47, $50, $56, $60, $40. I decided to stop taking it since it was making me broke and hardly cleared my skin. It's not very healthy on it. I have been on it for a year and still I kept getting acne like crazy so it never worked and I followed the directions on the label exactly.
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May 16, 2011

Pros:

This is not expensive, with insurance mine is only ten dollars.

Mostly cleared up my cystic acne, I only get cystic ones every now and then and they are not as red and swollen, and usually gone within a day or two.

Cons:

I have noticed that I have alot of small bumps all over my forehead which was never a problem area before.

The acne that I get leaves behind worse scars than it did before I was on this medicine.

I have noticed headaches and blurred vision

My scalp was really really dry and flaky. I am constantly itching my scalp now.

I have noticed bright red pimple looking bumps on my neck and collar bone area that I never used to have.

Personally, I would NOT recommend this treatment for acne. Although it has stopped my cystic acne it has given me very bumpy skin all over my forehead and it looks horrible. I have also noticed that I pee so many times a day now, I feel that my bladder has become weaker. I have also noticed bright red bumps on my neck and chest and back. I am going to get off this as soon as possible.
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April 14, 2011

Pros:

can't think of any for me

Cons:

made acne worse if anything

i'm not saying this won't work for you, but for me it did nothing at all, actually made my acne worse.
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