Doryx for Acne User Reviews (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• September 5, 2011

"I am a teen who suffered from borderline mild to severe acne. My dermatologist prescribed Epiduo. Nothing happened over the 6 weeks. She then put me on Doryx with it. I fell in love with my skin after about a week. It dried up current problem spots and never caused a breakout. However, do NOT take in calcium while on this. The medicine will bind to the calcium and will not take effect. Whenever I eat a good amount of cheese, milk, or dairy, I break out. You should experiment with your diet if this medicine does not work for you."

• jen...
• November 17, 2009

"I am 15 and have been having acne for about 5 years now. It was not too bad, just plenty of blackheads and whiteheads. I also had bad scarring. So I went to my dermatologist for the first time about 3 weeks ago, and she put me on Duac, Doryx, and Epiduo. All of those put together did wonders for me! In about 3 weeks, 85 percent of my acne is gone! At first, my face burned and was dry, but I think it was just my skin getting used to it. I put some moisturizer on, and now I don't have a problem with it! It is only 25 dollars for a 30-day supply, and I will keep taking this till my skin is completely clear! I will really recommend it! If your acne isn't that bad, this is great for you, but if it is really bad, I would recommend Accutane!"

• the...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 6, 2012

"I have awful acne everywhere on my face, between my eyebrows, forehead, chin, back, and chest. I have been taking Doryx for a month, along with Ziana and a face wash. The acne I actually care about (in between my eyebrows and my chin) has gotten much worse. The acne on my forehead has gotten a lot better, but is starting to get worse again, and the acne on my chest has gotten better. The pill has no side effects on me, except it is huge and I usually can't swallow it until about my third try. I'm praying that it will be effective."

• Sxa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 16, 2016

"I got prescribed Doryx, along with two topicals, Aczone in the morning and Ziana at night, when I was having moderate acne. I never have had extremely bad acne, but I started to get multiple extremely painful pimples, so I decided to get some treatment. The Doryx, along with the two topicals, works great, I still get a few pimples here and there, but it's much better than before. HOWEVER, with the coverage on my insurance, this pill costs me $75 for a bottle of 30, 200 mg tablets. It was $25 when I first started taking it about a year and a half ago and has just gone up in price ever since. Works great, but is extremely expensive, in my opinion."

• Anonymous
• April 26, 2011

"I've always had struggles with acne, but around spring of 2010 is when it came to its worst. My self-esteem was at its lowest, so that's when I made an appointment with my dermatologist. I was prescribed Doryx as my first antibiotic, while at the same time taking birth control, and by November, my complexion was completely cleared with no side effects ever having occurred. Now being off Doryx and relying on my birth control to keep it clear, my skin is sadly going back to its old ways."

• don...
• January 28, 2012

"Acne cleared up, but I'm tired of the side effects. Shortness of breath is the main one, I go up a flight of stairs, and I have to give myself a minute before I can speak. I'm 33 years old, 6'2", 200 lbs, and I exercise, so this is totally new to me. I also feel more tired now than ever before. Other side effects I've read about were hair loss, teeth discoloration, and yeast infection in women."

• Anonymous
• October 28, 2009

"Although this medication is expensive, it seems to be worth it. I suffer from three kinds of adult acne, and the Doryx completely eliminated the clogged pores on my nose in just two days! I'm eager to see the results on the rest of my skin in a week or so."

• Kb0...
• June 26, 2016

"My dermatologist prescribed this to me for cystic acne. While it did clear up the acne, I had horrible side effects. My hair was falling out more than usual, my gums were always swollen and puffy, and the worst of it was getting C. diff. Of course, C. diff is a rare side effect, and I ended up getting it, but I will never take this medication again."

• Con...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 12, 2018

"My 13-year-old took 120 mg of Doryx EC for one month. During that time, I had to take her out of school twice for migraine headaches. The last headache was so bad that her arm went numb, and she temporarily lost her vision. Needless to say, I stopped giving her Doryx since I feared intracranial hypertension. It helped her acne, but it’s not worth any risk of IH or blindness!"

• Anonymous
• March 20, 2011

"My dermatologist put me on Doryx a few months ago, and for a long time, I didn't see a difference, but within the past 3 months, my acne has cleared up, and it looks so much better than it used to, and I really only break out now before my period. Only now, I'm getting stomach pains, and I've been told to slowly wean myself off it."

• Ban...
• December 15, 2015

"I got this medicine in September, and my face got bad then cleared up, but I kept going through a cycle: clear up, get better over and over. It's mid-December now, and I haven't cleared up in weeks. I also have back, shoulder, and chest acne. It did nothing to that. I'm going to switch antibiotics soon."

• Anonymous
• November 21, 2009

"I'm 14 years old, and my dermatologist prescribed Doryx for me for 2 months, and all it did was create worse acne. I have no idea why it didn't work, but I was put on Sulfamethoxazole about a week ago, and I already see a difference. My dermatologist said this drug is almost the same as Doryx, but has a different molecule in it. If you are going to try Doryx, I would definitely take it with food. With Doryx, I threw up 4 times because I didn't take it with enough food."

• Ann...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 23, 2018

"I just started this medication yesterday, and I have 0 appetite, and I can barely feel my left arm as I type this. I have an extremely high metabolism, and no matter how much I eat, I stay at just about 103 pounds. If you weigh around the same or generally know your metabolism is high, I don’t think you should take this medication. Maybe I should seek medical proof because I think my arm is going to fall off."

• Anonymous
• February 9, 2010

"I am 14, and I started using Doryx about a month ago. It hasn't worked for me, actually, within the first few weeks, my acne got worse-bigger, redder, and more painful pimples on my face. In the dermatologist's office, he said if this doesn't work in a month, give me a call and we will give you something else. So I called him today, and he tells me to use it for another month. Do you really think I want my acne to get worse? NO! I was skeptical, so I got online. Some reviews say it worked instantly, others say it took months, and some even say it never worked. I guess I will keep using it for another month, but if it doesn't clear my skin, I will go back to my dermatologist."

• Mar...
• July 19, 2010

"From Year 11 to Year 12, I was on this for acne. My face was a mess. I was really not sure about my life, etc. So happy I took this along with Tea Tree Cream. People I meet are amazed I even had an acne condition."

• bor...
• December 25, 2010

"I have been taking Doryx for about 7 months, and it has done wonders for my face, but every time I stop taking it, within a month or even a week, my face starts getting a lot of zits and bumps. Then, when I get back on the pill, it takes at least a week or so before my face can clear up, but then I have scars from that zit, and it takes a month for the scar to fade away. But other than that, I think it's been okay, and my skin is clear with little scars."

• Anonymous
• May 23, 2011

"My adult acne took a turn for the worse, so I went to see a dermatologist. She put me on Doryx; I took it for a month, and my skin had zero improvement and actually looks worse. Maybe I should have stayed on it longer, but it seems like you have to stay on it to maintain results."

• Anonymous
• October 28, 2011

"I'm 23, and my acne has always been bad since I was a teenager. I have blemishes all over, and I'm always breaking out. I tried just about everything: soaps, creams, facial washes, etc. Recently, I asked my physician what he could give me for my acne, he prescribed me 'Tretinoin Cream, USP, 0.025%.' At first, this cream broke me out badly, so I stopped using it. So, I finally went to the dermatologist, and she prescribed me 'Differin,' 'Doryx,' and a facial wash. I take the Doryx in the morning on an empty stomach, then I use the Differin after I wash my face with Irish Spring Aloe, and at night, I mix the Differin with the Tretinoin. I've been doing this for a week now, and it is clearing up my skin pretty well. I can't wait to see the results after a month."

• Woo...
• June 12, 2013

"I am 17 years old, I don't have acne, I just have the teenage pimples. But these pimples control my life and make me depressed. I have taken one tablet, and my face is clear, one pimple on my face. So happy."

• vin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 9, 2014

"Cleared my acne. Takes about a good 2-3 months, then scarring is left over. Don't confuse scarring with acne. The scarring will go away. Go with the doxycyclines and minocyclines."

• Sea...
• June 15, 2015

"I have only been on Doryx for about a week, but my acne has almost completely cleared up. And I have had no new acne since starting. Definitely the best acne treatment I've tried."

• Anonymous
• December 17, 2011

"23, have adult and adolescent acne. Was prescribed Doryx, Acanya gel, and Atralin gel. They work wonders together. My skin is completely clear. Highly recommended."

• Kie...
• December 29, 2013

"The pill worked within a month. I stopped taking it, and my acne came back, so I'm back on the pill, and now it's taking quite a bit of time to go away."

• Anonymous
• August 8, 2011

"Worked wonders on my skin. Everything was clear within 72 hours."

• Qwe...
• January 4, 2014

"I've been taking Doryx for about a week now, and so far, so good. It hasn't really made my pimples go away, but I haven't had any new ones since I've been on it."