Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was prescribed this medication for acne. I have struggled with acne my entire life. My new dermatologist wasted no time putting me on this and Epiduo, the latter because I had been before. I found it strange that I had to have a coupon to cover part of the expense--clearly the dr. knew that insurance companies don't like covering either of these name brand drugs. It was a hassle to get these pre ... Show Full Comment

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I was prescribed this medication for acne. I have struggled with acne my entire life. My new dermatologist wasted no time putting me on this and Epiduo, the latter because I had been before. I found it strange that I had to have a coupon to cover part of the expense--clearly the dr. knew that insurance companies don't like covering either of these name brand drugs. It was a hassle to get these prescriptions filled and ensure that the manufacturer's coupons were considered when filling them. When I started taking Doryx I had to drink over 3 btls of water to get the pill down--and it still wouldn't go down. The pharmacist indicated that I could take it with milk so I did. After 2 days of this crap I called the dr. to see if he could prescribe something else. The assistant treated me like something was wrong with me because I couldn't swallow the pill--the pill is shaped like a lego with a clear indication that it isn't supposed to be cut or crushed. She indicated that it was scored and could be cut. I've been cutting it, taking it with milk and still have trouble getting it down and was recently diagnosed with pill esophagitis as a result of this drug. This is a name brand version of doxycycline that could just as easily have been prescribed but yet my dr and his assistant are this determined to get and keep pts on it. It is helping for my acne, but doxycycline would likely work the same--for cheaper and less negative side effects on my esophagus. I will be returning to my dr. soon and if he refuses to prescribe standard doxycycline instead of this drug I will find a better dermatologist who is actually concerned with the patient's overall health.
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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It works really well and clears up acne fast. My skin looks and feels perfect. I've only had two problems - 1. getting off of it because my skin doesn't stay clear and 2. sunburns, I have a fair complexion so it's already easy for me to get sunburn, but this medicine seems to make it worse. I highly recommend doryx though!

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It works really well and clears up acne fast. My skin looks and feels perfect. I've only had two problems - 1. getting off of it because my skin doesn't stay clear and 2. sunburns, I have a fair complexion so it's already easy for me to get sunburn, but this medicine seems to make it worse. I highly recommend doryx though!
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Reviewer: D-Willy, 13-18 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Although Doryx proved extremely effective at treating my acne, about 2 weeks after being on Doryx, I started to get extremely painful headaches. After having these headaches for 6 days straight (I did take Aspirin which helped) I stopped taking it. Sure enough, 2 days after not using Doryx my headaches stopped and haven't continued since. I would definitely still recommend this medication as it di ... Show Full Comment

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Although Doryx proved extremely effective at treating my acne, about 2 weeks after being on Doryx, I started to get extremely painful headaches. After having these headaches for 6 days straight (I did take Aspirin which helped) I stopped taking it. Sure enough, 2 days after not using Doryx my headaches stopped and haven't continued since. I would definitely still recommend this medication as it did treat my acne extremely well, however, if you start to get headaches constantly, stop taking it.
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Reviewer: 13-18 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)

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after one 6 months of my son (14 years old) taking this medication he started having loss hair, this is the only medication he has been taking so i decided to stop to see if the hair loss stops

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after one 6 months of my son (14 years old) taking this medication he started having loss hair, this is the only medication he has been taking so i decided to stop to see if the hair loss stops
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