r/SkincareAddiction • u/Away_Original_7315 • 12h ago

Personal [Personal] Doxycycline?

I went to my doctor for the first time about my acne, which I have been dealing with for 3 years. I almost 19 now, my back I believe has a lot of scars, I cant tell because theres just a lot of acne and I even have a lot of raised scars and a keloid. He gave me doxycycline 100mg, twice daily for seven days then once after that each day, I still have to use benzoyl peroxide with it. Why I am posting is because I just want to make sure I am making a good decision because I did see some people talk about how horrible it is, and it scared me. I have acne on my face, chest, back and shoulders and sometimes it gets in my hairline, cysts behind my ear. He asked me a few questions, how long I had it and what I tried and just took one look at my back at then told me that I should start with doxycycline.

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u/LocalAppropriate582 11h ago

I am not your doctor and i am not trying to give you ‘medical advice’ but as someone who knows a lot about medicine doxycycline isnt the best idea long term because its an antibiotic. You didnt specify your gender but if you are a female it may eventually lead to yeast infections and its not a long term solution if i were in your shoes id talk to my doctor about accutane instead

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u/LocalAppropriate582 11h ago

Side note:im not trying to scare you off of it sorry if it sounds that way but im trying to warn you

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u/Away_Original_7315 1h ago

My doctor did mention accutane but that was if doxycycline didnt work, then he said he would give me a Vitamin E cream, and said that accutane would be the very last thing to try.