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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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September 25, 2009

Pros:

I believe it kept my acne under control for a little bit

Cons:

Made me feel sick sometimes (headaches)

I have almost been on this for 3 months and my acne has not cleared! If you have mild acne this would probably work.
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September 24, 2009

Pros:

Improves skin problems, cost almost nothing because of insurance

Cons:

Gave me 'bacne,' migraines, nausea every day, skins problems come back when you go off of it, way more expensive than other antibiotics if you don't have insurance

I think this works for some people, and it actually did improve my skin a lot. I have perioral dermatitis, not acne, but it's improved by all the same medications. I stay on minocycline for about a year because it kept my skin ALMOST under control. It got rid of my derm once and I went off it a month later but a month after that it all came back. My mom has been on this for years and years. It's so bad for you and your skin becomes 'addicted to it.' It also made me really sick and made my back break out even though it helped my face. (I've never had acne there before.) I'm trying accutane now I hope it works!! I've been off of minocycline for a week now and my nausea and head pain alleviated almost instantly.
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September 21, 2009

Pros:

not too expensive
no obvious side effects

Cons:

doesn't seem to work

not worth it
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September 5, 2009

Pros:

didnt experience any side effects :)

Cons:

didnt work that well...pretty disappointed :(

Works for a bit then stops...wouldnt recommend it.
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August 23, 2009

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I used this in college for two months and it cleared up my mild acne beautifully.

Cons:

I've gone back to minocycline after getting moderate to severe breakouts after pregnancy. This is month two and I'm not seeing the same results as I did a few years ago. Side effects include headaches and yeast infection

I tried doxycycline without any positive results so I'm back on the minocycline. I'm eager for it to work so I have been consistent but the side effects are a real deterent. I'm also using this product along with BP gel and it has been really helpful.
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August 18, 2009

Pros:

Affordable

Cons:

Hard to remember to take sometimes untill you get into the habit, but that's how it goes with anything

I didn't respond very effectively to Monocycline. It did reduce my acne a bit, but I never got clear from it. I changed to Amoxicillin by recommendation of my dermatologist and it's orking better for me right now. He said people who usually don't respond well to Monocycline do better with Amoxicillin (sp?).
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August 10, 2009

Pros:

I didn't feel there were any

Cons:

It upsets your stomach

I took this medication seeing a light of hopefor my acnw but then after a month of taking it twice a day saw no results. It's probably just not the product for me
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August 9, 2009

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decent at getting rid of acne, i had been on other acne meds from my dermotologist and they started to have dulled effects so he switched me, it seemed my skin had a better tone and scars went away quicker.

Cons:

While taking this medicine i has headaches everynight, after about a month i got intensely sick and started having piercing headaches, blurred vision, and vomiting for almost 4 days. after getting it out of my system im much better.

If you start getting headaches or weird vision stop immediatly
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August 9, 2009

Pros:

i haven't seen any

Cons:

made me very ill feeling.

i need a new medication.
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July 10, 2009

Pros:

It treats achne.

Cons:

Just for heads up, this product does not work nearly as well for girls. Males are a lot less likely to experience any side effects.

Give it a try, but be careful, especially for girls.
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