I'm a 20 year old female who had been struggling with painful, cystic acne since early highschool years. I was once put on doxycycline 100MG when I was 17 and my face seemed to clear up almost immediately, and I was acne free for my senior prom 3 weeks after starting the medication. After now being off the medication for 3 years, I've started to develop cystic acne even worse than what I had before. After seeing my dermatologist, she suggested being put back on doxy since "it worked before." Now after 3 months I've seen ZERO improvement and have actually noticed the acne getting worse. I have been taking doxy in conjunction with a benzoyl peroxide face wash to prevent bacterial resistance. Could I be immune to the antibiotic? How long should I wait it out before seeking other options? The embarrassment is getting overwhelming.
On average, how long does Doxycycline take to clear up cystic acne?
Question posted by Oakley94 on 23 Feb 2015
Last updated on 17 September 2016
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Did u get an initial bad breakout the first time u took doxy? I started it 2 days ago for a skin infection and broke out on my face the worse I have ever seen.
Hi! I'm going threw the same thing! I've been taking doxycycline and my acne looks like it got worst. Do you know if it will get better? Or if this is normal?
I've been looking at reviews for doxycycline since my derma prescribed it to me about a month ago. I've been having breakouts of cystic acne all over my face for a while now, worst I've ever seen. I thought the antibiotic would work as soon as I started to take it but i saw that my face was getting a lot worse once I started taking it. It began to get so painful I couldn't sleep or even laugh. I called my derma and she told me that the medicine makes your acne worse before it begins to get better and it could take up to a few months to see results
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- Side effects of Doxycycline (detailed)
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