Antibiotics for Acne & Side Effects

[indianchick]

Hi All,

I have been taking both antibiotics (Minocycline) and Metformin for 2 months now. After about 6 weeks, my hair started falling out a lot! :-( I am trying to figure out if it could be the Minocycline or the Met.

Has anyone taken antibiotics for acne, and noticed any side effects (such as hair falling)?

[bigchange]

Hi

I've not taken antibiotics with met, but i am taking roaccutane (actually mine's called nimegen - it's a cheaper version) with met now. Is anyone also taking roaccutane with met? i don't know if it's coincidental or psychological, but i think my met s/e seem slightly worse than before. can anyone advise?

[mahjab]

How long do you have to take the antibiotics for? If I recall, you're only supposed to take them until you stop getting acne...I took them almost ten years ago and they cleared up my acne for five years. I wouldn't worry about your hair....it should stop when you stop the med.

[tex.mom]

My side effect is that I don't metabolize antibiotics. They just build up in my system... Can you normally take antibiotics with good results? B/c I have no idea, but that could be related to hair loss I suppose. I ended up in the ER one time due to being slowly poisoned, which is how I found out about not metabolizing them well!

[heartincart]

When I took antibiotics for my acne it made me feel very nauseous so I had to stop. No idea about the hair loss though, you should contact your doctor.

[PiXiEsTiX1122]

i dont like taking too many meds at the same time and since im on Met i went to my derm and she perscribed Azelex (it a topical cream instead of an antibiotic) and it cleared up my acne and has reduced any further acne problems

[ChelNY]

I was on minacycline for about a year, and did not experience hair loss. Although drugs can do different things on different people. I haven't heard of that as a side effect of metformin either, but you should probably ask your Dr. about it.