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Below are Oracea (Doxycycline) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 8 ratings/reviews, Oracea has an overall score of 6.75. The effectiveness score is 8 and the side effect score is 7.50. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | Oracea review by 39 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Acne |
Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg taken 1xd for the period of 1year |
Other conditions: | | Rosacea |
Other drugs taken: | | Provigil | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I liked this drug very much, because the stronger doses of antibiotics gave me horrible yeast infections. However, this one didn't quite so much. It still kept my acne at bay, and worked. |
Side effects: | | I still got yeast infections, however, they were not as bad and easier to get rid of than with the 75mg anitbiotic. |
Comments: | | I took a 75 mg antibiotic for acne for about a year, then, because it was giving me bad yeast infections, my derm switched me to Oracea. I got a card with the prescription that made it FREE with my insurance!! |
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| Oracea review by 36 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | perioral dermatitis |
Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg taken 1 cap once a day for the period of 6 months |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | It cured the rash around my upper lip and chin area |
Side effects: | | I personally had no side effects. This is a low dose tetracycline antibiotic, so you should avoid the sunlight and tanning beds while taking it. It's typical side effects are the same as any antibiotic. |
Comments: | | I took the prescribed dose for 6 months(even though my dermatologist said I could stay on it indefinitely). The rash disappeared within 1-2 weeks.I was very pleased with the medication. It has been 1 1/2 years since my breakout and so far I have not had the rash return. |
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| Oracea review by 32 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | rosacea |
Dosage & duration: | | 1 pill taken daily for the period of 2+ years |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Marked reduction in redness & flushing and complete elimination of pustules. Ease of use over creams, etc. |
Side effects: | | none |
Comments: | | 1 pill every morning at least one hour before eating. Topical medications were a hassle to use consistently, were seldom "cosmetically elegant", and did very little to keep symptoms from escalating. Dermatologist prescribed Oracea when it became obvious the the topicals were never going to control the pustules. Oracea cleared it up in a couple of weeks and gave consistent results throughout treatment - Rosacea was practically forgotten about - with no side effects. Several months after discontinuing use, pustles have returned but are nothing like before treatment and are manageable with OTC topicals. Expensive but Oracea does offer discounts worth looking into. |
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| Oracea review by 37 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Rosacea |
Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg taken daily for the period of 6 months |
Other conditions: | | N/A |
Other drugs taken: | | Finacea topically | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Did not notice much difference in decrease of rosacea bumps or redness but the bumps seemed to increase briefly after I got off the Oracea. For approximately one week after discontinuing use. I used in conjunction with topical Finacea, which I applied twice a day, also prescribed for rosacea. |
Side effects: | | None noticed though per the treatment details (see below) it was often difficult to take based on your eating schedule. |
Comments: | | Take one pill a day. Must take one hour befor eating or two hours after with plenty of water. Also need to avoid sunlight while on this product though that is a good recommendation for skincare regardless of medication. |
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| Oracea review by 53 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | rosacea |
Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg / day taken 1 for the period of 2-3 years ongoing |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | using Metrogel topical | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I have had a mild case of blackheads and pimples since I was a child. Lifelong problem with breakouts and acute problem with rosacea was basically cured, or should I say controlled. I must continue taking the drug to continue benefits. If I stop, symptoms reoccur within 4-6 weeks. |
Side effects: | | None |
Comments: | | Take pill with water once a day. Don't take with calcium. |
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| Oracea review by 54 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | rosacea |
Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg taken once a day for the period of 4 days |
Other conditions: | | fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, EDS |
Other drugs taken: | | Armour thyroid 90 mg, Savella 50 mg | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | Cleared acne |
Side effects: | | Joint pain, back pain and cramping |
Comments: | | Oracea 40 mg QD for 4 days. Is clearing the cystic acne on face but will be discontinuing due to the pain and discomfort in joints and back. Feels like the flu, which I do not have. This discomfort is being caused by Oracea. |
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| Oracea review by 21 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Moderately Effective |
Side effects: | | Moderate Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | acne |
Dosage & duration: | | 40mg taken daily for the period of 1 year |
Other conditions: | | none |
Other drugs taken: | | none | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | The treatment cleared up papules and pustules (not completely, but significantly) and decreased redness in the face. |
Side effects: | | Yeast infections, stomach upset, fatigue. Strangely enough, it was only after coming off of antibiotics that I developed deep cystic acne. Before I had many small papules/pustules, but they were never very deep. After the antibiotics, the number I would have on my face at one time decreased, but I developed cysts deep under the surface of the skin that would sit there for weeks (never happened before). |
Comments: | | Eventually stopped taking Oracea because of the yeast infections. The long-term use of this and other antibiotics seems to have affected my immune system negatively. |
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| Oracea review by 19 year old female patient | | Rating |
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Effectiveness: | | Considerably Effective |
Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | Treatment Info |
Condition / reason: | | Mild Acne |
Dosage & duration: | | 40 mg capsule taken once daily for the period of 3 weeks |
Other conditions: | | Acne |
Other drugs taken: | | Low Dose Oral Contraceptives | | Reported Results |
Benefits: | | I only have mild acne, but it was immediately cleared up within a few days of taking Oracea. |
Side effects: | | Abdominal pain, Stomach discomfort, Flu-like symptoms, Anxiety, Nausea, Joint pain, Back pain, Sinus headache, Soar throat, Inflammatory lesions in the anogenital region.
The sinus headache, nausea, and anxiety were immediate, but flu like symptoms and lesions didn't appear until start of 3rd week. I then stopped taking Oracea. It made me feel like my body was falling apart, the back pain, nausea, and flu like symptoms weren't worth having an acne-free face. |
Comments: | | I took one pill per day for 2-3 weeks. |
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