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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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April 14, 2011

Pros:

Easy to take
Worked for the fist 2 weeks

Cons:

Didn't help my acne
Dried out my skin (which I expected)
Sun sensitivity
Just made my acne worse
You have to take it at the same time everyday and no food for 30 minutes or after
SIDE EFFECTS- discharge, headaches, swollen joints

I was expecting minocycline to help my acne since it was a pill which I thought would clear up my skin. It didn't really help my skin at all. It only worked for the fist 2 weeks and then my acne came back and it was almost worse than before. In 30 days I will start accutane
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April 5, 2011

Pros:

maybe slightly smaller pimples

Cons:

redder skin, photosensitivity

It didn't help my acne more than slightly. It made all my skin redder so pimples were less noticeable and it might have made them a little smaller but that was it. I quit taking it after a few months. But at least I didn't experience the side effects some here did!
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March 31, 2011

Pros:

I couldn't take it long enough because of intense side effects--but I have used doxycyclin (another tetracyclin) before with some success.

Cons:

After just my first pill, I had bad side effects. Flu-like symptoms (chills, achiness, fever), stiff joints, and moderate dizziness/nausea. I could live with the dizziness, but the flu-like symptoms were so severe that I couldn't function normally.

I'd be very clear with your doctor about the potential side effects. I regret that I didn't push my doctor more, particularly since this was not my first reaction to a tetracyclin. They say side effects are rare, but I'm skeptical. My main advice would be if you try it, ease into it. Start with one a day and see how your body reacts. I found that my doctor immediately jumped to prescribing oral antibiotics, etc. without having a thorough dicussion of my medical history. My advice would be to push the doctor to discuss all other potential causes and options before starting any oral medication.
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March 30, 2011

Pros:

Wasn't able to tolerate side effects long enough to see pros. Cost is low that's about it.

Cons:

I was so dizzy and disoriented that I couldn't be at work. I couldn't stand up long enough to function because my vision was so blurred. I was terrified by the way I felt. Very sick to my stomach. Scary experience. Took days to feel "normal" again.

I would not recommend to anyone.
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March 23, 2011

Pros:

Cleared acne up quick, only took 2 weeks.

Cons:

HORRIBLE side effects.
Acne came back worse after getting off of it.

Within a month of taking this i've been feeling really depressed and out of body out of mind. I've been diagnosed with psychosis thanks to this. Also it blinded me for a little over a week and i was so scared that I was blind, you have no idea. DON'T try this, it's not worth it.
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March 17, 2011

Pros:

helped acne a little bit

Cons:

weird rash on my are
very emotional
moody
ichey

DONT USE
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March 12, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

-Didnt clear my acne
-Wasted my time because it did nothing

I had really bad acne and my doctor put me on this for like 3 months and nothing happened. My acne just continued as normal. After reading other reviews I feel lucky because i recived very little side affects from this drug. I fell like it wasted my time because I ended up going on accutane. I heard very little storys of success with this drug from a few peers and reviews on line. Now my acne is clear from accutane but i feel like this drug helped delay the clearing of my skin.
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March 11, 2011

Pros:

None

Cons:

Yeast infection
Rheumatoid arthritis
Gas and bloating
Fluid buildup
Skin rash

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL IF YOU PREFER LIFE OVER DEATH! I WENT FROM HAVING MINOR ACNE PROBLEMS TO MULTIPLE MAJOR PROBLEMS. IT'S NOT WORTH IT.
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March 10, 2011

Pros:

-I did not have any pros while using the medication...I guess it never caused me to get sick or anything like some other people...

Cons:

-Did not seem to make acne better or worse while taking it.
-I suffered a horrible rebound breakout when I went off of the medication.

I got really bad acne all over my face, neck, chest, and back when I stopped using the product. I never got neck or chest acne prior to using minocycline. It took a good 3-4 months to get my acne back under control. Because of this I do not recommend this product or at least I suggest talking to your doctor about the possible acne rebound effect.
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March 6, 2011

Pros:

nothing at all!

Cons:

made me feel sick
didn't even help acne

I used this a few years ago as a teenager and it gave me weird headaches and made me constantly feel like I was going to throw up and after suffering for almost 3 months it didn't even do anything at all for my acne.
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