Minocycline acne treatment. Consider this option for your severe acne.

Minocycline acne treatment?

Minocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic which is used for severe acne working by killing the acne bacteria; it can be very useful if your pimples are inflamed and the topical acne antibiotics don’t work and if you have acne on many areas of your body.

This antibiotic reduce the growth of bacteria and it is usually only prescribed for severe cases.

You have to take this medication on a empty stomach for best absorption. I recommend you: don t’ use Minocycline if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.

Minocycline helps reduce acne pimples by an average of 60%, but with chronic use a side effects can be skin pigmentation on the face and mucous membranes. You can also experience indigestion and abdominal upset for a few days or skin rash. Patients differ in the amount of tetracycline they need to control inflammatory skin diseases. Generally, a full daily dose of tetracycline is prescribed for the first few weeks or months to verify how well it controls the skin problem.

Like other antibiotics, minocycline acne treatments can also make the skin more sensitive to light (photosensitive) and more susceptible to sunburn.

You should avoid antiacid because they reduce absorption of the antibiotic.

Before taking minocycline i recommend you:

-Verify you do not have an allergy to minocycline, tetracycline, doxycycline or sulfites.

-Alert your doctor if you have diabetes, kidney or liver disease.

-Let your acne physician know if you are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant.

The usual dose is 100 mg taken once or twice daily. The major disadvantage is cost; the average 100 mg capsule (generic) costs about $1.00, and the brands generally cost about $2.00.

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