Minocycline: WARNING

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My boyfriend has been on Minocycline for over 2 years (and only Mino, nothing else) and has been completely clear ever since. He has had several blood tests indicating that everything is going okay. All antibiotics, not just minocycline, kill the good bacteria. I think it is fine, millions of people are on antibiotics.
 
I was just prescribed minocycline and it's a 50 day supply with 1 refill. If I take it for the 50 days and don't get more, does that mean that my acne will get worse because I stopped taking it so abruptly? This really worries me and it makes me not want to take it at all. I only have mild to moderate acne. The only thing that's actually really noticable is the red spots it leaves behind.
 
ive been on minocin for a month and half and have seen alittle but of it getting better? what should i do? continue or stop?? do u think it can stunt growth?
 
My boyfriend was on minocyclin for about 2 weeks... he started getting hives, and although his acne cleared up somewhat, he couldn't live with the constant itchiness and bumps.
 
Omg, I really want to thank Alexandra for posting that information, because now I know what the strange bruises are on my legs that have never gone away. I was on minocycline for quite a while. At first I suspected some sort of blood disorder or some horrible STD. But thank you so much for posting.
 
our derm never did bloodwork. never looked for anything or asked questions related to any side effects. the only thing they did say was that this happened infrequently. yeah, that gives me more comfy feeling. not.
 
Minocycline was a nightmare for me. After the 4th day I broke out in hives all over my body. I was miserably itchy all over, even my scalp! Hives would pop up on my eye liRAB and my ear lobes. On top of that, I had nausea, vomiting, ringing in my ears... literally every side effect that was on the warning label I got. I lost 10 pounRAB from all the vomiting and it took one week after I stopped taking the pills to fully recover. Obviously, I am severely allergic.

And of course, my dermatologist did not tell me any of the side effects. It was not until I went to fill the prescription the pharmacist told me taking it can make birth control pills less effective. Be careful when taking this.
 
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