[Acne] Positive experiences on mino?
Hello all I am a 25f who has been off bc pill for almost a year and my acne came back as aggressively as it did in highschool. I think I thought I grew out of my acne when in reality I just started birth control at 17. I tried every face wash and lotion, diet, taking things out like niacimide to see if I was reacting, blah blah and my dr said no accutane until I TRY something else. Didn't want to try Spiro so this is what I was prescribed for the next 6 months.
I was curious if anyone has taken minocycline for hormonal, cystic acne and long term positive results even after getting on?
I've only been on it for less than a week. However my acne is kind of the same thus far, had nausea which went away when taking mino with bland breakfast. I was recommended a 5% benzoyl peroxide face wash which actually has helped the cystic acne become a dark little scab instead of "fill" again which is great (I'll take that like omg)
Side note: did anyone notice their jaw feels less swollen? I have a pretty strong jaw from clenching and the muscle on one side usually feels inflammed, but now it feels flat (this inflammed jaw from clenching was usually the case while on birth control even with no acne) im not complaining because to ME my face feels more slim and I understand this may be just from general inflammation going down from the minocycline. Or im crazy and its not correlated at all. Just curious if anyone had a similar experience thus far.
Also yes I am taking probiotic stuff midday to help with gut! I just would like to hear something positive if possible, I hate working in a professional setting and feeling like I cant look people in the eyes again, literally back to being a teenager!!! ):