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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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November 24, 2007

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I developed a severe allergic reaction after taking this for two weeks. My face is extremely swollen, I have a stiff neck and a high temperature. I think it has sensitized my face to creams.

Still don't know how long the swelling will take to go down. Wouldn't touch it again
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November 24, 2007

Pros:

I've been on Dynacin for two years, my current physician prescribed Minocycline and it seems to work just as well, if not a little better. Plus it is less expensive. It may, I'm not sure, be a generic form of Dynacin. I love it

Cons:

I haven't had any negative side effects at all. It is like taking any other antibiotic.

I have adult cystic acne and have been taking an antibiotic as well as aldactone for two years. This combination, plus washing my face twice daily has cured my problem. The only problem is, you cannot come off of it, even for a few days without acne relapse, so make sure you have refills at all times. Hope this helps!
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November 21, 2007

Pros:

no side effects, wasnt too hard to take or get, stopped most breakouts, insurance paid for it alllll babeh

Cons:

stopped the breakouts but didnt improve much

ive always had a bit of acne but only stuff i could really notice cuz I'm a freak about my skin, im 16 now and this summer was when i started getting acne where i never did before which really bothered me, so i told my mom to take me to the doctor and they gave me minocycline,i was on this drug for about 9 weeks, and within the first 2 weeks i saw some results and some people even said my skin looked great, my skin isn't too bad in the first place but its one of my top priorities, and its always on my mind. my progress just stopped so i kept taking it with minimal results, i dont know if my dose was too low but i was taking 50mg twice a day. so ive recently been to the derm and instead of uping my dose he just prescribed me accutane, i didnt know my skin was bad enough for that but i guess any level can take it. we will see how it goes though wish me some LUCK! oh and ill recommend it cuz its worth a try right.
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November 16, 2007

Pros:

NONE

Cons:

RASH, HIVES, WORSE ACNE

My son is 14 & was put on Miocycline for body acne. After the first week he was complaining that the acne was getting worse & I told him to just wait it out & that sometimes it will get worse before it gets better. Boy was I wrong! He has now been on this for 3 weeks & I got a call today from the school nurse to come pick him up because he has a terrible rash all over him. I couldn't believe what I saw. He has welts all over his back & arms. It itches him too, & these things have formed over top of everywhere he had a pimple. If he even touches his skin one will form. They are white raised welts with a red rash around them. When I spoke to the doctors office they said it sounds like an allergic reaction to the medicine. So 3 weeks on this stuff & this is the result. I feel terrible for him because something that was suppose to help his acne actually made it 10 times worse! Do some research before getting on this medication.
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November 15, 2007

Pros:

Minocycline completely cleared my skin!!

Cons:

none. I have no side-effects at all

I am 17 and have tried every product out there besides Accutane. Minocycline cured my acne. It began working after the first week, and by the end of the first month, my skin was clearer than it has ever been since i was 12. Taking it is easy, you only take one pill a day, you can take it with food or without, day or night, and it doesnt make you feel nauseous. I have been using it for 4 months, and it has not stopped working, as most prescriptions have for me.
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November 14, 2007

Pros:

got rid of most of my acne!

Cons:

not eating before/after the dose

This medicine took a few months to start working, but once it did, it was great. I do not have much acne anymore, and i barely get large pimples. And if I do get a large pimple, it heals really quickly!
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November 13, 2007

Pros:

Cheap if you have insurance

Cons:

Didn't do anything for my acne. Gave me terrible headaches.

This didn't do anything for my acne. It might've even made it worse! But i stopped using it because it gave me really bad headaches and blurred vision.
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November 12, 2007

Pros:

Greatly helped reduce my breakouts, noticed a great improvement after only a month!

Cons:

I started getting blue spots, so I had to be taken off it.

If you have moderate acne, and don't suffer from random/rare side effects (like blue spots) go for it!
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November 8, 2007

Pros:

It cleared up my acne in like 4 days and I was clear for a full month

Cons:

I'm on my 6th week and my acne came back a few days ago but it's fading now

The Doc said to wait 6 weeks for it to take full effect so i'm hoping after this week I won't have any zits. I take it once a day with Retin-A at night
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November 5, 2007

Pros:

Cleared a little of my acne I THINK.

Cons:

Can't eat before or after medicine...

I think it helped; however, my regime contains both retin-A and Cleocin-T gel. The first week after using it, my skin got worse! it was HORRIBLE!!!! I skipped school for a week, before my skin actually got better. I looked like a burn victim for at least a week... Hopefully this will help clear my acne. I see SOME improvements though.
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