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What is Minocycline?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Minocin Minoclin Solodyn Show all

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Minocycline is an antibiotic of the tetracycline class. It is used in the treatment of susceptible bacterial infections of both gram-negative and gram-positive organisms. It is also used to treat acne.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Rheumatoid arthritis 328 8
Acne 103 15
Hidradenitis suppurativa 52 2
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 51 2
Multiple sclerosis 32 16
Acne breakout 15 7

Show all 62 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 887 patients that have taken Minocycline

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 6
Moderate 16
Mild 23
None 32

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Minocycline

Side effect Patients Percentage
Nausea 4
Brain fog 2
Dizziness 2
Headaches 2
Hyperpigmentation (skin darkening) 2
Joint pain 2

Show all 22 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Minocycline

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 48
Doctor's advice 35
Side effects too severe 29
Other 20
Course of treatment ended 19
Personal research 10
Expense 3
Change in health plan coverage 1
See all 118 patients who've stopped taking Minocycline

Duration

Stopped taking Minocycline

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 16
1 - 6 months 37
6 months - 1 year 26
1 - 2 years 19
2 - 5 years 15
5 - 10 years 5
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 54
Usually 16
Sometimes 4
Never taken as prescribed 3
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 1
Somewhat hard to take 4
A little hard to take 17
Not at all hard to take 55
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 4
$25-49 6
< $25 40
Not specified 27

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Minocycline after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Doxycycline (Doxylin) 2
Erythromycin topical (Erythromycin 2% ointment) 1
Levofloxacin (Levaquin) 1
Methotrexate (Apo-Methotrexate) 1
Naltrexone (Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)) 1

Show all 9 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Minocycline and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Doxycycline (Doxylin) 4
Adalimumab (Humira) 2
Clarithromycin (Biaxin) 2
Ampicillin 1
Chinese Herbs (Dr. Ming's TCM ALS Formula) 1

Show all 9 treatments patients report switching to

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6 patient evaluations for Minocycline

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Nov 29, 2011 (Started Mar 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Doctor recommendation)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for acne)
  • Side effects
    Severe (sensitivity to sunlight)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sensitivity to sunlight

Nov 19, 2011 (Started Mar 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for acne)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Doctor recommendation)
  • Side effects
    Severe (sensitivity to sunlight)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sensitivity to sunlight

Apr 30, 2011 (Started Mar 01, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Doctor recommendation)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (sensitivity to sunlight)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: sensitivity to sunlight
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 11, 2011 (Started Oct 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Lyme disease)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: $25-49 monthly

Dec 15, 2009 (Started Oct 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Lyme disease)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: $50-99 monthly

Nov 23, 2009 (Started Oct 18, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Lyme disease)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 1 helpful mark

Nov 23, 2009 (Started May 20, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
  • 0 helpful marks
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