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Reviewer: sasini, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: hoops, 13-18 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My skin cleared up right away, then after about 3 weeks got worse than it has ever been. Not much improvement from original condition 6 weeks later. Gives me bad nausea every morning!
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Reviewer: megs, 13-18 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My skin is somewhat better but I have had horrible hair loss and wonder if it is the drug. Anyone else see this problem? Please respond.
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Reviewer: Unsatisfied, 13-18 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)
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My teen age son has been on this medication for approximately 2 months and has experienced some horrible mood changes. He was detached from rational thinking. He has been feeling nervous, light headed, depressed, irritable, racing of thoughts, rapid heart beat. This is a horrible drug and should not be prescribed!!!
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Reviewer: jkuh, 13-18 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I started this with hopes of it being better than my tetracycline and found that it does work much better on my back and shoulder problem areas. I still dont have a clear clear face though, which is very upsetting seeings how i take it twice a day. I have had no side effects and could even take it on an empty stuomach until about 4 days ago when i started having pain in my chest and it kind of hur
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