Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I started this medication about 2 mnths ago for my acne. I've never had bad acne until about 6 mnths ago and didn't know that it was bad enough to go on medication. My breakouts stopped immediately when I started the medication. About one week into the treatment, I got a HORRIBLE yeast infection, which is a side effect of this medication. Now, I make sure to eat alot of yougurt so that t ... Show Full Comment

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I started this medication about 2 mnths ago for my acne. I've never had bad acne until about 6 mnths ago and didn't know that it was bad enough to go on medication. My breakouts stopped immediately when I started the medication. About one week into the treatment, I got a HORRIBLE yeast infection, which is a side effect of this medication. Now, I make sure to eat alot of yougurt so that this doesnt happen again.
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I took this medication for just over a year. In that time, not only did my acne not get much better, but I also developed drug-induced lupus. The risk of getting drug-induced lupus from minocycline is low, but I didn't even know that it was a possibility. It took a visit to a rheumatologist to find out what was wrong with me. I would advise anyone using or thinking about using this medication ... Show Full Comment

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I took this medication for just over a year. In that time, not only did my acne not get much better, but I also developed drug-induced lupus. The risk of getting drug-induced lupus from minocycline is low, but I didn't even know that it was a possibility. It took a visit to a rheumatologist to find out what was wrong with me. I would advise anyone using or thinking about using this medication to pay attention to any lupus/arthritis like symptoms that may occur. I hope that by sharing my experience, more people may be better informed and may be able to figure out if they have drug-induced lupus faster than I was able to.
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Reviewer: LexNKev3803, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had a frightening reaction to this medication and would not recommend it to anyone. I have grade II acne and was prescribed this antibiotic in addition to topical creams. To be honest I saw no improvement from the using the anitbiotic than I did using the creams alone. I was at work on the 3rd day of my usage and began to feel unsteady on my feet. I then proceeded to be unable to stand, my vis ... Show Full Comment

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I had a frightening reaction to this medication and would not recommend it to anyone. I have grade II acne and was prescribed this antibiotic in addition to topical creams. To be honest I saw no improvement from the using the anitbiotic than I did using the creams alone. I was at work on the 3rd day of my usage and began to feel unsteady on my feet. I then proceeded to be unable to stand, my vision was blurred and I felt as if my head was disconnected from my body and I was had no control over myself. The severity of the reaction lasted only approxiamtely one hour, but I continued to feel dizzy and disoriented for the remainder of the day. Please consider using this drug to treat your acne very carefully.
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Reviewer: natures healing, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was taking it for a mild relief of acne. However, I happened to experience the extreme side effect of dermographism (which does not happen to be listed on any websites or labels) 3 weeks into the treatment. My derm. explained that around 3-4 weeks is when a patient would be noticing side effects such as this. The side effect that this medicine has caused me is much worse than the acne itself ... Show Full Comment

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I was taking it for a mild relief of acne. However, I happened to experience the extreme side effect of dermographism (which does not happen to be listed on any websites or labels) 3 weeks into the treatment. My derm. explained that around 3-4 weeks is when a patient would be noticing side effects such as this. The side effect that this medicine has caused me is much worse than the acne itself. I could get by with the acne but the dermographism is something that is very hard to tolerate. I now am taking 4 pills of antihistamines a day, and waiting patiently for this side effect to pass. I am a very healthy person and never have experienced any side effects from any kind of medications. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, if it is necessary to use something from this family definetly go a different route.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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