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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 17, 2009

Pros:

Work on acne and clears up BUT at a DANGEROUS PRICE.

Cons:

Messes with your mind and your emotions! BE CAREFUL! Brought on some anxiety attacks for me. I felt short of breath for a few days. Very potent stuff. Kills bacteria good and bad that your body needs. Puts your body out of balance. Use with caution!!

I wouldn't take this unless absolutely necessary. For example, if your acne is super bad and your pepperoni face makes it unbearable to be outside or anything social. If you suffer from mild acne, the OTC stuff like benazoyl perizoxide is effective. Just deal with it and go on a strict wash/cleansing regimen. In fact a 2004 British study found that that long term usage of antibiotics vs. benazol peroxide was practically the same. So why put a pill into your mouth that wipes out all the bacteria (good and bad) in your system and makes you susceptible to other illnesses? Antiobiotics are bad for you people! This one messes with your mind/moods and emotions and has a handful of side effects. Read the labels. Yellowing of teeth,stomach problems, juandice, lupus like symptoms and even killed a British 14 year old a few years ago! All this worth it over a few pimples? Just deal with the pimples with OTC stuff. DON'T PUT THIS POISON INTO YOUR MOUTH!
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April 12, 2009

Pros:

Works sometimes but not consistant

Cons:

it can work one week than the next week you can be completely broken out and look terrible

Go to a real dermatologist and not your regular doctor
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April 11, 2009

Pros:

None, it didn't do anything to help my acne

Cons:

Stained my gums w/ grey spots (a possible side effect of antibiotics)

Didn't work for me.
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April 7, 2009

Pros:

Easy to take

Cons:

Does not work, makes acne worse, acne takes forever to go away

I took Minocycline 2 times a day with differin at night. Made acne worse. Does not go away. Switched to using vitamin E to get rid of the scars. Would not recommend
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February 24, 2009

Pros:

None, really.
i instead took epiduo and got MUCH better results, in Less Time.

Cons:

Dizzyness, discolorations, weakness, joint pain.
And acne got worse after i stopped taking it.

Dont take this. Tell your dermatologist about epiduo. its New wayy better side effects are peeling, itch, redness. so a little bit of itch, or dizzyness, joint pain or discolorations. you decide
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February 7, 2009

Pros:

None

Cons:

Caused me to break out into the worst hives I could ever imagnine. On top of that All of my joints swelled up to the point that it was hurting very severely. Very stressful

This was an anti-bioticed that I had an adverse reaction.
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February 6, 2009

Pros:

None

Cons:

My acne became much worse after taking this medication. I took it as directed and even stayed on it for a year to give it time to work. After I stopped taking it my skin cleared up so much, I didn't realize how bad this medication was breaking me out

I wouldn't ever try this again. I'm 25 and have moderate acne. Doryx and doxycycline both worked for me when I was younger, but don't seem to have an effect any more. I tried Minocycline and it gave me this weird deep large pocket acne. These did not raise to white heads, but stayed relatively flat and took a loong time to go away. Though I did still have the usual white heads and black heads in addition to that type of acne. After I stopped and my skin cleared a lot I noticed that I had a lot of scars and horrible skin texture which was never a problem before. I've been off of it for at least a year and my skin texture is still ruined because of it.
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January 18, 2009

Pros:

No side effects.

Cons:

It didn't work at all.

I was on a three month treatment course and my skin didn't clear up at all. I have constant breakouts, blackheads all over my nose, and occasional cysts. None of this cleared up. On the other hand, I didn't experience headaches, nausea, or dizziness. I think it all depends on your specific body chemistry. I was prescribed this by my regular physician, not a dermatologist, who I don't think was very familiar with acne problems.
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January 2, 2009

Pros:

umm i can't think of any cuz my acne has gotten worse

Cons:

doesn't work

my friend is on accutane and it works amazingly well. he used to have reallllllyyyy bad acne and now he has perfectly clear skin. sure it's a little dry from being on it but he uses crappy moisturizers. so i've been on minocycline for a month and my acne has gotten more red and worse. my doctor says to give it even more time, but hey, i'm wasting my youth away, getting a pizza face from some lame antibiotics which reading on here, works only half the time. and when it works it usually kicks in in a couple weeks. i'm sooooo mad at my doctor. he better prescribe accutane the next time i see him.
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November 10, 2008

Pros:

None so far

Cons:

Initial breakouts and dizziness.

Been on it for 8 days. I have more zits now and new small pimples. I'm really irritated about it but I will wait another week and see what happens. Don't think this will happen to everyone but be aware that initial breakouts do happen; just hope they subside soon.
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