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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been taking this med for just a little over 4 months along with tazorac cream for my acne and the 2 meds combined have cleared me up about half. I am still suprised that because I never had acne in my teen years, my acne started when I was 20 and pregnant. Now its taking 2 meds and still not the results I want. Also be careful some people need to eat something when taking this med or they
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Reviewer: doxycycline 100mg, 13-18 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Dont take before sleeping. I have been unable to eat or drink for 6 days. Very painful has burnt my osophagus tube.
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Reviewer: Teaves1112, 13-18 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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This medication COMPLETELY prevented my acne from returning. I am very happy with the effectiveness of the drug however, it also tends to make the consumer very photosensitive (sensitive to sun light). As a drum major of a drum corps, I am in the sun sometimes up to 12 hours a day and this medicine makes it very difficult to keep from getting sunburned.
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Reviewer: LB, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have tried for 10 years to get rid of my acne. Although it took 6 weeks to work I was please with the results, until I took it before bed one night and woke up at 3am thinking it was stuck in my throat. It has now been 4 days I cant eat or sleep I am so miserable. PLEASE do not take this before bed!!! It has not gotten better I had to stop taking the medicine so now my acne is back and my throat
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I took this for acne that I had on my back, and it never helped, only gave me an unwanted yeast infection.
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